05-24-2014, 08:33 AM
Woo! Great job on that Nausicaa poster, and awesome studies as always. Critwise, the hair looks like it was painted strand by strand maybe? If you did, that's really intense 0_0 and although the values work, I think it would have looked better if you painted by mass with broader brushstrokes, and painted only a few strands here and there. But it looks like you're studying that in your later studies, so my point might be redundant. Compositionally, I think if you had added some stuff going on in the far background it would have really helped the depth, as it feels like it only has two planes right now (Nausicaa with the golden strands, and the worm thing).
Also, the image could be divided evenly in half vertically (by Nausicaa's body) and horizontally (by the worm's shape), which creates sort of a static feeling to it. In general, having anything divided in even halves compositionally is frowned upon, but as with anything in art, it's more personal opinion than rule. Anyways, hope I'm not being too nitpicky with the critiques, just trying to leave meaningful feedback :) You level up like crazy every time I visit your sketchbook, keep rocking it!
Also, the image could be divided evenly in half vertically (by Nausicaa's body) and horizontally (by the worm's shape), which creates sort of a static feeling to it. In general, having anything divided in even halves compositionally is frowned upon, but as with anything in art, it's more personal opinion than rule. Anyways, hope I'm not being too nitpicky with the critiques, just trying to leave meaningful feedback :) You level up like crazy every time I visit your sketchbook, keep rocking it!
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