Little Hylian Princess

Edit: Thanks for the constructive criticism, people! I heard you and desaturated the pink and added some blue hues so it blends in with the rest of the pic a little more. I also softened the edges of it further. On top of that, I dulled the collarbone because someone pointed out it stood out too much. I also fixed the eyebrows. Nobody noticed them but they were really uneven. Now they're slightly less uneven. Best I can do XD End Edit.

I'm getting through these! Slowly...

Please fullview. You can see the details through the softness (which I liked =3)

So here is what I hope is an adorable portrait of young Princess Zelda. Used the manga for reference. I hate her child design so I played with it a little bit. Had I thought it through, I would have done a better job XD Anyway, I'm aware of alterations I have made to the costume so please nobody correct me on that. I'm also aware that Zelda's hair is straight but I like curly hair =3 Also: GOD, THAT BLOODY HEADSCARF.

This was good, actually. It was an opportunity to practice painting children. I loosely modelled her features off my little sister Ashleigh who is nine so roughly the right age... sort of. Her nose and mouth XD And the expression, well a lot of thought went into it. Seriously you have no idea how many times I changed the mouth from serious so smiley to serious and finally a ghost of a smile and sad eyes because this little lady has a lot going on.

That necklace was a bitch. I know it's uneven but it was such a nightmare, I don't even care XD

The BG is deliberately vague. I like the main portrait, there wasn't a lot of background space and I've seen other artists do the cross-hatch painty thingy before so I wanted to try it using colours I used in her eyes.

I really don't like my shading on the clothes. They came out looking a little bit plasticky. The face was the easiest part by far and I think that came out best. Anyway, all critiques are welcome as long as they are not rude, and you have read the artists comments.

Ohey! I bothered with textures. They're barely noticeable unless you download but I like them because they add a little extra to it XD

[link] by ~hyenacub-stock is the texture used on the pink parts.
[link] by *amberxsupernova is the texture used on the white parts.
[link] by *Inthename-Stock is the barely visible texture used in the BG.

I talk a lot...