And another practice piece, this time featuring best dragon, Lucoa :p 

(she should have had this as a swimsuit on the show tbh, her actual one looked kinda bland imo)

I figured it'd be a good time to try some new stuff now that I'm stuck at home. Decided to try some new shading techniques to up the contrast and make certain parts of the drawing 'pop' out more.

Also tried something new for the lineart to make it blend in better with the overall image, though that can still use some improvement. 

All in all I'm kinda glad with how this worked out, it seems like a big step up from the first attempt and I'm looking forward to applying this stuff in future drawings and building on it more.

First attempt for comparison: https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/creatiffy/erza