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Blindrat
04-26-2008, 05:48 AM
This piece pretty much says it all in the title and I wanted to try a new colour scheme that I'm not really used to doing. I wanted to combine a feeling of a somewhat destructive or chaotic mood, but have this calming person there as if to give the viewer a sense that theres much worse that can happenl. I'd love comments and suggestions on as much as possible, but my main concerns are the debris and destroyed buildings in the background.
Thanks very much in advance.
http://features-temp.cgsociety.org/gallerycrits/320308/320308_1209182043_medium.jpg
Greenham
04-26-2008, 11:25 AM
I like the general mood and palette of this piece.


First of all, why are the gloves so damn big? They look quite ridiculous to me, even if you aren't going for realism with this piece.
From the hairstyle, I assume this is a young female, yet she has no breasts - not even small ones. Surely if she's old enough to smoke a cigarette, she's old enough to have at least the beginnings of breasts.
Unless she has her right leg angle back into the picture - and that would be an awkward position to sit in considering she's atop the building's corner - that leg is a little shorter than her left one. I think I'd leave the right leg as is and try and shorten the left one slightly.
You might want to add the same glint to her belt buckle as you already have on her goggles and gloves.
Your background (the building ruins) works, but I think it could be improved. Unfortunately, I'm at a loss for ideas or insight into how. :) It just seems unfinished as is.
Her white shirt looks too stiff to be cloth. Change the collar so it doesn't look so rigid.
Tymotzues
04-26-2008, 12:13 PM
Hey love the style
And while I'd agree with Greenham on most of the given points I'd have to disagree on the gloves - they go with the style of the piece. Reminds me of Gully from Battlechasers.
The missing foot is what bothers me the most about the piece - otherwise Looking forward to seeing what else you do with it.
One thing you might think about is giving her a reason for sitting on the roof, or chimney or where ever and link that in with her clothing and stance - make it a story not just a portrait - I'm assuming she's wearing goggles for more than just looks - but why...
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