Reptile Creature

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Comments Are Greatly Valued
http://invis.free.anonymizer.com/http://digitalconspire.8k.com/creatureb.jpg

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Things are going better then expected... so far (knocks on wood)



http://invis.free.anonymizer.com/http://digitalconspire.8k.com/creaturee.jpg

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http://invis.free.anonymizer.com/http://digitalconspire.8k.com/creaturef.jpg

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http://invis.free.anonymizer.com/http://digitalconspire.8k.com/creatureg.jpg :rolleyes:
Last update for tonight... I need some help on what I should improve next... what needs to be fixed and anything else please let me know guys...

[wildsheepchase]

I think the best thing you could do right now is work on your basic drawing skills. Whether you are trying to make concept art from which to base a 3d model or whether you are trying to make a fully developed illustration, the underlying sketch is really important.
The image you have posted has several issues going on:
1. Lack of any real structure for the creature, which could be resolved with a more detailed initial sketch.
2. Certain elements don't mesh well with other elements. In particular, the eye is obviously taken from one photo, and the rest is either a pattern taken from photoshop or another photo which has been tiled to look like skin.
3. The image looks flat, partially because the pattern used to look like skin doesn't "wrap" around the form of the head.

I would go and try to rework your sketch for the creature...maybe try including all of the head and maybe even it's body. When you're ready to scan it, you might go check out some tutorials on coloring in photoshop. There's a whole thread dedicated to 2d tutorials in this forum.
Hope this helps

:D :wip: :wip:

[Revolution8]

try redoing the face its quite obvious that theres a spray brush on the back for an outline...
either delete the layer u traced over and then see how it looks

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I appreciate your help, I will try what you have suggested. I am not very good at drawing, so I will have to work on that. Anyways thanks so much for your suggestions... keep em coming, I will try to update.... again today, so far what I have took about five hours, it will probably take me a few hours to implement any of the suggestions...

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You suggested that my intial sketch be more detailed... what kind of details and things should I include in the intial sketch so my creature has more structure and life. This question is also open to anyone.. thanks

[wildsheepchase]

Try imagining what the bone structure of the creature would look like. In this case, you would sketch the shape of the skull. In a reptilian creature, you would most likely have a place for the eye socket, maybe a ridge leading to the nostrils, probably another ridge around the teeth. You might try going and looking at photos of reptiles to inform the drawing of your own creature. After you get the structure taken care of, you would usually start to define a light source....adding in highlights and shadow. That's where your drawing will usually begin to get some depth. Smaller details, such as the pattern on the skin, would usually be added last.
On a side note, there are a lot of different ways to do things...I'm just giving you some suggestions that have worked for me. Again, I would check out that tutorial thread, I think there are links to some drawing tutorials.
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Thanks for the feed back I think I will start all over! I am also considering doing a mamilian version of it, with a few modifications... I have found your suggestions really helpful!!!!:thumbsup:

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Sorry the update is coming so slow.. I am trying to decide weather to create a new character all together because the modifications I would want to do on this character is like starting over all together... anyways I'll you... continue to critique if you anything to add... thanks!

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