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Nailati
05-03-2005, 08:50 AM
This is my first post here, and any critiques would be appreciated. I've been working on this for a couple of days in Painter. I was having issues with the colors, so I thought I'd paint it in grayscale and then tint it, but now I think I may leave it in grayscale, except for some red in the wounds. Any thoughts? The anatomy is supposed to be somewhat stylized, but still convincing. The hair and ear are unfinished. Anything look like it needs work before I tighten this up? Is the lighting convincing? Does the background need more detail? Thanks!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/Nailati/autovorewip.jpg
Scarlet
05-03-2005, 06:32 PM
my main concern with leaving it grayscaled would be its fairly dark....you may find youd need to tweak the brightness and contrasts some...IMO it would look better colored tho.

on a believable note I think it would have been more believable had her hand come out her back and been clawing from her bum upwards...my mind is having trouble with the arm length issue for it to play out as you have it....but that would mean changing the whole view to a more side view and no easy feat ....
BMunchausen
05-03-2005, 07:49 PM
Yikes! :)

Well aside from how disturbing I think this is...I think her ear's too small.
I agree - I'm not totally buying that that's her own arm going into her mouth and coming out her stomach. I realize you're going for stylization, but I think the upper and lower torso look out of proportion - that the upper is too big for the lower.
jmBoekestein
05-03-2005, 07:59 PM
I think the balance is upset in the picture(no not like that, I actually like that), the waste is failry busy but the details sink into the background because it is so busy.

Therefore I'd suggest,*caughs as if no one's watching*, to give her thicker hips and belly. Ahum, maybe even make her seem pregnant.

Do not, I repeat, do not follow my advice. :surprised

edit: It is good anatomy though, I think the shading is working well, but dramatic highlights would do it miracles. Maybe a hard spot from above or something. Overexposing the directly lit shuolders and head and giving her a halo*wink*.
Nailati
05-04-2005, 01:33 AM
Thanks for the suggestions! A couple of other people have told me that the arm going into the mouth and out of the stomach is unconvincing. The way I imagine it, though, the hand isn't connected to the arm--she's chewed it off. (I know, ick.) Any way I could give this impression without fundamentally changing the pose? Maybe if I made the arm ragged-looking where it enters the mouth?

I think I will widen the hips. She's pretty top-heavy.
Scarlet
05-04-2005, 08:32 PM
I think that showing her arm was chewed off as you stated would help atlest then people arent thinking OMG what a long forearm she must have...I still think color is a must for this piece especially if you will be adding more gore ....you could even have the some of the severed area showing on the hand as it emerges from her stomach...

but yes she is top heavy her body seems extremely long ...good luck Ill keep my eye out for the update
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