08-07-2017, 03:48 AM
I'm blown away by the diversity of environments your tackling. The compositions in all of these check out nicely, great job so far. It's good you're getting exhausted, that means you're forcing your brain to adapt and improve through challenging pieces. Here are a few things I've noticed in your latest piece when compared to a similar scene painted by Craig Mullins(?) (Taken from Karakter Design Studio's Artstation):
Sorry for the bad handwriting. But other points to consider is how bright the sun is, making the second image awash in a lighter value. There's also hardly any pure black in the second painting because of the intensity of the bounce and ambient light. It might be daunting to compare personal work to the top artists, but seeing the areas that differ and working to close those gaps will get you very far. I hope these points will give you some ideas to push further, keep up the fantastic paintings!
Sorry for the bad handwriting. But other points to consider is how bright the sun is, making the second image awash in a lighter value. There's also hardly any pure black in the second painting because of the intensity of the bounce and ambient light. It might be daunting to compare personal work to the top artists, but seeing the areas that differ and working to close those gaps will get you very far. I hope these points will give you some ideas to push further, keep up the fantastic paintings!