[Probustion]

ok i'm stuck on how to go on with this one. i wasn't really sure how to light her, as you can see. any suggestions appreciated

ref used for face and upper body

[AndyT]

May I be brutally honest? I think composition and anatomy are a big problem in the image.

Is it possible that you tried too hard in this one? I like your other images more ...

Rendering her with a more interesting light source won't help I guess.
The head is too small. But if you'd change that you'd have to lower her right arm I think ...
and so on ... and so on (I don't know if you should try to fix it ...)
I understand if you want to finish the painting. I'd get rid of the saturated yellow then though.

But the face is nice ... and I like how you did the background (except for the water)
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[Critical Pete]

Dude, work on proportions! Your anatomy itself isn't all that bad, but the proportions are way off. The colouring that you have so far seems to be heading in the right direction... If you wanna put the effort into finishing this up with the colouring and all, then go ahead ( you'll get practice rendering things ), otherwise scrap this and start over with a sketch. The lighting should be resolved much earlier in the picture than this.

[Probustion]

okay thats it, i'm scrapping this. you guys are both way right, thanks for the honest critiques. thats what i always liked about this forum. i tend to pick subjects that are too hard, when i try to render them out i can't, and they remain unfinished on my harddrive.

the head is a funny one. the picture i used has pretty weird proportions.how should i put this... her breasts hang pretty low so the proportions i learned from loomis's book don't work here. didn't know how to fix this. i could have picked another pic but it was otherwise a perfect shot.

thanks for the comments. up to another try

[grenade]

hi, don't give up
make head, forearm and hands bigger,twice the size i'd say. accentuate the curve of the spine. You shouldn't see the back behind the shoulder...

what could I tell ? humm. let's see next step ? :p

keep it up
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[Probustion]

i'm sorry, i think i lost interest in this piece even before i posted it here. i tend to take it too far when i'm painting pieces with little to no ref, which prolly means i need to train more.

[eyalyab]

t rex dude.. ;]
i think you shouldnt give up. you will learn stuff by fixing it. you dont have to finish the painting, just fix the proportions. consider it as training. the things you should look into are: the arms are too small, and the head is too small compared to the rest of her built. that's why the first thing that popped into my head was "t rex" (i am jack's complete and utter lack of tact). also, id say her left leg (from the knee down) is at an awekward position. also the gun should be tilted and the way you drew her wrist is not very natural. it should be more relaxed.
hope this helps

[Drew]

Her rear end is way too large as well.

[CwStone]

yea i think u can fix this fairy easily - thats the bueaty of photoshop, isnt it? All u really need to do is enlarge her head and arms and it'l look pretty good proportion wise.
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