Fedodika the Koala

[Eristhe]

Hey man! You've improved a tonne since last time I was here, keep at it! It's already been stated here but for your illustration piece, definitely try to use the full range of values. At the moment you're erring within the midtone range, but pushing through to those darkest darks and lightest lights will do a lot for your image.

Another thing to mention is that imo you're overusing the airbrush tool and it's killing your edges. One particular area of note is the arms - where I'm seeing a vague implication of lighting but no strong definition of the form and musculature underneath (even if you're going with a fairly 'soft' rendering style, you still need your lighting to adhere to those overall forms. The anatomy on the arms (particularly the righthand side one) is looking a bit wobbly too. Don't be afraid to wireframe and build your muscle groups, even if you're softening them out afterwards.

Overall rendering critique - you really gotta work on your edges. At the moment your paintings have a lot of muddiness in them which comes from a lack of confidence on describing edges with form.

Some resource stuff that might help!






Keep practising, and don't forget to flex your studying muscles on an imaginative piece regularly. :D