Looking for a critique
2yr
Nicola Müller
Right now I have a fun time drawing together on a fan art, it is still in the process. Because I am not really used to painting, it is still hard for me to know how to improve the painting or painting process. I know that some things are sill missing like the reflected light or cast shadow at the character in the front, to be completed. Please any suggestion on improving the work flow or mistakes at the painting to look out for in the future are welcome.
painting process (dividing shadow and light, painting in halftone direct light areas looking for ambient occlusion areas)
2yr
Hey Nicola,
I agree with @Crystal Blue (she/her) , This image is suffering from being kind of confusing. I felt it would be easier to do a sketch to show you what I think you could do to clarify things a bit from a drawing standpoint. I hope you find it helpful :)
Nicola Müller
2yr
you make a solid point, I didn‘t thought of that, that the impact influenced the person absorbing it. It would have made the painting so much more dynamic. Also to show the whole body to understand the entire pose. Next time I will look out for that. Here is the underdrawing to the painting.
It's coming along nicely! here are my thoughts:
- The composition is leading my eye to the face of the guy with the red hair, so consider putting more contrast in that area to make it more interesting
I personally think that adding brighter brights in the purple to have some kind of glowing effect would look good
- It's somewhat hard to tell what's going on with the blond woman's legs. Make sure her outfit follows the form of her butt, right now it looks really flat. I'm also not sure about her left leg, I feel like it would be really hard to twist that way. Maybe have her bend her leg at her knee instead of it bending back at the hip (does that make sense? I can clarify if it doesn't
hope that helps =)
2yr
Thank you for your nice advices, I will keep them in mind while painting. I agree with you to make the focal point stand out more, with a stronger contrast. Also why the shadow areas felt so flat, is probably because I haven‘t applied the reflected light in the shadow areas. For the drawing I broke the rules to make the the idea work, but I see the point I could have also make it work without breaking the rules. So far my progress, I sill have to incorporate your suggestions at some areas.
