01-10-2025, 12:12 AM
darktiste: Excellent input as always! I agree that the figures grip holding the sword could be improved, didn't put much attention to this initially I admit but I just refined it for a more natural look. Incorporated the rest of your feedback as well and I feel it's an improvement. Glad you dig the sketch values, I always work in multiple layers when sketching so it's just a simple matter of lower the opacity of the parts I want faded out to the background which gives a nice depth of field effect.
Jephyr: Thanks for the kinds words!! Very happy to hear you enjoy the new illustrations, I definitely learned a lot on how specific material handles and lighting in general... Still need to do plenty of more studies though as I feel I can gain a better understanding of light in general. Happy New Year and keep up the great work as well!
Tango_Mango: Thanks, I'm really happy to hear that the chaos of the image is expressed already in the sketch as that was something I wanted to emphasize!
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I went ahead and made some changes based on the input received and painted it in. I'm fairly pleased with the illustration, the feeling of 'war' I think is really expressed nicely which was my main goal here. I'm still open to input if there's anything that needs tweaking or can be improved, so please feel free to let me know! Below is the current progress followed by the steps for those interested:
Jephyr: Thanks for the kinds words!! Very happy to hear you enjoy the new illustrations, I definitely learned a lot on how specific material handles and lighting in general... Still need to do plenty of more studies though as I feel I can gain a better understanding of light in general. Happy New Year and keep up the great work as well!
Tango_Mango: Thanks, I'm really happy to hear that the chaos of the image is expressed already in the sketch as that was something I wanted to emphasize!
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I went ahead and made some changes based on the input received and painted it in. I'm fairly pleased with the illustration, the feeling of 'war' I think is really expressed nicely which was my main goal here. I'm still open to input if there's anything that needs tweaking or can be improved, so please feel free to let me know! Below is the current progress followed by the steps for those interested: