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This is my first icon ever and i want to make a base can you tell me if im starting off right.
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im using another base to look at for shape and stuff. and can some1 teach me how to shade.
Its a start. You need shading. Maybe fix those hips. I don't think anyones hips go inwards.
For your first base, its not bad. My first was horrid.

Your next step is choosing where your light source is coming from. Once you decide add lighter shades of brown on the skin that is closest to the light.

And areas that might be blocked from the light add darker shades. Try to use atleast 2 lighter colors and 2 darker colors.

When you are done repost here and we will give you further help.
BLACK ST4R wrote:
This is my first icon ever and i want to make a base can you tell me if im starting off right.
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im using another base to look at for shape and stuff. and can some1 teach me how to shade.

Try the main page of this site, scroll down and you'll see a bunch of tutorials that would be pretty helpful to you.

Your off to a good start, here are a few tutorials:

http://www.spriteart.com/tutorials/02_rpg_hero.html
http://www.toolkitzone.com/library.php?mode=read&doc=76
http://www.toolkitzone.com/library.php?mode=read&doc=139

More advanced stuff can be found on;you guessed it; the main site here. http://www.byond.com/members/pixelart