Big chicken

[noby]

 

just a wip, not quite sure how to properly shade him...

[DioShiba]

Well, I will say that this is actually a good start as far as the basic shading is concerned on the body. As far as taking the shading up a notch then I think it's a must to determine what direction do you want the style of the piece to go in.

With that in mind, before you approach any further shading ask yourself: Do you want your piece to be cartoony, realistic, or somewhere in between? I think it's still early enough in your WIP to ask yourself some of these questions still, but I think you're leaning towards a cartoon style, perhaps even both. But that's not for me to fully determine.

Sometimes in certain situations when you're making your work, you want to hold off on doing certain things like shading and focus on the detail of your pixel art. This way you can figure out how you want the shading to look along the way. I think in this instance maybe imply the feathers a tad and see where that could take you.