04-16-2024, 12:57 AM
I really like the stoic expression you give that with just light and shadow.I also like that you kept opinion open when it came to is design.My favorite is the second iteration the coat collar is smaller which help make him look massive with the shoulder.But it also the framing and the object size inside the frame full character often have so much empty space around them but with a close up you really get all the juicy detail and a bit less space with nothing.
My advise is to use a 10% white as background instead of pure white background it can help get rid of some flatness and it easier for the eye.You can also make a double of only the character and increase the light of that layers and create a sense of directional light not only with the shape of your value but with a gradient by removing light with a soft brush and you can work none destructively by removing from the mask instead of the copy.
I give you that it not how thing are done in manga but it could be fun as an experiment and to break convention.
My advise is to use a 10% white as background instead of pure white background it can help get rid of some flatness and it easier for the eye.You can also make a double of only the character and increase the light of that layers and create a sense of directional light not only with the shape of your value but with a gradient by removing light with a soft brush and you can work none destructively by removing from the mask instead of the copy.
I give you that it not how thing are done in manga but it could be fun as an experiment and to break convention.