05-01-2014, 04:52 AM
Lovely reference shot! Kudos for taking your own! :)
Right now, in comparison to the reference, the girl is leaning a bit more forward, making her look a bit tense, whereas the photo looks more relaxed and balanced, Obviously depends entirely on what you want to convey. (I drew a line from her throat straight down - observe the difference in her torso/balance. You could in this case draw that line whereever you like, it's just to help you visually compare the relationships of hip, shoulders etc)
I agree with Wokenfels, the cropped version is a bit crowded - if you prefer the landscape format, you could try to leave a bit more space to the bottom, including her elbow, and cut away a bit behind her head (there is not much of interest to be seen there). Might make for a nice composition with intersecting thirds at her eye.
Keep it up! That's going to be a really cool painting :)
Right now, in comparison to the reference, the girl is leaning a bit more forward, making her look a bit tense, whereas the photo looks more relaxed and balanced, Obviously depends entirely on what you want to convey. (I drew a line from her throat straight down - observe the difference in her torso/balance. You could in this case draw that line whereever you like, it's just to help you visually compare the relationships of hip, shoulders etc)
I agree with Wokenfels, the cropped version is a bit crowded - if you prefer the landscape format, you could try to leave a bit more space to the bottom, including her elbow, and cut away a bit behind her head (there is not much of interest to be seen there). Might make for a nice composition with intersecting thirds at her eye.
Keep it up! That's going to be a really cool painting :)