14 Jan 07:41
--gorgeous :D
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14 Jan 07:40
--I have my second painting ever in my dA, I hope to keep it there forever for people to see my improvement, I still suck though hehe
14 Jan 07:34
--I almost always like the first thumbnail and just keep doing 20 more for the sake of doing 20 more
14 Jan 07:34
--i love sculpting shapes out of random messes, and i always find going from grayscale thumbs to colour ruins my creativity as i feel locked in
14 Jan 07:32
--hm something to experiment with anyway, thanks for pointing that out, will play around with line sharpness more in my next landscapes :D
14 Jan 07:32
--hmm i kinda see your point, its very loose, but i didnt want to pull focus from the main subject. maybe it is a bit too loose, you may be right there
14 Jan 07:28
--My eyes easily focus on the character, hard edges, that red, it's great, but the machinery could use more contrast even if it is in the background
14 Jan 07:27
--haha no thats ok its just there is obviously something wrong that youve noticed and id love to be able to put it right :)
14 Jan 07:26
--ok, sorry for not being able to give you better advice, I'm a noob and still not studying color
14 Jan 07:25
--Try practicing the stuff that creates contrast, line, color, value, focus, rythm etc. it might help
14 Jan 07:24
--i wanted it to be quite loose but to focus in on the two elements- the dude and the main machinery bit
14 Jan 07:22
--zooming in helps a bit, so it might be not enough simplification or definition, btw, is that color I see in the bottom right pure black? or almost pure black