01-08-2023, 03:54 AM
Great looking piece once again dude. I think you nailed the winter scene you were going for and his expression kills it.
Just a couple things stick out to me at the minute. Right now it kind of feels like you hit everything but his face with a Gaussian blur, now I think that really pulls him forward makes and you go straight to his expression which is works well…however i almost wish the severed head and axe head were slightly sharper to give more of that 3d look at he is emerging from the blizzard. Just my two cents.
And the shoulder piece is bothering me a little bit since I don’t know how it is being worn it kind of looks like he has a really hairy pec and shoulder. If we could see how it was attached it might help. But I think the part that is confusing me is the way the lower half of the neck side looks like it could growing out of him. The top section looks good as it shows the fur curling out with the wind. I threw a quick PO to help show where I mean and an example of how it could be approached to give it a clothing look with a piece of trim.
One last thing is the wind, Was the decision to not have a consistent wind direction ( fur vs severed head hair) an attempt to give the impression of a swirling wind? If so disregard this comment, but having all the wind susceptible elements hit with a similar direction could have gone a long ways (the boot fur, loincloth, shoulder, wolf fur, severed head hair) and to really sell it I would have hit that epic beard too. Although it looks thick and heavy I would have let that baby fly in the wind. :)
Hope that helps keep up the great work !
Just a couple things stick out to me at the minute. Right now it kind of feels like you hit everything but his face with a Gaussian blur, now I think that really pulls him forward makes and you go straight to his expression which is works well…however i almost wish the severed head and axe head were slightly sharper to give more of that 3d look at he is emerging from the blizzard. Just my two cents.
And the shoulder piece is bothering me a little bit since I don’t know how it is being worn it kind of looks like he has a really hairy pec and shoulder. If we could see how it was attached it might help. But I think the part that is confusing me is the way the lower half of the neck side looks like it could growing out of him. The top section looks good as it shows the fur curling out with the wind. I threw a quick PO to help show where I mean and an example of how it could be approached to give it a clothing look with a piece of trim.
One last thing is the wind, Was the decision to not have a consistent wind direction ( fur vs severed head hair) an attempt to give the impression of a swirling wind? If so disregard this comment, but having all the wind susceptible elements hit with a similar direction could have gone a long ways (the boot fur, loincloth, shoulder, wolf fur, severed head hair) and to really sell it I would have hit that epic beard too. Although it looks thick and heavy I would have let that baby fly in the wind. :)
Hope that helps keep up the great work !