02-23-2014, 10:06 PM
hey there Adzerak,
I really enjoy your sketchbook. Your pencil drawings have a really great sense of volume and values (but I think I said that before).^^
Since a picture says more than a thousand words a made an crit - overpaint of your latest piece:
First I cropped the image, because I felt there was some unused space on the left side.
Then generally I tried to get a clearer sense of lighting in it. From left comes a blue light from right a reddish warm light from the rocks. So I quickly put them in.
The orc had some anatomie issues imho, his torso was a bit short. Then I tried to increase the dramatic moment by changing the dude on the ground. I made his hand stick out so there is a clear silhouette against the sky of him trying to defend himself.
I tried to make the armor read better against the ground and when I acted the knights pose out I realised that I always sticked out my head in front of my chest. So I did the same for him.
Also the orc should seem more to belong into that environment, to encrease the feeling that the knight went out of his depths and into orc - land where he met a too strong opponent. In order to do that I gave the orc stuff that was made from the surroundings like stone, horn and cloth to protect him from the sun, like nomad tribes in the desert. No metal, since metal is all over the knight, thus seperating them more.
The effect of his blood - red ears is cool but I don't think it would happen with that sort of lighting. It only happens when light travels through an translucent object and then into the eye. I don't know if that is the case here. But for dramatic effect, it could be added i guess ^^
I also changed his stance, making him more stable by opening the triangle of his 2 feet and his head more.
lastly I changed his face, to make him look more like a human and less like an animal. I think it makes the image more interesting, because maybe the knight bargains for his life, since the orc is smart enough to understand him. before it seems certain what happens, now there is a chance that the orc lets him go, if he decides. That way it is more interesting.
I hope it helps :)
I really enjoy your sketchbook. Your pencil drawings have a really great sense of volume and values (but I think I said that before).^^
Since a picture says more than a thousand words a made an crit - overpaint of your latest piece:
First I cropped the image, because I felt there was some unused space on the left side.
Then generally I tried to get a clearer sense of lighting in it. From left comes a blue light from right a reddish warm light from the rocks. So I quickly put them in.
The orc had some anatomie issues imho, his torso was a bit short. Then I tried to increase the dramatic moment by changing the dude on the ground. I made his hand stick out so there is a clear silhouette against the sky of him trying to defend himself.
I tried to make the armor read better against the ground and when I acted the knights pose out I realised that I always sticked out my head in front of my chest. So I did the same for him.
Also the orc should seem more to belong into that environment, to encrease the feeling that the knight went out of his depths and into orc - land where he met a too strong opponent. In order to do that I gave the orc stuff that was made from the surroundings like stone, horn and cloth to protect him from the sun, like nomad tribes in the desert. No metal, since metal is all over the knight, thus seperating them more.
The effect of his blood - red ears is cool but I don't think it would happen with that sort of lighting. It only happens when light travels through an translucent object and then into the eye. I don't know if that is the case here. But for dramatic effect, it could be added i guess ^^
I also changed his stance, making him more stable by opening the triangle of his 2 feet and his head more.
lastly I changed his face, to make him look more like a human and less like an animal. I think it makes the image more interesting, because maybe the knight bargains for his life, since the orc is smart enough to understand him. before it seems certain what happens, now there is a chance that the orc lets him go, if he decides. That way it is more interesting.
I hope it helps :)