[Aranor]

Hi.

I need some guidance about my newest piece of art. I thought it was ready, and posted it to my Epilogue gallery... But it was not accepted! It was a real surprise to me.

I might have already become blind to its faults, for I have painted it quite a long time now. Could you take a look at it, and tell me every fault you think is "necessary" to fix or improve?

Here it is:


The mage (right one ;D) looks kinda short, I've noticed that. I should either make him taller or show it that his legs are not straight under the "robe".

So, what should I do with the picture? I hope some of you will find time to answer. *wants anxiously to continue painting*

[dhood]

It looks really good overall but there are a couple things you could fix.
1. The lighting is a little confusing. The figure's staff on the left is lighting everything but the figure in the right. The right figures lighting is coming from an unknown source and he is the only thing is the whole picture thats being hit with it. If the lighting was bright enough to cause that much light on the guys chest, then it would also probably light the bush where the little creatures are hiding. (That sounded confusing and I probably could of worded it better)
2.The figure on the right appears to be floating. That may of been your intent. Who knows.
Overall I think its a really good picture.

[Aranor]

Thanks dhood!
1. I agree. I was aware that it might look confusing, but I think I'm not going to make any drastic changes to it. Maybe I'll just darken the warrior a bit.
2. I'll fix that somehow... don't know yet how exactly. There are many ways to fix it

Can anyone else spot something bad about it?

[weaselball2]

what do the rocks/leaves fade into?
is it water? fog? snowy ground?
I think the stuff between the rocks/leaves and the castle could use some more definition

besides that pretty good