Thanks so much, Tesh! Your feedback is always so useful, I'll keep your tips in mind for my next landscape 
And I'm so happy you like the results so far 
I'm just curious, why is it that colours look bluer at farther distances? Is it because of the light reflected from the sky?(I love learning about these things)
From Wiki on atmospheric perspective (because physics was my worst subject, and I couldn't explain it very well):
The major component affecting the appearance of objects during daylight is scattering of light, called skylight, into the line of sight of the viewer. Scattering occurs from molecules of the air and also from larger particles in the atmosphere such as water vapor and smoke (see haze). Scattering adds the sky light as a veiling luminance onto the light from the object, reducing its contrast with the background sky light. Skylight usually contains more short wavelength light than other wavelengths (this is why the sky usually appears blue), which is why distant objects appear bluish (see Rayleigh scattering for detailed explanation). A minor component is scattering of light out of the line of sight of the viewer. Under daylight, this either augments the contrast loss (e.g., for white objects) or opposes it (for dark objects). At night there is effectively no skylight (unless the moon is very bright), so scattering out of the line of sight becomes the major component affecting the appearance of self-luminous objects. Such objects have their contrasts reduced with the dark background, and their colours are shifted towards red.
Also, if you want a really cool explanation of how light works, you should definitely watch the Cosmos documentary series narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson. It's on Netflix
Wow fascinating! I'll definitely keep reading about it, thanks Tesh
I know Cosmos by deGrasse Tyson, I watched a couple episodes on the National Geographic Channel; unfortunately, Netflix isn't available in Spain 
But you made me recall that I wanted to watch it and my birthday is in October 
Today I came home late and lost daylight (now I only want to paint in daylight, diva painter me! 
), so I started a drawing for a little project I want to make. One Jazza's vid gave me the idea of a project that put together the three types of practice he recommends (quantity, quality and inspirational), so I thought I'd made five different illustrations of my Lavellan.
This one is for the first one, Lavellan sitting next to a window, reading. Poor girl deserves some rest! The proportions are a bit odd, but I'm not sure if I should redo it.
I keep forgetting that Netflix is not everywhere... If you're looking to treat yourself for your b-day, Cosmos is definitely worth getting on Blu-Ray.
Sounds like a good plan, following Jazza's recommendation on improving your drawing skills. As for the first pose you drew of Lavellan, I think the reason it looks off is because one shoulder is 3/4 view, while the shoulder with the book looks to be frontal view. Check your reference to see how the body looks in 3/4 view (especially the bust and shoulder).
I doodled a bit more on Tomi. His colours were so beautiful, but I don't think I can reproduce it accurately. At least I hope to make him look really fluffy
Aaaawwww fluffy fluff Tomi! He looks so lovely! I want to cuddle him 
You always manage to make his eyes so bright and expressive.
You're completely right about the pose! I realized I didn't even follow my own guidelines I'll check and correct it, this is the black and white sketch that I will transfer to watercolour paper, so I can afford to make it a bit messy.
Glad I could help You're doing really well, just keep the basics in mind: observe, measure, draw
Soooo I made some adjustments and the sketch looks much better now. Her face was really hard to get, the Lavellan I'm drawing is the one in my picture now, and as she has no really outstanding features so it's difficult to make the figure look like her. I will try harder for the next one
I also tried to do some shadows; it ended up real messy but I think it will do for reference when I transfer it to watercolour paper.
Much better, Vor. She looks great Make sure to pay attention to her left hand. The wrist is tapering off too thinly.
Oops that's because the left hand is supposed to be resting on her thigh (that word always reminds me of Abelas ), tucked a bit behind it. But I clearly didn't draw it in a way that shows it, I'll try to adjust it a bit so the position of the hand is more clear. Thanks again for your help, Tesh! 
Are the shades looking good? They are not very refined, only to give me an idea; the light I have in mind is a very soft light coming from a window on her right (left side from the viewer's standpoint)
I was thinking of adding details on the dress on the final watercolour version, but watercolour is so unforgiving I think it's better if I do them on the sketch.
