09-19-2014, 11:14 PM
These are the main issues as I see them:
1) Lighting: Where is your lightsource? The warm light in the BG seems to have no effect whatsoever on the figure and the figure itself is lit from everywhere and nowhere, which makes it look "pasted on".
2) Perspective/scale: Perspective overall looks wonky to me. Did you plot the perspevtice or just guess at it? WHen it comes to scale, the tower(?) on the left looks like a miniature and doesn't really sit weel in perspective either.
3) Composition: You've got a few minor tangents like the figure's finger and the tower & the edge of his cape and the rooftop.
Overall the most pressing problems are with fundamentals. I recommend a lot of painting from life to understand colour and light. Brushing up yourt perspective won't hurt either. These books are great resources for those topics: Gurney: Color and Light / Norling: Perspective made easy
1) Lighting: Where is your lightsource? The warm light in the BG seems to have no effect whatsoever on the figure and the figure itself is lit from everywhere and nowhere, which makes it look "pasted on".
2) Perspective/scale: Perspective overall looks wonky to me. Did you plot the perspevtice or just guess at it? WHen it comes to scale, the tower(?) on the left looks like a miniature and doesn't really sit weel in perspective either.
3) Composition: You've got a few minor tangents like the figure's finger and the tower & the edge of his cape and the rooftop.
Overall the most pressing problems are with fundamentals. I recommend a lot of painting from life to understand colour and light. Brushing up yourt perspective won't hurt either. These books are great resources for those topics: Gurney: Color and Light / Norling: Perspective made easy
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