Hey @sadbonez, nice work! I did a paintover focused on design. I think if we could better design a moment and compose the image around it that would improve your piece more than just rendering better. That said if you want a better painting- learn about value structure and creating a focal point with it. If you notice in the paintover the brightest values highlight points of interest. But this all goes back to design and how the painter can best compose an image and then render it. The rest of the notes are in the image below! Thanks for sharing!

Hey sadbonez, I think the reason your painting looks flat is due to the drawing, not the painting. I did a quick sketch to show you how you can add some dimension to the drawing. Then when you paint, it will already have a 3D feel. Hope it helps :)

realy cool designs, I can't help with the anatomy, cause I couldn't have done this any better. But here is how I would try to make them look even cooler, try to get in a bit more shadow to indicate more volume. I did a couple of rough sketches to get the idea across a little better :)

These are some creature designs I did a while back and I was wondif there was any advice I could get to make them better