08-28-2013, 05:27 PM
I love steampunky gears as much as the next guy but make sure they're a different value than your character, it's very hard to pick out her silhouette from all those high-contrast shapes.
Can we see some of your metal studies? It's a tricky subject to paint, the key is understanding that nothing you see on the metal is "random", but everything is a reflection of the environment. Those reflections are stronger or weaker or differently colored depending on the level of polish and color of the metal. Plus reflections are stronger on planes that are facing more parallel to your gaze, for confusing science reasons.
And just a drawing crit that irks me, those goggles are much too wide for her eyes right now.
Cool stuff dude, I'm really digging her expression and themed costume design :)
Can we see some of your metal studies? It's a tricky subject to paint, the key is understanding that nothing you see on the metal is "random", but everything is a reflection of the environment. Those reflections are stronger or weaker or differently colored depending on the level of polish and color of the metal. Plus reflections are stronger on planes that are facing more parallel to your gaze, for confusing science reasons.
And just a drawing crit that irks me, those goggles are much too wide for her eyes right now.
Cool stuff dude, I'm really digging her expression and themed costume design :)