Comment on Free Time! by ippotsk
Holy shit, Rae.
The background is too perfect (but then, you've traced it). The colouring is surprisingly great! Soft on certain spots like the hair, but rougher on the clothes and limbs. I like it.
Line art is not as good as usual though. It's not that bad at first sight, but if you look closely, it shows that you're obviously a mouse user. I do like the slight sketchiness in here though. I just think you could have worked a bit more on the pressure though? I don't know.I also see you've blurred on the characters in action. I don't know if that was on purpose or not, but you've also blurred the background a bit. I'm not sure why but it looks a bit... huh.Also red scarf girl's right arm goes a bit too thin at the wrist, which makes the hand look a bit weird.
I think I went too detailed again, because this...
IS TOO PERFECT. TOO UNFAIR. MAKE YOUR ART LESS AWESOME PLEASE.
Aaaaaaaah to answer your notices;
-Yeah, I admit the lineart was a bit shoddy here. I used the Lineart Layer's "Pen" tool as opposed to my usual "Curved Line" tool, because my mouse is being a complete dick and always registers once click as a double click, which renders the curved line useless, since I need to continuously click once to set each turn point of the individual lines. And while I did try to set the pressure on the lines I made using the Pen Line tool, the effects weren't visible at all, because when I use the Pen Line tool, it creates "points" at every slight curve, making setting the pressure on the nodes to be incredibly frustrating and pointless. _(:"D_/
Oh yeah, I also tried putting the "rough sketches" on top of the lineart, hoping it could create a good new effect. I kinda liked it myself, but I had a feeling not everyone would think the same way. ; u ;
-Ah, yes, I tried working on the .PSD layer and blurred just the characters, leaving the BG intact, but for some reason I liked how the effect looks more when I blur the BG as well. Makes it feel more natural for me. Again, I had a feeling not everyone would feel the same way. _(:"D_/
-And ah! Yeah, I was too focused on making her hand the right size (since everyone always says I make tiny hands) that I ended up forgetting her arms in the process. My bad, I'll see if I can fix it later. ; - ;
HAHA! You say it's too perfect, but your overly-insightful input definitely proved otherwise. Well, Thacchi? 
But uwaaah, thank you so much for your insightful input! It makes me feel better since you actually realize the mistakes I realized I've made, instead of saying it's full-on perfect. It really helps me out a lot. ; u ;- You need a new mouse, OR BUY A TABLET. //SHOTI guess since you have this double click problem, you won't be able to delete or combine some CPs and then work on the pressure. Damn.
- Maybe you could have made something similar to when you use the radial blur, perhaps copy-pasting a part of the line art and then blur it or something? Just a suggestion, I don't know about the results.
- Hhaa, sure they're right about the hands. It's a common mistake in manga. I try to avoid that mistake. :''D You're still better at hands than me though
Sometimes things aren't about every little detail, but the thing in overall. That's how most Daily Deviations are like.You're welcome anyway!
And next time you make a background all by yourself, okay? 
-I'M GOING TO DO THAT, YES
Maybe once I'm in Jakarta, they're bound to have a real electronics store there. o<-<
Yeah, it won't let me do that either. Can only rely on the nodes I make using the Pen Line tool. And that's like a hundred. :"D
-Nnn, I haven't used Photoshop often (compared to SAI), so I don't know how to make all the fancy brush/tool effects like other people do. I need to experiment more indeed, thanks for the suggestion and tips too, Thacchi! o/
-Yeah, I always avoid that mistake. I also need to avoid making other mistakes in the process, too. |"D
Thanks Thacchi! ; u ;
Nnn yeah, I guess one thing you can say about my works is; they look fine at first glance, maybe even great, but if someone analyzes them for long enough, flaws can be spotted in a flash. I've always tried to make them seem unnoticeable, but it's impossible. 
But ahah, thanks again, Thacchi. You make me feel more connected to my works somehow. :")
And horaaaaaaaaaaaa, that's frigging easier said than done... Usually I'd rather make a BG-less picture, you know. 
But aaaah, I'll be practicing with them as I go anyway. Thanks again bud. o/... You're welcome Rae!
And I know how you feel about making backgrounds, I usually end up not making an actual background either. But I can't even trace and blend backgrounds like you can. ;;