Man, I 'm starting to hate coloring on photoshop. I always spend a lot of times on it yet none of the results really satisfy me at the end T_T

well this is my second serious colorspread, the first one was this : http://www.theotaku.com/fanart/view/244977/crowd_%253A_fullcolored
People criticized me about the overusage of dodge/burn tool on that one, so I've been trying not to use it at all unless in some special occasion like coloring a burning flame.

I also tried to improve my lightsource skill, putting fireplace there really helped me to manage appropriate lighting on the whole room. Some colors still looks terribly off though at the end.

The dining equipments are definitely my biggest fail on this pic. Hell I don't even want to remember I've drawn those terrible things x( The only decent object there is the fireplace, the result surprisingly exceed my expectation by far.

At last, I'm still far away from being a true photoshop artist. Sticking with black and white style will still be the best option for me around this time :D

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The lineart took one day : http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o228/KukriBlades/BinkSakebwresize.jpg
The coloring took a week
Drawing pen 0.1
Photoshop 6.0