Raphael is the subject for today. The image started out a bit bigger than shown here, but it worked better when cropped a little. I'm quite pleased with how the shading on the right side of the bandana turned out, though that was more by luck than anything.
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At risk of sounding like a critical basterd and being the only guy who comments :) I think the backdrop could do with being darker, that way the eyes look white rather than empty plus it would pop them out and making a focal point. I know you wont sort this on this sketch Im just giving some crit for future. Good stuff though
Any advice is welcome, I prefer brutal honesty in most cases. :)
Wait a minute! I can be a critical bastard too :) I'm just a 'don't comment that often kind of bastard' as well.
It's reat to see colour comming into your work of late, I fully agree with JR's earlier comments about the brush opacity and having a darker background for your turtle. What I see is that too much white background is coming through, it could help if you put down a solid colour bg first and then paint it up with transparent brush strokes. Also when shading the work really break down into simple shape and think of using kicker lights the help the subject pop.
Again I can't say enough about looking at reference images whether they directly related or not or just have a nice lighting tat you could apply to your own work. Inspirational reference images are half the battle.
Hope this helps :)
Thanks for the tips guys, they're appreciated. :)
Check out this guys stuff, it would help with your earlier jungle drawings. You can see where he uses thicker lines to add weight and to bring parts out from the background to create great depth in his layouts.
http://unofficialpaulfelix.blogspot.com/
He's got some really good stuff, love the aztec vibe.
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