Sijun Forums :: View topic - The Masks We Wear

Gryphon · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2001 7:14 pm

This is an image I'm still working on, as the columns will eventually have carvings and flowers will be winding up both sides, but I'd really like to know what everyone thinks of it so far. Be vicious - I'm planning on using this as a portfolio piece.

edit: deleted image that didn't function... scroll down for the WIP

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Dryfire · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2001 7:36 pm

cool dude.. but that right arm is way too big...

The hair is really nice though, and so is the feathers.. it presents a lot of mood. Hmm mabye the chest should be a bit lighter though... perhaps some bluer lighting on her skin tones

really nice detail though

Gryphon · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2001 7:48 pm

That I can do. I'll repost once I've worked on the skin tones and such... How much smaller should her hand/arm be? Would about half an inch do it? Or do you just mean that it shouldn't be that thick?

Hrm. Back to the drawing tablet.

Dryfire · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2001 7:59 pm

hmmm make liek the whole thing 3/4 to 4/5 smaller.. it sould be around 3 of the fingers that are there now wide..... hmmm female forearms tend to be smaller.. thinner then males i think, more slender and flowing

Gryphon · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2001 1:03 pm

Okay, here she is post-arm-surgery...

edit: Image deleted...

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Vgta · Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2001 6:09 am

Hey very cool pic, the face reminds me a little bit of Belle from Beauty and the Beast. Any who, the arm is looking better however it stills need to be a tad slender, specially the area where the wrist is at. Have a friend, relative(hopefuly a girl) stand in that pose for you. It would make it easier. Also maybe give her more curves around her waist, is not that it looks bad now, but she seems like the type of girl that would have a shapely body

Great work though.

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Gryphon · Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2001 7:17 am

I'll work on the arm and curves, and thanks for the critiques, both of you... I'll keep reposting until I manage to hit some decent anatomy.

Probotech · Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2001 12:27 pm

Too bad i cant see none of the pics..

Gryphon · Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2001 5:25 pm

Here's theimage for anyone else who can't see it...

Gryphon · Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2001 8:15 am

Okay - reworked with curves and a semi-decent background.

Here's the link ...

Edit: Argh. Just found out that Tripod has declared that no remote hosting is permitted. Must go search for new site now.

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Gryphon · Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2001 8:46 am

Victory is mine! Muhahahahaha!

edit: updated image to reflect new detailing/anatomy work

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Sparks · Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2001 9:17 pm

Very nice, I especially like the detail work on the feathers! Only thing is that it doesn't look like she's really holding the mask handle... maybe have a couple of fingers pinching it or close the whole hand some

Probotech · Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2001 5:42 am

Aaah! I can see the images now.

Very nice, very nice. Pretty girl yeeees.

Anyway. the left arm, the one holdin the mask, looks a bit to wide to me maybe make it a bit thiner.

Also as pointed out above, the way she holds the handle of the mask, looks odd. At first i was wondering if her fingers were inside the blouse or something.
I really can't tell.

But the detail is fantasmorastic!

Really nice.

Gryphon · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2001 2:14 pm

*rereads* Oops - I forgot to make her wrist thinner. Nuts. Oh well... I did work on her fingers/hand positioning; see what you think of it now.

NullTygre · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2001 2:52 pm

Her left ( our right ) breast seems a bit flat and the right side of her face has just a leetle too much light on it, perhaps a shadow from her hair should be added? Other than that, it's just fantastic! The details like the roses are beautiful.

::edit:: typos galore...

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Jezebel · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2001 4:10 pm

Those roses are absolutely gorgeous! I love them

Her skin however is colored kinda weird (sorry if this was mentioned above, I was lazy and didn't read all the posts cause I'm cooking dinner) I think perhaps she should be less purple/red... she looks kinda like clay

Beth

Gryphon · Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2001 9:18 am

See if these skin tones are better - I still have a few places to rework, I think, but here she is now...

Dryfire · Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2001 11:07 pm

heh, nice to see the post resurrected.. looks much much better now!

[edit] oh yeah, good job

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Eric Pommer · Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2001 5:35 am

As others have said, the roses are absolutely beautiful! I have a couple of crits about the figure...her eyes need a little more shadow, especially the one on the right. Also, why does her skin get so dark on her chest? It comes across as a dark purple on my screen.

Gryphon · Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2001 9:23 am

Hmmm. Your monitor must be much darker than mine, then - it looks like a mid-value purple to me. Still, I'll lighten it some more, and work on the eyes. Thanks for the comment, Eric!

Gryphon · Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2001 6:48 pm

Okay - lighter chest and darker eyes, as ordered.

Anything else I should take care of?