[pst]

This pic I did a couple of days ago. I hate the composition in this one, and I'm unsure about how things look through glass.. Ah, well...



This image is inspired by one of Dhabid's works. I really like this one.



Inspired from Witchblade, painted with water colors.



Comments appreciated!

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[Sedone]

Good posts, pst. Here are some of my thoughts on them:

The first picture definitely has a unique subject matter and makes me think twice about what I'm looking at. Right now everything's kind of flat and grey. A good trick is to squint your eyes and try to see the differing values in your picture. The more contrast you have, the more things will stand out from each other. The foreground elements in your pic should have the higest contrast, going from darkest to lightest. That will pop it out from the bg.

I like your second piece, too. The creature's feet really look like it's holding on to the guy's shoulder. Again, you should have more contrast between differing elements. The shading is uniformly grey throughout the pic. Get some reference of a face, and pick out the strongest highlights in your guy's face. Different parts of his face stick out further than others, so these should get the strongest highlight. The creature also needs stronger contrast. A good rule of thumb is that if you have a light background, then your foreground elements should also be light, unless something is casting a shadow on it.

I like your third piece the best. It looks like a woodcut, which fits the mood. My only real critique is that the stuff coming out from behind him is too solid looking. I assume it's some sort of dark energy, but if it's not then that's cool. Good colors.

I like the feel of your artwork, pst. Just keep practicing the basics and your skills will grow.

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[Lange_Pisang]

Yep, the 3rd one is the best, it looks more artistic...Nice background too!
The 1st and the 2nd one look like drawings from a 14 year old...Hey, no offence, maybe you ARE 14...
However, I like the idea of the first one...

[Lange_Pisang]

Hmmm...wait...

I have to make some corrections...It's like I'm saying that drawings from a 14 year old are not good, keep in your mind I don't think that.
I wanted to say that the 3rd one looks more "experienced" than the 1st and 2nd one...
That's my opinion...

[This message has been edited by Lange_Pisang (edited June 15, 2000).]

[Cougar]

hmm... alot of people in my art class draw in the style of pics 1 and 2
The problem with it: there's not enough depth. It's to shalow. You should work with darker shades of grey, or even black.
That would give the pics alot more atmosphere, and it would get rid of the 'flatness'.

all IMO ofcourse

[pst]

Sedone: thanx for giving me detailed critiques/comments!

Lange_pisang: Although I'm not 14, I'm glad that you're honest! =)

Cougar: I'm aware of that problem, but it's still nice to have it pointed out. It just makes me think even more about it when drawing a picture.

Since this is my thread, I will actually post another picture here!
This pic I made in 10 minutes with DeepPaint3d. This was my first try with this program, but I really liked it! Especially all the brushes I had to chose from. Anyways, here it is. And notice my brand new greytones.



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