AntoniaTiger,
I am open to constructive criticism, of course, and welcome it. Your paragraph...I need some help understanding it, if you are willing. I assume you are referring to the Karen images of her one dance pose in post #51 above. Note: there are really two poses there, the 'portrait', and then a series of images of her in exactly the same pose, taken from different angles.

You say they are good...but give no indication of what was good or why you liked them. Not being specific about a compliment is just as unrewarding as not being specific about a negative.

You say you would have "tweaked the lip position" but don't say exactly what is wrong with the lips.

"Something is wrong about the face, the region between the eyes," but that can't help me in any way. To say 'something is wrong' but then not be specific either means 1) you simply don't like a certain feature; 2) you know what is wrong and are withholding the information from me; 3) you 'feel' something and are telling me about it in the hopes I will feel it too and fix it. Etc.

This sentence: "Might be right for copying a real person, but we expect different things for "original" characters."
I did not understand. First of all, I am not clear if it refers to the unspecified wrongness between the eyes, or of the character in general. Second, can you indicate what you mean about "copying a real person" vs creating "original characters?" I am not 'copying' real people. I am attempting to invent completely fictional characters, with as much originality as possible, but who COULD be real, who you might see walking down the street.

Thank you for your comments and additional ones are welcome.

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