help needed!

ok, just started this today. i love disney like whoa and another DA artist changed my inspiration for this piece that ive been trying to decide on for a bit now. I'm trying to make a nice finished piece for the babies room. First i was gonna do humans and the artist i really like is not taking commissions =( So im out to do it on my own. I've been studying disney sites and lion king sites/pictures and thus is what i got so far!




Here's where im currently having the MOST problems in this beginning stage, The babys face! you can see where one part is missing. I cant figure it out atm, it keeps looking squished and foreign. She's intended to be playing with a piece of her mothers hair so her focus is down and eyes i wide with delight. I think i've choosen the wrong emotion for the ears too.

any tips/draw overs/suggestions ect would be appreciated and loved.

References : www.lionking.org
Sarabi/young nala/young kiara/young simba

Edit: oh crap, where's Kassy! i remember you <3 the lion king more than most!

Dia 18 years ago
changed some stuff on the baby. cleaned up mom a bit

does maybe the baby just need a new head period?

ROzbeans 18 years ago
Kassy does a lot of disney lion king, dia. You might want to try emailing her. My daughter knew it was simba (i can't tell between the cubs, they all look the same to me).
Dia 18 years ago
take 3. took me a few days to not be frustrated. i woke up today with an idea



feels more fluid of a pose to me. what do we think?
Dia 18 years ago
after much cleaning up. i have a hard time keeping my lines the same thickness and flow.

i used alias skethcbook pro to draw it.
i think i should be coloring in PS7, im nervous to color it. i dont want it to look like shit holio! >_<

Dia 18 years ago
after some <3 tips from kassy another update!

Den 18 years ago
Aww -- this is too sweet Dia! Looks great
KassyNaVerdis 18 years ago
ironic, let me tell you what... i get distracted for a few months drawing this lion king nonsense, wander randomly back to TAC, and find a thread with a tlk drawing that wants my advice. very friggin odd. :P
Dia 18 years ago
muahaha now you shll be sucked back in ^_^
ROzbeans 18 years ago
/claps! Those came out cute, Dia. I knew Kassy would eventually find the thread. Her TLK stuff is so cute and dead on. Looking forward to seeing more WIP's! And more of kassy's stuff too! /bonk
Dia 18 years ago
thanks shay and roz!

i updated the last one instead of posting a new one. all i did really was lower the eyes and made the nose bridge more swoopy than flat
KassyNaVerdis 18 years ago
Dia
muahaha now you shll be sucked back in ^_^


oh bah. :P

and bah on roz, too. you guys dont want to see fluffy cartoon kitties, you guys want BOOBIES. i know you. :P
Dia 18 years ago
ok, it's cleaning time! The mummas eyes, do they look too surprized? too wide?
i dont want her to be surprized.

Dia 18 years ago
awww, playing with color and following some diff ways to color. It looks so much cuter without the harsh black lines! How did i do for coloring?

Dia 18 years ago
lotsa touch ups on the grass still.

what i wonder now is how do i get it printed at a decent size without looking like shitholio?
ROzbeans 18 years ago
Kinkos!