07-21-2015, 04:06 AM
Heyy, good to see you doing more construction stuff! Something that I think would really help your most recent piece is to look up or photograph some reference. For example, at the moment the /idea/ of the pose of the hands is there but it looks undefined - if you look up some reference and do some supporting studies, you should be able to tackle the piece and improve it! By deconstructing/analysing your reference materials you'll gain a greater understanding that you can apply to your own pieces. As for your painting/lighting, really try to deconstruct where your light is coming from. For example, you have what seems to be a strong glow/light source coming from the vial in his hands which should be illuminating the top of his sleeve, however you've painted a strong shadow there. The same with your drop shadow of the arm - with the light source where it is, the shadow on the wall should be on the other side of the arm. Studying lighting and form principles will help with this! Try painting still lifes of basic block objects. Keep up the good work!