08-18-2016, 05:45 PM
Hey mate,
Saw this dude and thought I'd suggest some things
The angle of the eye didn't meet with the angle of the head too well, even though the nose was positioned in the somehwat right angle. His facial feats were a bit too small(?) for the head size - to rectify the past two issues I liquified quite a bit. Don't be afraid to use liquify/other PS tools to fix problems.
You also seemed to be emphasising parts of the skeletal structure too kindly in order to make a convincing portrait. E.g. his cheekbone -- get in there and put some darker values in to make it apparent. Seriously, valueeessss <3
I get that your orig idea was having the head twisted and angled a bit - hence why the sternocleidomastoid is twisted a bit - but it doesn't look natural. If you were twisting your head up and to the right, the neck muscles wouldn't pop out like that.
Lastly, his pose seems stiff and unrealistic. Especially the when you have a head that size with scrawny arms. Remember the angle of the ribcage when standing - there's an angle to it - the torso tapers over this angle before receding to the hip-region.
Probably more emphasis on the beautiful necklace could help the piece - but I'm out of time
Hope this helps in some way. Do what you will with it <3
Saw this dude and thought I'd suggest some things
The angle of the eye didn't meet with the angle of the head too well, even though the nose was positioned in the somehwat right angle. His facial feats were a bit too small(?) for the head size - to rectify the past two issues I liquified quite a bit. Don't be afraid to use liquify/other PS tools to fix problems.
You also seemed to be emphasising parts of the skeletal structure too kindly in order to make a convincing portrait. E.g. his cheekbone -- get in there and put some darker values in to make it apparent. Seriously, valueeessss <3
I get that your orig idea was having the head twisted and angled a bit - hence why the sternocleidomastoid is twisted a bit - but it doesn't look natural. If you were twisting your head up and to the right, the neck muscles wouldn't pop out like that.
Lastly, his pose seems stiff and unrealistic. Especially the when you have a head that size with scrawny arms. Remember the angle of the ribcage when standing - there's an angle to it - the torso tapers over this angle before receding to the hip-region.
Probably more emphasis on the beautiful necklace could help the piece - but I'm out of time
Hope this helps in some way. Do what you will with it <3
sketchbook | pg 52
"Not a single thing in this world isn't in the process of becoming something else."
I'll be back - it's an odyssey, after all
"Not a single thing in this world isn't in the process of becoming something else."
I'll be back - it's an odyssey, after all