08-08-2013, 03:23 AM
Here's a piece I'm close to finishing, and I'd like to know what everyone thinks.
I went with a mix of a samurai and pre-columbian warrior fighting a feathered serpent in a cavernous location, with light emanating from the snake's mouth and throat, and parts of the rest of his body glowing.
I wanted to go with a different lighting scheme for this piece, with most of the light coming from behind the main character and creating the focal point with the resulting dark contrast. Did I succeed in making the focal point the figure? I know there's a lot of detail on the snake, so I wanted to make sure it wasn't distracting from the main figure. Also, what does everyone think of the feathers along the snake's body? Do they look like feathers enough? They're arranged like scales would be on a snake rather than how they actually would be on a bird, so I was wondering whether or not they would be mistaken for badly drawn scales. Is there a good balance of detail in them?
I went with a mix of a samurai and pre-columbian warrior fighting a feathered serpent in a cavernous location, with light emanating from the snake's mouth and throat, and parts of the rest of his body glowing.
I wanted to go with a different lighting scheme for this piece, with most of the light coming from behind the main character and creating the focal point with the resulting dark contrast. Did I succeed in making the focal point the figure? I know there's a lot of detail on the snake, so I wanted to make sure it wasn't distracting from the main figure. Also, what does everyone think of the feathers along the snake's body? Do they look like feathers enough? They're arranged like scales would be on a snake rather than how they actually would be on a bird, so I was wondering whether or not they would be mistaken for badly drawn scales. Is there a good balance of detail in them?