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One thing that I think hold this piece back is the coloring tools used. They could be colored pencils, but it looks more like crayon. The tip to making either crayon, or pencil enhance a piece, is the pressure the artist applies at different stages. Cross hatching, also is a good way to fill in space, but not be so heavy handed about it. The most distracting thing about this is the background. It's inconsistent and grainy. Upgrade your materials at the quality of your pieces will be more recognized. Prismacolor, Copic, paints, watercolor, ECT. Coloring should take as long as the initial outlining and design. Layers add depth.
I do like how you added the highlight of orange onto both sujects, illuminating selected parts. But the contrast to that is you need deep blacks/greys at the furthest point of light to really give the lighting its full effect. On sailor pluto's left cheek it's bright, but her right cheek could me much darker. Black, makes white seem so much brighter! [link] Especially if the location they're in is cavern like?
You're anatomy is alright. But I feel as if you're unsure of your lines. Have more confidence in your pen, and your lines will come out smother. When recreating Sailor Moon characters, I always err; on the side of making their extremities thinner, more 90's animation like. But that's all preference. Good on you for using the greys and whites for stone, but for Pluto's face, perhaps modeling it more like an actual statue, would have portrayed more a stone look, rather than just relying on flat coloring. [link] The pupils are lost, darker shadows. Really it's all shadows since it's carved from a single piece. Play with shadows more. They're you're friend.
On Sailor Phoenix's hand, holding the fire. It seems like an excuse to avoid doing a hand. Instead, get the practice in and put the flame in the palm. Where you have to draw the hand's heel and divots, the pinky and the curling fingers. You could express so much more of her determination and rage in just the flexing of her hand.
Otherwise, keep at it. You can take an idea and put it on paper. Good for you, that's the first step. Now, refine it and experiment, experiment, experiment with colors/shades/values!
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