04-25-2025, 12:19 PM
I even feel like puttting the gun in this new position that make a interesting ''framing'' that kinda link the second character it like ''flow''. But again you get the problem that the gun Shoulder piece which i see you mark as black as to ''read'' against the shadow of the cloak.I think it really about finding those value grouping in the thumbnail stage .But for that you need to practice your eye and also working alone really play against you because you don't get to have a second opinion on readability during thumbnail review if you ever get the chance to even have review at that stage. The obvious solution would be to go with 3 value but then it doesn't have the same energy anymore that black and white as which to me is the power of ''merging of shape"".Maybe here the best choose would be one of design (simplification of cloth that add to much overlap)but in some case the character is part of a comic or existing ip and it mean respecting design so ''removing isn't an option.Also let be honest a cloak add so much flow to a piece it criminal to suggest removing it.But i think you don't need 2 side to flow you could have the foreground part of the cloak just to indicate flow and the other side would just drap down ''less dynamic'' but added ''readiblity'.
But then you get a pretty empty spot and now where the cape was before intentionally or unintentionally hide the character behind it now you ''get new shape'' like is feet or the bottom of the torso of that back figure.
So easier said then done when it come to giving suggestion on how to problem solve my solution for black element from different depth that would normally merge would then be to use the atmospheric different to separate those shape have black but with that remove opacity so it not a grey really but black with a gradient where you want to add separation(if it work because something that ''atmospheric'' separation just doesn't make sense).
I hope this was helpful i think doing just those critic is even helping me a bit to find solution that if i was caught up drawing i wouldn't even be think about... so i think i also encourage you to come back to your own drawing after they are done if you can afford to and look at them with a fresh eye(i specially recommend that during thumbnailing and if you aren't thumbnailing at all i do recommend incorporating more of those into your practice.
The important thing at the end of the day is that you enjoy drawing pressure free no matter how much i got to say about small detail.
But then you get a pretty empty spot and now where the cape was before intentionally or unintentionally hide the character behind it now you ''get new shape'' like is feet or the bottom of the torso of that back figure.
So easier said then done when it come to giving suggestion on how to problem solve my solution for black element from different depth that would normally merge would then be to use the atmospheric different to separate those shape have black but with that remove opacity so it not a grey really but black with a gradient where you want to add separation(if it work because something that ''atmospheric'' separation just doesn't make sense).
I hope this was helpful i think doing just those critic is even helping me a bit to find solution that if i was caught up drawing i wouldn't even be think about... so i think i also encourage you to come back to your own drawing after they are done if you can afford to and look at them with a fresh eye(i specially recommend that during thumbnailing and if you aren't thumbnailing at all i do recommend incorporating more of those into your practice.
The important thing at the end of the day is that you enjoy drawing pressure free no matter how much i got to say about small detail.