[dd]

hi there i have drawn on paper and used markers for years now and i have only used photoshop for textures etc. so last week i decided i was going to do some 2d digital stuff for my new site
and here is one of them
wat do you think

[ May 12, 2001: Message edited by: dd ]

[Lev]

Hey, looks good, there's a bit of a prob with the eyes and the over all "slantiness" of her tho!

[Collosimo]

Nice, I like the background shapes.

her head is a bit wonky, the bit on her forehead if it is supposed to be centered it needs to go the her right a bit, and bring it down on that side too.

The colouring makes it a little bit flat. You need a bit more variation over the whole figure.. as you have it, you have got the same tonal shadows and highlights all over the image. To give it more depth I would alter some of the shadows so that they are darker.. and leave others as they are.. that should give it more depth. the values of those shadwos and highlights are important... the local colour of your image is light blue greysih. You need to change that local colour over the image, imbetween shadows and highlights by altering hue slightly, or at least saturation so that some variation exists.. that should get rid of the flatness of it.

Good luck with your site, be sure to post a link when you finish it. We would love to see it.

[dd]

well thanks guys
the overall slantiness i dont get
i used a photo for ref so i couldnt help the pose

now the head i could help and i still got it wrong and wrong and wrong, it has been a pain for me and it is the best she will have. the next one will have a much better one for sure.
also the shading is being done today as i too saw that they need to be much darker in places. BTW i am colour blind so it dont help much when it comes to tones and stuff

[dd]

sorry forgot this
this was made a last year i think
see the 3d head is better than the 2d one
bad news for me
but the 2d one here is going to be turned into 3d too

[VLA]

Looks really cool ! A bit anime like style, i like it.

Keep up the good work !

[topeira]

cool style, man. :-)

though i am not sure where is the light coming from - right or left??

and a lil crosseyed, no?

[dd]

yeah u are right half way through doing it the light changed direction
so pleased u spoted it m8 :-)
i was so wondering when someone would spot it :-)

[S4Sb]

maybe you see a flaw or two? Her face looks somehow melted.

[ May 14, 2001: Message edited by: S4Sb ]

[dd]

em thanks i see more than one or two flaws m8 and so does every one else
but to be honest i am pleased with it as i said it is my first one and more will come from this for sure

also wats the all about in ur reply

[dd]

hi there did you mirror it to show mee how to look for flaws then

i guess u did

[Thrush]

Nice begining with digital 2D. Keep it up. I have to agree with the mentions of the slanting tendancy in this image. I'm just not sure that it is entirely a bad thing. There are quite a few contexts where such distortions work in your favor. The only thing that bugs me a little is the treatment of her ass. It kind of reminds me of my kids when they were little and they needed a diaper change. <grin> Please don't be offended. I mean no harm and I do like the image.

[dd]

thrush that has to be the best reply i have ever had here
for a moment i was affraid that i was doing something wrong by posting here
i know there are several issues with her and they will be sorted as i am learning
i posted it so ppl like ur self can tell me if it is wrong and if so where and if i should continue
there are soooo many ppl here with such skills that this is the best place for me to get inspriation and crtits and comments on mmy work
i will not be offended by anybody willing to take the time out to give me advice on a pic

thanks too all
dd begining to love 2d again and 3d dd takes a back seat for a while