animated self

So I started drawing my niece with reference from photos and I think it worked quite well. I really like the first two I think I captured her body and posture and proportions quite well. However the face doesn't look anywhere near young enough. I notice how she has her fingers splayed most of the time.

 So then I tried working on her face. I thought this was a pretty good drawing! Then I put in next to the original photo and just realised how far off I was. 

 She looks to grown up and her eyes are too far apart and her cheeks aren't chubby enough. I put this on instegram to get feedback and what needs to be changed.

 Here is the image after feedback. I think this is so much better! though by no means perfect. But she definitely looks younger and chubbier and her eyes are better and her lips are younger. I am quite pleased with this.

 Next, I started making her into a cartoon. In the image her eyes are too close together but I changed that. I enjoyed doing this as you have to get the detail in the solid lines not using shading.

 This was to get the profile view and also to decide whether she should have her hair up or down. I like it down from the front but up from the sides! I have decided to use it up but put some strands of hair in the front that I missed out.

I also experimented with a skirt that could help get some secondary movements but I think I'm just going to stick with the trousers and a t-shirt.

Then I started drawing on the computer and drew her from 4 views. I really like this! I think her legs may need to be a little shorter though.