Details to improve, you name them


#1

I aim for semi realism. Dont want that complete real proportions and realistic shades kind of thing, but - pretty sure I can add more subtle details here and there. One thing I already noticed is texture to clothes - however would the fabrics pattern be seen on this zoom? Wonder if it pays off to bother.

Also, lighting. As mentioned, I prefer bright colors so doubt that department would ever look right haha. Dont quite feel i mastered the bright outline yet x[ tips?

Screw the bg, really not my specialty =D unless ya got some fast tricks for it.


#2

There are no shortcuts if you want to become truly proficient at something. Learn from the ground up and master the basic foundation of visual art. Unless you do that, there will always be glaring problems in your work, and you’ll always feel crippled by the holes in your knowledge/insight.

The red rim lighting on the figures don’t work in all areas, since you’ve got some areas that the red lights wouldn’t really reach, or even if it does reach, would not look the way you’ve depicted the lighting.

There’s a lot of inconsistencies in how you portray form and lighting, and this is due to a lack of proper training in observation and analyzation of forms and shapes and the behavior of light and shadows. You’ll have to go back to the basics and do some homework if you want to progress beyond your current level as an artist.

The anatomy/figure is also awkward/stiff/unnatural. You need to use proper reference (shoot them yourself if you have to–use family, friends, yourself). A mirror, a tripod, and a camera with household lights can do a lot–in fact many professional illustrators rely on that type of cheap DIY reference shooting for the illustrations they do for sci-fi/fantasy novel covers.

You also need to study composition and perspective. You can’t have a solid foundation for a scene of any kind without having credible looking perspective and artistically sound composition. The are the essential basics of all visual art.

I highly recommend you read the sticky threads at the Art Techniques & Theories forum (linked below in my signature). They contain tons of very helpful information that will aid you in your artistic growth.


#3

thanks for detailed review. i did in fact get someone to pose for me for 15mins til i got silhouettes right ^^ never really planned to make them look chillaxed and natural, seen waaaay too many surreal poses to stick to just that. perhaps it just doesnt work here x/ i did overdo lighting though, gotta tune down my liking of red.

backgrounds dont really matter to me in all honesty. havent been working on it at all in years. time consuming and not rewarding.


#4

Did you take photos when you had someone pose for you? If not, that’s what you should do next time. Having a record to use as reference will be much more helpful than just 15 minutes of life drawing that didn’t actually capture the correct proportions/anatomy properly.

If you’re going to put a background in your artwork, then you need to give it the same amount of attention as anything else. A piece of artwork is a considered as a whole, not only as segmented focal points.


#5

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