The shading looks well overall. Now it depends on how much detail you wish to add. For instance, your character looks like she might be slender enough that the shape of her clavicles would show beneath the skin. Just one example
Nakkid Cullen. Or so I hope... I wanted to roughen his appearance a bit, and ended up with him looking more like Clint Eastwood... Anyway, let's see how this will turn out (slightly NSFW):
I really like how you depicted his... ahem anatomy, muscles... booty 
The rough look really suits him (is there anything that doesn't suit this ex-templar?) Is that pendant on his hand a lyrium flask?
Thank you, Vor Glad you like him so far Yes, that would be a lyrium vial. It will be the splash of colour in the piece. I'll add some more blue to balance the picture out. I really liked Charlie Bowater's cover for Imagine FX magazine October, and thought to do something in the same vein.
Wow, Charlie Bowater's piece is amazing; I thought right away that it reminded me a lot of Yoann Lossel, and then I read the caption and it said his working was an inspiration I'm sure it'll look great with blue.
I may o may not have been a bit carried away with the sketch 
I like the result, but as to how I am going to translate all that into watercolours... I don't have a clue I'll try colour pencils for the more subtle shadows.
Vor, she's looking very feminine and pretty I really like that you gave her dress a softer appearance. The drawing can still be transferred for watercolours, though you'd have to approach the shading a bit differently.
Vor, your Lavellan looks great And I like the landscape, I can't wait for the finished piece!
Tesh, I can't look at some of your stuff just yet because I'm still in school 
but when I get home I'll make sure to see them!
Thank you Tesh and Pro! I've been busy with Trespasser, but I plan to start colouring Lavellan this weekend.
Yay, I finally got around to working on Timebean's drawing
Detail of Ser Gilmore. Tried for a more realistic look
Yay, Ser Gilmore! I really like his hair and eye color. (Are his eyes really purple? 
)
I recently posted a lot of my most recent sketches on my art blog (here). There are a lot of pictures, so I'm not embedding all of them, just the DA ones.
Here is my sketch of Solas (surprise, surprise):
My Inquisitor, Elladan:
And me and my friends' DA OC's:
Looking good, Pro I really like your lines. They look confident and relaxed. With me, whenever I do line art, my characters end up looking stiff because my lines don't flow with confidence...
Keep it up!
Edit: Glad you like Ser Gilmore His eyes are a saturated dark blue. Not quite violet, but close.
Also worked on Alissa Cousland:
Tesh, you're being really productive!! I love all your works, and pro's sketches!
I love lineart and it's usually what draws my attention first, but I have the same problem: my lines always look really stiff (your eyes don't look stiff, Tesh!) Even when I go for flowing lines, they always end up looking like when kids try too hard to not colour outside the lines.
Thanks, Vor
As for lines, I think it might help if you use very sharp pencils and draw very lightly. Also, go for long lines, rather than short, squiggly, hesitant lines. You can train your hand to be more accurate, but it's extremely tedious. Use a pen for inking, and draw progressively longer lines in one stroke. Over and over and over and over.... and over.... and over.... again. Both horizontally and vertically. Then go for circles and ovals. It really helps, but, ugh... soooo tedious.
Circles. I hate drawing circles But I'll be a good kid and follow your advice because it's always so good
Also, I know you understood but I meant your lines don't look stiff, not your eyes; I really shouldn't post when I'm sleepy
Thanks guys! I'm so glad you like them.
Aside from Solas (who is in pencil) I've been using a cheap hotel ballpen to sketch. For writing, it's pretty horrible, but for drawing (esp. on textured paper), it looks really great because it has a pencil-y, grainy feeling. It also marks quite lightly, which makes it good for sketching (and not for writing); I just go over the parts that should be darker.
And yes, training your hand-eye coordination is pretty tedious But when drawing with pens or making lines look flowy, it's really worth it. It also helps to draw the lines fast, instead of slowly and trying to get it perfect (your hand will get tired and go off-course).
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