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Germ01
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Hope you guys like it! C&C is more than welcomed! Thanks for looking!
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TimDavis
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| Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2003 8:18 pm |
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I have to say, the hands are really nice! I like the cloak and the belt. Very well done there!
Two things: The background is a little too different from the foreground for my taste. If you're willing to take the time to work on it, I think a new one would add a lot. Something with a little more depth would be great!
Also the face on your character, while well rendered seems to stop a bit suddenly in the shadows. I'm not quite sure how to fix that. I would say to add a bit more shadow on his forehead, so it's not so flat. The problem with that is you seem to have used a reference with a flash. The flash is straight on the subject (obviously). You might try making the highlights on the cloak a little more pronounce around the head. Just try to match the flash on the skin.
But, I really like it! Just thought I'd share my initial thoughts.
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Tinusch
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| Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2003 8:21 pm |
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| That's really cool. Love the skull. I think the background is a little intrusive, and clearly identifiable as a PS filter. I'd wipe that out and put in something a little less busy, and preferably something that fits the theme a little more. And hand-drawn. Also, it's obvious you used reference for this, as the hands look like they were lit with a flash. Nothing wrong with that, as they look very good and very realistic, but for future paintings, you might want to use references with more natural lighting. This is a very nice picture though, and again, I really like the skull. Great job. |
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Tinusch
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| Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2003 8:22 pm |
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| Oops, someone beat me to it. I'll get you, TimDavis... |
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AndyT
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| Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2003 8:59 pm |
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What still bothers me is that his left hand is lit like that. Even if it was painted more like a silhouette you could leave some of the details there.
I guess you are afraid of the step Fred Flick Stone calls "the sacrifice of the painting phase".
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Sounds as if it has already been said ... but the part where I disagree is
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| the hands look like they were lit with a flash. Nothing wrong with that, as they look very good and very realistic |
That flash thingie is between the torso and the hand. So the hand shouldn't be lit like that IMO.
Btw ... was the background different in the earlier version(s)? I can't remember.
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