05-17-2013, 09:28 PM
hey, i like your vision with this piece and im sure it will be aweosme when its finished! there were a few compositional issues though, i did a quick paint over to show what i mean;
![[Image: paintover.png]](http://f.cl.ly/items/3s2g2t1l0X1H1k443H2s/paintover.png)
first of all the background seems a bit cluttered and it feels like you're putting a bit too much definition in the forms of the rocks; you want the viewer to look at the wizard so this can be distracting, try to think of them in simple forms.
secondly the blue magic spell looks cool, but it's a bit awkward how it goes off the edge of the piece so i extended the canvas a bit to fit it all in, it also had a very similar hue and value to the background making it not very visible; this is one of the focal points so it needs to stand out, i shifted the hue a little to separate it but the values are still quite similar.
there were a few issues with the perspective of the lizard, particlarly were it curved into the tail, it was a bit too round so it needs to be flattened down a bit with the curve of the tail included.
finally there were a few issues with the dust; perhaps try to do a few studies of how it acts at the moment it appears to have too much form to it; as if it were a cloud in the distance or something. try to use bigger brushes (perhaps on low flow) to help create the vagueness of it. also, depending on the thickness it will not completely block out what is behind it, but it will simplify the forms into simple shapes. i brought it into the foreground as well to make it look more natural. the figure could also stand out a bit more as it's the main focal point.
otherwise it's look good so keep at it! hope this helps! :)
first of all the background seems a bit cluttered and it feels like you're putting a bit too much definition in the forms of the rocks; you want the viewer to look at the wizard so this can be distracting, try to think of them in simple forms.
secondly the blue magic spell looks cool, but it's a bit awkward how it goes off the edge of the piece so i extended the canvas a bit to fit it all in, it also had a very similar hue and value to the background making it not very visible; this is one of the focal points so it needs to stand out, i shifted the hue a little to separate it but the values are still quite similar.
there were a few issues with the perspective of the lizard, particlarly were it curved into the tail, it was a bit too round so it needs to be flattened down a bit with the curve of the tail included.
finally there were a few issues with the dust; perhaps try to do a few studies of how it acts at the moment it appears to have too much form to it; as if it were a cloud in the distance or something. try to use bigger brushes (perhaps on low flow) to help create the vagueness of it. also, depending on the thickness it will not completely block out what is behind it, but it will simplify the forms into simple shapes. i brought it into the foreground as well to make it look more natural. the figure could also stand out a bit more as it's the main focal point.
otherwise it's look good so keep at it! hope this helps! :)