Frolicking in the flowers Page 2 (Patreon)

So I'm still figuring things out with the (more) flat shading. Maybe you'll notice some things I still paint over and smooth out just because... I just like it.

Anyways, I looked at some other flat shaded comics, and I noticed that one thing that makes it harder for me to achieve the look I want is that my characters are very simple. No clothes, very little line art indicating the structure of the face... That last part sounds super weird, but I have no idea how else to explain it. Having more detailed line art that defines the form seems to help the flat shading work better.

When I do a more painterly style, I often paint over the lines, so I keep them pretty simple. But with this new approach, I'll need to think more about line art.

At least that's what I think. I also really want to find a way to improve my approach to writing onomatopoeia (the sound words). I just suck so much at them, but I don't want to just copy someone else's style I want to find a way that feels like my own... ugh. I should start collecting references and stuff, though, so I at least have something I can learn from.