10-04-2013, 12:46 AM
Hi Vandall,
You've made great progress on this image and I enjoy all the detail in the foreground and background. However, I think the main character's skin could still use some refinement. You have done a great job of modelling her forms, but I think that the value of her skin falls off too quickly to shadow, making her look very metallic. To solve this I would simply ease the transition from light to dark by reducing the value of the shadows on her form.
I made a quick paint-over to show you what I mean. I simply made a new layer set to 'soft light' and carefully brushed a lighter value over the transitions to shadow. No extra painting was necessary because the form information was already there. Next, I adjusted the levels a bit because the image seemed dark. Also, I would suggest getting some reference for her ear, because the forms don't read correctly at the moment. Hope this helps, and good luck.
You've made great progress on this image and I enjoy all the detail in the foreground and background. However, I think the main character's skin could still use some refinement. You have done a great job of modelling her forms, but I think that the value of her skin falls off too quickly to shadow, making her look very metallic. To solve this I would simply ease the transition from light to dark by reducing the value of the shadows on her form.
I made a quick paint-over to show you what I mean. I simply made a new layer set to 'soft light' and carefully brushed a lighter value over the transitions to shadow. No extra painting was necessary because the form information was already there. Next, I adjusted the levels a bit because the image seemed dark. Also, I would suggest getting some reference for her ear, because the forms don't read correctly at the moment. Hope this helps, and good luck.
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