i'm having trouble calling this finished. maybe you guys can help me out? if there's anything that jumps out at you as needing work, i'd love to hear it. any help anyone can give would be appreciated!
Here are my two cents...The crown could be a bit more defined by a quick highlight. And possibly the branches on the bottom could use different placement. Other than that, it looks kick ass! Love that shining aura!
Would it be too much if you added some yellowish hues to the piece? Just in key areas like the crown and the keyhole. Very cool though. i likes it lots.
i'll be the odd man out and just say I like it as is- has a very Dave McKean feel that's creepy and beautiful (creepiful?). i understand the difficulty in really seeing a piece as going as far as it can- but it's really cool as is. i like the subtlety of the details like the crown, and wouldn't want to distract from the focal point by working it up too much where it starts to fight for attention. can i ask what it's for?
joe and dan - the crown DOES blend into the shadows a lot. i'll try out some highlights, thanks!
maryann - i actually had a version with some tan/mustardy browns that i scrapped for some reason. one of my concerns is that it's too monochromatic as is, so i will try and work back in some of the warm colors.
tim - thanks very much! i am a huge Mckean fan, (i'm sure that's obvious). i'll save a version as it is now, just in case the revisions don't work out. it's just a promo piece. i'm trying to update my portfolio a bit.
i think the only thing that bothers me is that the shadows his are so extreme and the ones around his legs are not as dark even though they're farther away from the light. you know? what if you made the area at the bottom a lot darker?
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i'm having trouble calling this finished. maybe you guys can help me out? if there's anything that jumps out at you as needing work, i'd love to hear it. any help anyone can give would be appreciated!
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Here are my two cents...The crown could be a bit more defined by a quick highlight. And possibly the branches on the bottom could use different placement. Other than that, it looks kick ass! Love that shining aura!
Maybe some highlights on the branches themselves too? I agree the crown can pop more - I acutally didn't realize it was there at first!
Cool beans!
Would it be too much if you added some yellowish hues to the piece? Just in key areas like the crown and the keyhole. Very cool though. i likes it lots.
i'll be the odd man out and just say I like it as is- has a very Dave McKean feel that's creepy and beautiful (creepiful?). i understand the difficulty in really seeing a piece as going as far as it can- but it's really cool as is. i like the subtlety of the details like the crown, and wouldn't want to distract from the focal point by working it up too much where it starts to fight for attention. can i ask what it's for?
wow, thanks for the great advice everyone!
joe and dan - the crown DOES blend into the shadows a lot. i'll try out some highlights, thanks!
maryann - i actually had a version with some tan/mustardy browns that i scrapped for some reason. one of my concerns is that it's too monochromatic as is, so i will try and work back in some of the warm colors.
tim - thanks very much! i am a huge Mckean fan, (i'm sure that's obvious). i'll save a version as it is now, just in case the revisions don't work out. it's just a promo piece. i'm trying to update my portfolio a bit.
hey dood.
i think the only thing that bothers me is that the shadows his are so extreme and the ones around his legs are not as dark even though they're farther away from the light. you know? what if you made the area at the bottom a lot darker?
godDAMN this is good! you could attack some outlines in the figure with some stabs and slices of black, but i'd just call this finished. great work!
---dude i just went back and stared at the jpeg again for minutes. the work is really great; i am constantly impressed every time you post
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