[Skillet!]

Hello, I'm new to this forum, it looks like a decent place to stay, so that's why I joined up.

Okay, I'm nearing completion on this badboy and now I just need a few pointers/help/whatever...

Updated Soldier

What can I put in the left side of the picture without cluttering it up, but yet giving the picture balance. Because right now it's feeling kindof heavy on the right side.

Any suggestions/critiques woule be really awesome!

P.S.

Here's what's going to happen in the final version of this (prolly be done by Monday or Tuesday), he's going to be holding some hand guns- as stated by the pose. There's going to some desert life happening in the background, yeah, like rocks and plants, yeah.
And the suggestion that are given here

Here's the old version, just in case you want to laugh.

-O-ld-

Thanks in advance.
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[robust]

Haha , i guess that it's he who blowed the factory up ?
So why is he in that positon ?
It's seems like the factory is far far away , he should we standing up and turning to view his work. Not crouching like he was superman and has landed after a jump ;>

But but .. dont want to be to cruel , you obviously have skills
(I couldn't draw anything near that)
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[robust]

I was going to try giving you some tips what you could balance the picture with , but i can't figure out where he is , is it a oil rig he has destroyed and what is he standing in ? It seems like he has destroyed something in a swamp
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[AndyT]

Balance link

I also wondered where he is and why he is in that position. It's strange that the ground looks like a perfect plane and you can see perfectly where the horizon is (strange even in the desert).
I'd move the soldier to the left. Right now it looks as if he has a tortoise shell on his back
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[Skillet!]

http://home.attbi.com/~sinemesis/artwork/soldier_1-7-03.jpg

I've updated the picture a little.

I mainly made the building bigger and the explosions larger, and added some reflections to the windows, since they were highly reflective.
Also I extended the canvas now so it's 18x18 at 300 dpi Booyah!

Also a shotgun was added on his back which clears the tortoise shell up
I'm still working on the handgun, and in the other hand he's going to be holding some sort of detonator.

Anyway, thanks for these comments, they've really helped a lot!

edit: The reason I had him in that pose is because I wanted something really dynamic, and exaggerated, just for the effect of whoa!
Because this is how I draw, I usually don't go for extreme realism because I can't draw that yet... [/i]
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[robust]

His head is to big and not th right form , look at anatomy studies or take your own head and try to match the size. His right arm looks very good but his left arm looks to masculine , it seems like he's got 2 different type of arms... well well about the update: I dont like the allterations, to the factory, it was better in the first version. And the way he poses .. I HATE IT ;> it's like he smiles for the camera or something like .. "YAH IM COOL AND SOMEWHAT RETARDED ! " I really really really SUCK at drawing but I will try to to a paintover.

Keep working on it.

(Please explain to me where he is ? Can't figure it out yet.)
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[Skillet!]

robust, he's in like a Salt Flats (kind of like in utah?), so the ground is really smooth and flat.
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[gigatron]

I love the flames/explosion/smoke, i know its not 100% realistic but i think it looks great!
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