QUOTE(Abrion @ Oct 30 2012, 04:39)
That what i mean, i don't know where to paint sword blade shadow in body, the sword its to large and cant figure where is the position in 3d, that why i doesn't have sword shadow in body and armor.
For flat, you was mean highlight in armor? i was think, the armor not make reflect cause its odd armor, but it have some area where have lighter color then other area, that the highlight area, you not like it?
And what you mean by need cropping? where?
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The shadow cast by the blade is the least of the problems here.
One of the biggest issues is the lack of a solidly defined key light. Basically you have no
Main Light.
Stepping back to the inks and the original, a light source has been chosen for you simply by looking at the highlight on the eyes. But you didn't follow that light, or change the highlight to match any other light source
Ok I can understand if you want to have an armor that reflects no light and has no major highlight. Ok that reminds me of rubber, but lots of matte surfaces are similar. I can go with that. But what about areas that should have highlights, the Hilt of the blade, the grip of the blade, her hair, features of her face, you know stuff like that.
Looking at the jewel on the Cross Guard on her sword, you got a highlight there, even if it doesn't match other highlights, its still a highlight to start with.
As for cropping, You have her floating kind of in the middle of the page.
Now I'm thinking that she could be standing on a balcony, and the guard rail is covering her up or something like that. And doing that is fine, if you have it drawn, but if you don't you should just crop it down for presentation purposes. All the excess white is distracting and confusing. Making it seem more amateurish.
I have included a couple pieces pointing out some of the random highlights you have strung about the piece and a second one is a rough quick example of cropping and a single organized highlight.
I really hope this helps you, and I know that it would be a lot of work to redo, but even if you don't choose to fix it, at least keep it in mind for the next piece you color.
Good luck and keep drawing man, you'll get there eventually
Co-op Drawing, ^_^
Feb 2 2012, 19:36
