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Aternyx's Finished & Portfolio Works - Aternyx - 07-03-2026
Here's some of my recent finished art! Feel free to suggest to let me know what you think :3
RE: Aternyx's Finished & Portfolio Works - darktiste - 07-03-2026
I think personally that color theory would be the weakest point and therefor the one that you could gain the most from other fundamental that lagging include composition and lighting.
Regardless of the level you have some of i am thinking of one piece in particular that just don't hit portfolio quality. You want artwork that feel similar in quality in a portfolio you want the best you can currently do and that doesn't mean every drawing you have done because portfolio quality is often above the average thing we draw on a day to day basis they are often done with clear concept and fundamental you want to showcase. In term of style and subject matter you want to make it clear to a potential client what will be the result and subject matter you master.
For line art a specific thing i could mention is to think also of line art relating to perspective line that are closer could be thicker and get smaller as they move away from the viewer eye it much more evident when a object is almost directly coming toward us and you get volume overlapping. My advise is to try to redo the running dog piece remove the line art and have a copy of that original open on the side and than you try to apply the advise on the new one.
You could also clean up your line art a bit yet still retain some of the sketchiness quality that as it own charm. What you want to avoid is the line becoming to thick or thin where it shouldn't be and also to avoid erasing some of the line art by accident in some place.
Personally as a way to fix your line art for a will i would recommend sticking strictly to black for the line art for a while and have some study or piece that aim toward a better understanding of how to choose your color.
A fast and easy way to practice line weight and think of line art principle is to draw over simple subject matter at first and move to more complex topic like plant or mechanical object later on. After you apply the concept for a while it time to graduate and try to incorporate the concept learn with the other fundamental. That the thing about line art principle they are rather simple to understand but they are very easy to brush over specially and it require a certain level of comparing one line against the other to make logical decision that enhances the final result and communicate clearly. One concept from line art that you could benefit from is implying light via light weight by choosing a thinner line where the light would hit and putting a thicker line where the shadow side would be you can start to communicate light with just black and white.
I provided an example of such study i did.
RE: Aternyx's Finished & Portfolio Works - Aternyx - 07-03-2026
(Yesterday, 02:49 PM)darktiste Wrote: I think personally that color theory would be the weakest point and therefor the one that you could gain the most from other fundamental that lagging include composition and lighting.
Regardless of the level you have some of i am thinking of one piece in particular that just don't hit portfolio quality. You want artwork that feel similar in quality in a portfolio you want the best you can currently do and that doesn't mean every drawing you have done because portfolio quality is often above the average thing we draw on a day to day basis they are often done with clear concept and fundamental you want to showcase. In term of style and subject matter you want to make it clear to a potential client what will be the result and subject matter you master.
For line art a specific thing i could mention is to think also of line art relating to perspective line that are closer could be thicker and get smaller as they move away from the viewer eye it much more evident when a object is almost directly coming toward us and you get volume overlapping. My advise is to try to redo the running dog piece remove the line art and have a copy of that original open on the side and than you try to apply the advise on the new one.
You could also clean up your line art a bit yet still retain some of the sketchiness quality that as it own charm. What you want to avoid is the line becoming to thick or thin where it shouldn't be and also to avoid erasing some of the line art by accident in some place.
Personally as a way to fix your line art for a will i would recommend sticking strictly to black for the line art for a while and have some study or piece that aim toward a better understanding of how to choose your color.
A fast and easy way to practice line weight and think of line art principle is to draw over simple subject matter at first and move to more complex topic like plant or mechanical object later on. After you apply the concept for a while it time to graduate and try to incorporate the concept learn with the other fundamental. That the thing about line art principle they are rather simple to understand but they are very easy to brush over specially and it require a certain level of comparing one line against the other to make logical decision that enhances the final result and communicate clearly. One concept from line art that you could benefit from is implying light via light weight by choosing a thinner line where the light would hit and putting a thicker line where the shadow side would be you can start to communicate light with just black and white.
I provided an example of such study i did.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a detailed critique! I really appreciate it. Lighting and composition are definitely areas I've been trying to improve, so it's helpful to get another perspective. I'll also give the line weight exercise a try!
Out of curiosity, could you elaborate a bit on what you meant by color theory being my weakest point? I'd love to understand what specifically stood out to you. :3
Most of the pieces in my portfolio are personal work or freebies that I use to experiment and practice, so they aren't always representative of the level of rendering I put into commissions. I'd be more than happy to show a few commission examples (and my art platform) if that would give you a better idea of where I'm at. Some of those probably demonstrate the line weight and rendering you were talking about a bit better.
https://www.deviantart.com/aternyx
RE: Aternyx's Finished & Portfolio Works - darktiste - 07-04-2026
Experimental piece and practice rarely fit the bill of a portfolio piece. For color you are in control of that and don't need me to figure out what you like in term of palette but how to get a palette that work that a topic you have to explore on your own. lt up to you and how you want thing to look some people have success with monochromatic palette so really there isn't anything i can say to help unless you know what kinda of color vibe you will be working toward. Color is not a straight forward subject with define rule it one of the thing that can be very personal and therefor can be hard to teach. It always good to keep in mind that color is just an other building block in the visual communication you have to use the color to communicate a story or emotion and to create visual appeal and sometime that visual appeal just isn't my cup of tea that doesn't mean it as no appeal or that it doesn't communicate properly.
It best if you learn about color theory by studying from life first and than other artist rather than having me sit here and convince what color approach should make sense to you. But before we talk about color we should talk about value and saturation. Why? Because it often what make two color sit in harmony and why sometime it hurt your eye.