CGMythology's Sketchbook

[JosephCow]

I feel like in the last one for me it could have more drama if you had done more with perspective. It looks referenced and knowing how you usually do things I'm sure there was a reference used for it, however the picture might not have been taken at a low angle. I can see that the horizon of the picture is near the bottom, but it seems as if we are about at eye level with the cyclops. And then plus you add the somewhat separate perspective for the figure of the hero and the rock he's on and it's somewhat hard to reconcile all those different pieces.

I think it would have been exciting to see a dramatic perspective on the cyclops so he looks colossal, and puts us more into the scene from the perspective of the hero, rather than observing it from a distance. So maybe like this sketch or something? It does cover up the axe, though. 

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 I also noticed that when winding up to strike something like that, there tends to be a lot of twist to the body, so I tried a pose more from the side. Generally what I do is take a photo or video of myself doing the action I want, with the camera at the right perspective -- on the ground if needed-- and then use that to get started. Many changes are needed to the drawing to make the right body type and lighting, but I think it really works better than using model photos online. I know a lot of people are doing this as well, so idk if that's something for you or not. Some of the giant's muscles are a little confusing anatomically, and I think some different approaches might help that aspect of your work as well.

Obviously I know you aren't going to change it at this point, this critique might have been helpful at the drawing stage, if at all lol. But i didn't see it before. But I remember someone saying something of the same thing to me about making my pose in a more dramatic angle a while back and it helped my future stuff.