02-20-2016, 12:37 PM
Hey Hobbit, I have some tips that may prove useful when it comes to that painting.
The finished piece, compared to the WIP, is extremely flat value-wise. Having little value variety makes it harder to distinguish shapes in addition to looking boring. In your WIP, the cave behind the statue was darker, allow the statue to pop out that much more, something that was lost in the final piece. A bunch of contrasting value in a single place allows the eye to rest there, giving your image a focal point.
The snow is a neat idea, but it's extremely risky in that it adds so much visual noise to your image. Unless you establish a super solid focal point, it'll just further distract the viewer. It's a burst of detail that draws the eye, so you should optimally place it at your focal point.
"Framing" the image with a bunch of dark value looks pretty and draws the viewer's eye away from the edges. You should avoid having stuff pointing towards edges since it leads the eye out of the image. Redirect it towards the focal point or have it point to something that points towards the focal point. The back and forth between the figure and the statue looking at eachother is really nice.
A difference in size further helps to define a focal point.
Aside from that, your sketchbook is looking super neato. Constructive drawing is one of the best things you can do for yourself and it'll better you in every way.
Keep going and have fun.
The finished piece, compared to the WIP, is extremely flat value-wise. Having little value variety makes it harder to distinguish shapes in addition to looking boring. In your WIP, the cave behind the statue was darker, allow the statue to pop out that much more, something that was lost in the final piece. A bunch of contrasting value in a single place allows the eye to rest there, giving your image a focal point.
The snow is a neat idea, but it's extremely risky in that it adds so much visual noise to your image. Unless you establish a super solid focal point, it'll just further distract the viewer. It's a burst of detail that draws the eye, so you should optimally place it at your focal point.
"Framing" the image with a bunch of dark value looks pretty and draws the viewer's eye away from the edges. You should avoid having stuff pointing towards edges since it leads the eye out of the image. Redirect it towards the focal point or have it point to something that points towards the focal point. The back and forth between the figure and the statue looking at eachother is really nice.
A difference in size further helps to define a focal point.
Aside from that, your sketchbook is looking super neato. Constructive drawing is one of the best things you can do for yourself and it'll better you in every way.
Keep going and have fun.