2D character: Special Op

#1


hey everyone,

just finished this pic of a special op after two very long and sleepless nights. Now my eyes need rest :wink:

Pencils and ink naturally by hand, colors with Photoshop.

Comments and suggestions very welcome :smiley:

greets.t.m0

#2

Good job! You have some nice deatil going on hereā€¦
I donā€™t like the light round the moonā€¦imo it doesnt fit the picture. And the overall lightning is somewhat wrong. Especially his chest has a very wrong light reflectionā€¦the light comes from the downside there, while normally it would come from aboveā€¦
And I personally belief the boxes in the front could have been somewhat darkerā€¦but thats just my opinion.
Nice work anyway, keep it up!

#3

thanks sheh

there was/is supposed to be another light source at the bottom left corner, though I didnā€™t work it out really wellā€¦ I got somewhat jumpy about finishing it after 7 hrs of coloring :wink:

Iā€™ll definitely keep working on it and add some reflections to make that second light source clearer.

Didnā€™t you like the moon as it is, or just the shining area around it? I have another idea of how to make this glow a little mistierā€¦

greets.t.m0

#4

No, the moon itself is very nice (maybe a bit blurry though), it was the glow around it I felt didnā€™t work in the pieceā€¦

Itā€™s a nice drawing that deserves more attention, which you decided to give it!

I will be curious about how you will finish it! :thumbsup:

#5

Great work t.m0 no critz really just hope to see more of the same standard from your next piece :slight_smile:

#6

the only thing that really struck me when i first looked at it is that the bricks are so thin. almost like a cardboard cut out of a brick wall. Looking good though.

#7

very nice. cool mood. he looks very intimidating with those goggles. i agree, the wall seems way too thin. also, i think the problem with the glow around the moon is that it is off-center. it seems like it should be moved up. i really like those pipes above, though. also, i think the light coming from the inside of the wall should be less of a nuetral boring color and something more dynamic. probably like a redish yellow tone so that it looks more artificial. i think that would give the image a lot more edge and much more contrast. also, if you added some cast shadows from people, it would make it seem more dangerous and more obvious that heā€™s approaching enimies. thatā€™s all the crits i have. the inking is great though. i really like it overall. good job. :thumbsup:

#8

Hey :slight_smile: thanks all

Youā€™re right about the wallā€¦ noticed that too, with all the coloring finishedā€¦ Iā€™ll see what I can do about that.

Yep, I, too thought about an orange/red lightsource at the bottom, Iā€™ll work on that.

Very good Idea about the cast shadowsā€¦ that might really add a cool effectā€¦ thx :slight_smile:

g.t

#9

Make sure that, when adding cast shadows, the piece wont loose its ā€œstealthyā€ touchā€¦
Nice idea anyway jearley!

#10

Very cool, reminds me of the modern Snake Eyes from G.I. Joe.

#11

Me again :slight_smile:
Hereā€™s the new version. I tried to put some cast shadows - didnā€™t work though, as it was hard to make it look like he was approaching ā€œthe enemyā€ from behind instead of facing them. (Who would in such a location not face this hole in the wall ;)).

I worked on the wall, changed the moonshine and placed a green lightsource (not red or orange cause that would have taken the focus off the eyes)ā€¦

so what do you think?

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#12

great job man!
I like this version much betterā€¦ The moon looks more realistic and the green lightsource gives the drawing an extra feel of mistery and atmosphereā€¦ You even made the wall look betterā€¦

Once again, nice work :thumbsup:

#13

Yeah! Much better.

#14

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