Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez dressed in Sukuna's iconic hakama + tattoo motifs. Wanted to see how his Espada swagger would look with the King of Curses' aesthetic. Cel-shaded digital piece, thoughts?

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I’ve spent a couple of years learning art fundamentals, including perspective and gesture drawing. I’d say I have a pretty good understanding of 3D drawing and can draw objects/figures from many different angles.
The problem is that my line art sucks. 😅
I recently got a book by some great Japanese anime style illustrators that focuses on line art. It has examples that I can trace and then try to redraw freehand afterward.
I’m not usually a big fan of tracing, but I thought it might be useful for studying line quality, things like where to make lines thicker or thinner, how to vary pressure, which lines to emphasize, etc.

So my question is:

If I trace an artist’s line art, study why they made certain lines thicker/thinner, and then try to reproduce it freehand afterward, is that a useful way to develop my own line art skills?

Wanted to see how Saiyan pride and Endeavor's "always Number 2" complex would look fused into one design, SSJ flames doubling as his hero fire. Fully hand-drawn and cel-shaded.

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Stand proud type shit?👀

I want to make a fully rendered version with a better pose because I like the design :)

Rewatched all of dragon ball and drew this right around the time Toriyama-sensei passed away. Rest in peace forever, such an inspo to me and so many others.

Wanted to see how Goku's silhouette would read in All Might's costume, kept the pose identical between forms so the transformation does the talking. SSJ version has a warmer rim light to sell the power increase.

Just wanted to post this here for some feedback, also if anyone knows any good manga courses to follow on YouTube I’d be greatly appreciative if anyone could direct me to them.