03-17-2014, 06:40 AM
goodsir Looking pretty potentially epic, looking forward to seein it :)
pablonotpicasso Hey yours is looking very nice so far, at the moment your values look a little similar though, don't be afraid to really brighten those clouds and push the darks in the foreground characters to help make them pop :)
bemota I'm loving how this is looking so far, really looking forward to your piece :)
JJ Aaron Go right ahead and post your studies in this thread, the more the merrier. As for your piece, it's looking great so far. I'm glad somebody went with Hermes because he's one of my favorites. Now, I don't know if it's just a personal preference or what, but to me the image looks like it'd be a setting for someone like Hades. Like if you replaced Hermes with Hades everything would look just right and dandy. Another thing is that other then the nod to aviary creatures there's no other real big symbols for Hermes (Wing tipped sandals or the winged Hat he's commonly depicted with). You gave him a staff, although it's only somewhat reminiscent of the caduceus. But anyway, nothing huge, just my thoughts, looking forward to the final :)
Trevor S. Hey Trevor, nice studies so far, looking forward to seeing your Ares design :)
Madzia This this THIS! A thousand times THIS! Sorry... I really like your piece so far :) You branched out and created an honestly not super interesting character and made her interesting and in a separate genre from what Greek Gods are normally perceived. If I can make any recommendations though, at the moment her head is being cut off by the top of the canvas and it makes what she's holding in her hands more important than her. I'd rather her be the attention grabber and have what she's holding be a fun nod to the mythology. Also with the hand grabbing her it makes the image feel cut off, like I want to see what else is happening. It adds a little mystery to the image, like something you'd see on a horror novel cover where a hand is grabbing someone from off the canvas or out of the shadows, but the rest of the piece doesn't come off as that. I hope this helped, looking forward to the final :)
crackedskull It's been really cool seeing you work on this one and I really enjoy the idea you've got. As for critiques, well the piece was meant to have people tackle composition and design and at the moment it's lacking in the design area. The character is a God, make him look like a God ;)
Kaze I'm really liking both those sketches so far, looking forward to see where it goes :)
Hypnagogic_Haze Really great idea so far, don't forget to do some studies though as well. Looking forward to see more :)
RenatoCaria Hey man, your thumbnail is looking really cool so far. The one thing that immediately jumps out at me though is that the pose looks too timid, like really timid for a God that is controlling a whole army. The arms do look a little short so that might be why, but don't be afraid to go a little more dynamic with the pose. I actually think I like the pose in the 2nd thumbnail more because of how powerful she looks.
EduardoGaray Nice job so far Eduardo, we both had the idea to use that olympus symbol on the armor somewhere ha. If I could recommend anything for your image though, it looks like the legs are a little short, or the torso is very long. Other than that, it's lookin great :)
I use too many smiley faces. Anyway, here's what I've got so far. I'm not sure I'm liking the piece at the moment. The values are a little too cluttered so I'm gonna try and control those a bit better and if I can pull it off then I'll stick with this one. I also wanna add a bit of sci-fi touch to the characters, gonna be fun :)
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pablonotpicasso Hey yours is looking very nice so far, at the moment your values look a little similar though, don't be afraid to really brighten those clouds and push the darks in the foreground characters to help make them pop :)
bemota I'm loving how this is looking so far, really looking forward to your piece :)
JJ Aaron Go right ahead and post your studies in this thread, the more the merrier. As for your piece, it's looking great so far. I'm glad somebody went with Hermes because he's one of my favorites. Now, I don't know if it's just a personal preference or what, but to me the image looks like it'd be a setting for someone like Hades. Like if you replaced Hermes with Hades everything would look just right and dandy. Another thing is that other then the nod to aviary creatures there's no other real big symbols for Hermes (Wing tipped sandals or the winged Hat he's commonly depicted with). You gave him a staff, although it's only somewhat reminiscent of the caduceus. But anyway, nothing huge, just my thoughts, looking forward to the final :)
Trevor S. Hey Trevor, nice studies so far, looking forward to seeing your Ares design :)
Madzia This this THIS! A thousand times THIS! Sorry... I really like your piece so far :) You branched out and created an honestly not super interesting character and made her interesting and in a separate genre from what Greek Gods are normally perceived. If I can make any recommendations though, at the moment her head is being cut off by the top of the canvas and it makes what she's holding in her hands more important than her. I'd rather her be the attention grabber and have what she's holding be a fun nod to the mythology. Also with the hand grabbing her it makes the image feel cut off, like I want to see what else is happening. It adds a little mystery to the image, like something you'd see on a horror novel cover where a hand is grabbing someone from off the canvas or out of the shadows, but the rest of the piece doesn't come off as that. I hope this helped, looking forward to the final :)
crackedskull It's been really cool seeing you work on this one and I really enjoy the idea you've got. As for critiques, well the piece was meant to have people tackle composition and design and at the moment it's lacking in the design area. The character is a God, make him look like a God ;)
Kaze I'm really liking both those sketches so far, looking forward to see where it goes :)
Hypnagogic_Haze Really great idea so far, don't forget to do some studies though as well. Looking forward to see more :)
RenatoCaria Hey man, your thumbnail is looking really cool so far. The one thing that immediately jumps out at me though is that the pose looks too timid, like really timid for a God that is controlling a whole army. The arms do look a little short so that might be why, but don't be afraid to go a little more dynamic with the pose. I actually think I like the pose in the 2nd thumbnail more because of how powerful she looks.
EduardoGaray Nice job so far Eduardo, we both had the idea to use that olympus symbol on the armor somewhere ha. If I could recommend anything for your image though, it looks like the legs are a little short, or the torso is very long. Other than that, it's lookin great :)
I use too many smiley faces. Anyway, here's what I've got so far. I'm not sure I'm liking the piece at the moment. The values are a little too cluttered so I'm gonna try and control those a bit better and if I can pull it off then I'll stick with this one. I also wanna add a bit of sci-fi touch to the characters, gonna be fun :)