Dream imagery

#1

Hi everyone! I recently started working on a personal project where I illustrate some of my own dreams.

Right now I’m doing a series of pictures based on a dream I had about trolls and the picture below is of the troll princess.

I know it might be a bit hard to critique this one as it’s a bit surreal, but I would be grateful if people viewing it would tell me if there’s anything they feel should be improved in the illustration:)

Thanks for looking,
Anders

#2

The candle flames could have more prominence in terms of being an important lighting source. Right now, the candles aren’t doing anything in terms of lighting, and the flames themselves aren’t that interesting either. Try dimming down your main light source and let the candle flames become a more prominent source of light.

#3

Thanks for the feedback Lunatique:)

I worked a bit more on the candles and made the flames brighter, I didn’t go all out on the brightness as I’m a little worried that the flames will start drawing too much attention to themselves.

I toned down the main light source coming at her as well, but not too much, as I feel her facial features would be almost left in complete darkness if the candles directly above her head were the only light source.

I think the changes I made helped improve the mood of the picture. What do you think – was it something like this you had in mind when you made the suggestions?

#4

This is the hero character from the troll dream; in the image he’s guarding the princesses’ door. This is more of a normal troll, so he’s presented a bit different than the mysterious princess character – but I still want the illustration style to feel the same.

There’s not too much happening in the picture as it’s the introduction shot of the character in the beginning of the story, there’ll be some more dynamic action scenes later as the story progress.

The scene is set inside a mountain and the light is coming through windows on the left side.

Also, when I save my paintings from Photoshop to JPEG images the colours and contrast change, which is rather frustrating. Anyone know if I’m doing something wrong, or is that just the way it is?

#5

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