CGMythology's Sketchbook

[jondawo]

Hey Cgmythology,

I have to agree with Rotohail. Your sketchbook is super impressive in terms of consistancy and drive towards finished work. That's really awesome. I also like how confident you are in your use of colour.

One thing that I find creeps up in a lot of your work though is a smooth, clean quality to the rendering style which I find looks a little "digital" for lack of a better word. That may be part of your intentional style which is fine by all means but if not maybe that's something worth paying attention to in the future. I think a lot of the reason for this effect comes from your treatment of edges and of detail placement. Looking at your recent Lady Justice illustration I'm seeing kind of a sameness of edges all the way around the figure, including the cloth. I think you can make more varied choices there, especially in areas that are not supposed to draw focus.

I also think the way you detailed the cliffs in the background hurts the depth in the image somewhat. The harshness of the custom brush you used for the trees really creates a lot of busy detail in an area that is supposed to be quite far away. Maybe you can try and soften those kind of details in the future.

That said I think it's great how much thought and detail you do put into your illustrations. Don't lose that! Maybe just try to choose more carefully how you place your details to make your image more focused.

I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with your Captain America piece :)