Koa - Practice n' Design

Playing around with character designing is fun! Not much to say about this piece, mostly working on practicing my sketching technique, and I went back to my sketchbook for it. The past couple months I'd been sketching almost primarily on the tablet. I'd forgotten how nice it is to sketch with a pencil and paper. I'm able to be looser and messier, but computer-sketching is easier to change around and directly color on in Photoshop.

Was also practicing with drawing the male body. Was going for a long, lanky teenage look, but I think I made the legs way too long, as I often do >.> Also tried the interesting technique uses on her sketches of lightening the insides to make them stand out... I didn't quite capture it here, though. XD

And for those wondering, I originally sketched him with a ponytail, but I didn't like it as much so I re-sketched his hair on the computer and added the headband. Figured I'd show both anyways.