[vebjorn]

also halfway done with them monthly warrior pic,-)
I`m making a tutorial for this, having made many saves as I progressed.
But before I sit down and finish it, I`d like to know waht you guys want in it?



-Veb

[ceenda]

First of all... WOW!

This kinda reminds me of Bisley's stuff when I used to collect 2000AD.

Perhaps a some clouds as though he's at the pinnacle of a vista or something.

Either way, great as is.

[Speve-o-matic]

Very cool picture so far.

It would be really great if the warrior was immersed in a column of volumetric light falling from above. I think the resulting effect would be awesome.

Perhaps he's in a cave or a dungeon? I think a cave would be nice.

Steve

[bom]

Good God.

- bom

[Nex]

Maybe some old jungle overgrown temple that this guy just killed the guardian of?

Of course there is always the good old "dead dragons and mountain background" too.

[aquamire]

something about the way he's bent over while holding the axe bothers me.. and i really cant place it. :/ its as if the axe is heavier than solid lead or something. and the right hand (from my pov) seems a little disfigured.

all in all, damn fine work veb, i look forward to seeing that tutorial. always kinda wondered how you worked.

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/Aq
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[vebjorn]

whoops..just saw some serious flaw ...fix it later..I wont tell you what though..

-Veb

[Tinusch]

Oh come on, tell us! It's really bugging me now, I can't stop trying to figure out what's wrong... Is it the black spot on his left wrist (our right)? Is it how his hair is flying away on its own?

[DeathbyDuplicity]

That's some cool shit man! I like this guy!! Nice colours too....his mouth and shadow are a little slanted and under his neck needs a darker shadow. There's also a few loose lines around, but I dunno if you did that purposely! Overall fucking cool though!

[synj]

tinusch, me too hehe

maybe its his 2 long butthairs that aren't flying but his hair on his head is? and with the brightness up the eyes sure do look weird.

okay i like the picture alot though bye yes!

-synj

[Frost]

Hey Veb.

Nice pic, kinda like the greyness to it.

Here are some things I'd like to comment on if I may. =)

I can't make out whether the lighting is in front or in back of the character -- the character and axe seem lit from a top-front light, but the diffused light painted on the background seems like a backlite (pointing towards us) because of it's very round and curved falloff, the helmet also has a sharp highlight on the top indicating a back/top light that doesn't show up on any other portion of the pic.

*His* right arm seems extended and straight (about at a 30 degree angle from his body) which should cast a shadow that is much longer and lower on his right leg I think. Perhaps if his right upper-arm were modified and shaded darker to indicate that it is more at a vertical position woudl fix this.

There seems to be missing some light, or just plain missing clavicles... as they should be lit and not occluded by the head/helmet shadow.

His pose seems to be a bit laid back, with his legs much forward and his upper body back. This could simply be a shading issue, which might be fixed by really darkening the value on the legs. The shadow under him seems to fall straight down from a direct overhead light, but the lighting does not reflect that.

Anyway, very nice pic, good anatomy in this one - like the pecs and abomen, very cool. I might be wrong with all this... Can't wait to see your tutor!

Cheers.
frost.

[surferboi]

i think it would look good if ya made like a warrior princess or somethin grabbin ahold of him /w some kinda background... btw id be very interested in that tutorial.. if ya dont mind emailing me the url where it will be so i can check around occasionally for it.. [email protected]

[-HoodZ-]

is this tutorial going to be on painter or photoshop?

hehe synj just noticed the butt hairs...

[This message has been edited by -HoodZ- (edited July 09, 2000).]

[vebjorn]

Hey..thanks for like..finding flaws in a half-finished image for me. Made my job easier;-) Some of them are valid, and some I didn`t even think of.
although my wife gave me the worst: she though he looked ashamed of something he`d done, and was awaiting some kind of punishment:-(

As for lines etc..well..it`s only 50& complete so I didn`t bother shaving his ass. Aswell as the eye problems..

Just halfway done guys. I`ve never posted halfdone work before...so I didn`t know what to expect.

The tut. wil be both photoshop and painter..I`ll go through all the techincal steps, and give some pointers on making digital art look less flat and more alive. Aswell as some pointers on posing. You`ve been getting all the other needed tuts from Fred Flickstone;-)

-Veb

[B]

Veb, you could post a dot and the people at this board would be in awe of it... you're just that damn good,.
hell you could ask a Wacom question and have 50 replies actually helping you, rather than asking you to search...
you suck
hehe