Main Character sketch - need ideas for redesign. WARNING: BIG!

[ginanubismon]

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What I like:

- His feet.

- The bishonen/feminine/Boy's love design.

What I am on the fence about:

- The fur "collar", I wanted to draw him with a fur collar for "cuteness" but it turned out "meh".

- The jeans, iffy about those ripped cuffs.

- The hips, I wanted girlly and narrow hips as a joke but I never wanted them to be THAT narrow.

What I dislike:

- The Dorthy Hamel hair cut.

- The hand paws, I wanted thick but cute yet I get this.

- The tail and ears, at first I thought it would look good but in the end I hated who it turned out.

General notes:

I'm going to change the animal design from fox to bunny because it might be easier to animate and might make some sense in some puzzles (such as long/high jumps).

Technique for creation:

Original design sketch I used number 2 pencils and a lot of papers, during the last copy I switched to a mechanical pencil (.07 MM) and then scanned in at 150 DPI in greyscale then in MSP I reduced it further to one setting just before monocrome (makes it easier to shrink down then "trace" around.)

What am I looking for:

How to make the next design better, and any art tips would help greatly.

[Lad]

 I got home from school(Old one was posted from school library PC), drew it and scanned it! hope it helps you to improve.
I`m not satisfied how the legs turned out, so you should mainly study from upper body, hair, face and hands.
And while YOU are drawing have fun  

Here comes my version(tell my if it actually helped)






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Ok, I draw manga myself so I will overdraw it.

BTW, how long have you drawn manga? Have you looked for tutorials and if you have then how much have you used those?

But keep drawing, that will make you bette!