Erich,
Hey, these are really cool! It reminds me that I experimented a little with digitally painting my charcoal drawings, but never got very far with it. Let me try to find one, it should be interesting, as I haven’t looked at my efforts in a while…this inspires me to try that again! 
EDIT: Looks like I’ve deleted them, oh well. I may try some new ones.
Cheers,
~Rebeccak
thx.
Looks like I’ve deleted them, oh well. I may try some new ones
would be nice to see some
@Mr Mu
thx. hope they get better
something different. this could become something for my portfolio. it’s still WIP and the design-process ain’t over yet.
all non-ref to this point.
it’s a warlord at work
i love this thread more and more with every update you post el chief i’m learning a lot from you regarding both artistic anatomy and attitude towards studying it. 
those arm studies are just beautiful btw, i hope you post more of those! and i’m looking forward to the finished version of your wip.
@Lynera
i really thank you for your kind words…never thought that somebody could learn something from what i do
and here it is, the first final version. i’ll check it out tomorrow a last time, but for now, what do you think?
I have to admit that i like it. it’s not top notch, but more than ok
no ref used…
and the daily MasterCopy
Erich,
It’s definitely a strong piece (though I’m not partial to the subject matter) 
~ the female figure I think could use the most work. Her left arm is strangely foreshortened, and her face is a bit too cartoony for the rest of the piece. You might try isolating each of the figures and working on them separately a bit ~ just a suggestion. His right arm seems a bit short to me, and I think that his shoulders could use a lot more mass ~ his head is too close to his chest, you might want to raise his head and shoulders a bit. Overall, I like the lighting scheme, though the folds in the skirt look a bit too uniform.
Looking good, hope to see an update if you have the time.
Cheers,
~Rebeccak
thx rebecca. tried to fix the arm and forgot to save it with a different name, so it’s on the page before.
I’ll check the face out later.
Looking awesome chief! I would only say at this stage her face doesn’t look quite right, but damn, it’s some great work going in there!
i was totally wrong calling it finished yesterday. so here’s the actual version (i think i will search for some ref for the girls face)
ok, let’s call this final. found no ref for the face, so i hope it’s ok. let me know if there are still errors or wrong looking areas please
Hi,
first of all:
for a piece from imagination in general and even compared to your earlier imaginative drawings this is awesome!
That said, I am still not happy with the face…(as if that counted, but you asked for it:D)
Maybe, what is disturbing me might be the same thing which is has been giving you a hard time drawing that face, namely the fact that it is not clear what her emotions are in that particular moment?
Is she just plain desperate?
furious?
turned on? (forgive me - I somehow had to ask this as there is a slight sexual nuance of dominance in this composition:D)
fearful?
I think you get what I mean. Maybe if you clarify her emotion the expression will be clearer and the face in general stronger.
Just my two cents…
still inspired by your drive, man!
I’m still loving EVERYTHING except the face. I think it’s mainly the nose and lips. If you cover up the lower half of her head it looks fine. Hmm…
@Mr Mu
thx. i agree that the missing expression might be a problem. i will take more care of this in the next painting.
thx. i couldn’t find any ref.
how does it look now? tried to fix it. it’s all done exept the face where i’m not sure of…and i designed a new signature, cause the old looked just not right.
Her cheeks look much better now!
I also like the new sig.
I am still unsure what she actually feels. But then again - there’s other areas of interest about the female character, here, too.
Another thing: is that a kind of needle or dagger he is holding?
Or rather a key? If it was the latter, her expression would fit into this pretty good - anxious and nervous, between hope and despair, so-to-speak…
great piece el chief! especially considering that you drew this from imagination the anatomical problems have been pointed out so i’ll skip on that, i’ll just say i can really see the improvement.
about the face, i’m not sure but maybe the problem with her expression is that her eyes seem sleepy to me (maybe that’s what you wanted in which case ignore me). maybe if a little less of the pupil is covered, and the fold of muscle above her eye would be less stressed it might give her a slightly more alarmed or threatened look.
nice job on the lighting btw!
Erich,
I think the piece is definitely improving, but I would still suggest looking at Reference for both figures. M.E.L. recently posted an Anatomy Thread with nice images of bodybuilders, which may be useful as reference for the male figure. For the female figure, you may want to look at Hong’s site, www.characterdesigns.com.
Cheers,
~Rebeccak
@Mr Mu
thx for the idea with the key . now it doesn’t look like girlie-dominated-by-evil-man…which was never intended btw
i re-worked the face again, biceps and chest of the lord.
@Lyneran
thx, changed her eyes a bit
@Rebecca
found some ref for the guy…
thx
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