(12-03-2015, 08:10 AM)Admbrns Wrote: Unfortunately, you can tell what was copied from a reference and what was designed by you. The face and hands have a higher grade of rendering than the hair/robe/crown. The latter being about 80% of the illustration, its a big deal.
The shadows of the crown spikes all lie in an inconsistent/unrealistic way.
The only places you can see the flying snow pieces is when they are over the figure. If you hadn't mentioned that they were snow, i probably would not have picked up on them in front of the light blue background. I would rethink your color choices for the background. They work okay together, but in no way convey "cold" or "snow". Think of the emotion you're trying to get across.
thanks for the critique, you're right I should spent time in all of the elements not just in the face and hands, I'm gonna also work on being consistent in the shadows and light sources. thanks agains for the critique it was very helpful.