@Sylvie, some of old hivers and I use that to reserve the first post so that we can edit it later with changelog, color variations, in-game previews, suggestions for icons and skills, etc... Also, it's a method to subscribe to the thread without having to do it manually
Welcome to skinning. Now, the first thing you want to decide when doing a skin, is concept. To be fully honest, I see the original sorceress only with retouched parts of the armor - that are still the same as original. Let's try it this way: what do you want to make of that girl? A leather-wearing, cruel looking but sensual and sexy Dragon Mistress? A soothing stare from the deep blue eyes of an Arcane Healer? A powerful and wicked looking, yet still in an odd way elegant Forsaken Witch? Once you decide the theme, you should pick a race.
Then, experiment with wrap. Paint different parts of skin with different colors to see what and how much stretches. Some skins, such as Ranger skins, also use one wrap area for multiple wrap locations (Such as Ranger uses the same wrap for her boots and her quiver). I've found out that the Sorceress model doesn't offer too much for experimenting, other than the crown area. If you try to alpha out anything else, there will be huge holes in the model.
Once you got your idea visualised, start scribbling around until you get very sharp solution of what you want. Then, on a new layer, start painting/outlining if you use them.
That's it for now. Try a different idea, or scour the internet for some ideas, as what we got here is the Warcraft III sorceress with the Warcraft III sorceress look
I've recently did a Sorceress re-vamp, check it out to see what you can do with skin by experimenting: such as shortening the dangling gloves to show more skin, remake the way the dress flows, or do a totally new crown.
For new skinners, I tend to suggest to start with the Jaina model always. It has simple wrap which can hide a lot of errors effectively, but also has a few tricky spots.
edit: Freehanding skins means that you need to paint something manually, all on your own. There's the original Sorceress face in there, along with the crown areas, skin is also from the ladder skin, and all the gold ornaments and hair too. You did something to the skirt, so that means it's no longer ladder, which means it's freehanded now
On a side note, for custom skins, suggest people to always use the RoC sorceress, it has a way better portrait
