08-19-2018, 08:23 AM
Hey Echo! I really dig the warhammer piece, and you´ve seized the storytelling. I´m not too familiar with the warhammer universe but from the vibe of the piece, i sense that the guy is the leader, and there´s an air invasion ready to occur.
I think the piece has lots of room to grow and has portfolio potential.You have 70% of the picture solved but those 30% need to be tackled haha.
Hope that you don´t mind my paintover, to better illustrate my point.
1. Composition; Yours already works but needs some room to breathe, so, i´ve opted for a vertical composition since it´s a vertical storytelling; the army, the leader, the air invaders and the air event, probably a battle.
You´ve made a clear differentiation between the leader and the army, it reads, and you left the invasion quite ambiguous, which is fantastic, allows room for interpretation and wonder.
2. Shape; Regarding shape, once again, you´re almost there, i would refine the leader´s shape, specially the legs, the armour is too blocky, push that arm pointing at the sky a bit more to have more readability ( think fighting game; exagerate the pose so the movement reads well, not breaking realism, just using pose for your advantage).
Work one or two standard sillouettes but do not allow those shapes to take attention from the main source of attention, the leader, that points to the heavens.
Refine also those rock shapes in a more appealing way, creating a separation from the army.
3. Value; That one i think needs the most work. Think about ambience, mood. You created an almost 1-10 (black-white) value range, work within the nuances; grays, it´s rare to use the full spectrum of value. Pick mid tones and add shadows and highlights where needed.
In that image value should; A) Provide ambience but background is not the focus B) The leader and part of the rock should be the highlight and by looking at him the readers eyes should be directed to the skies C) Skies should have some kind of ambiguous value but having more importance than the leader. D) The army should be the darkest part of the image but not black.
You can also pick darkest darks in some spots of the leader´s armour that are in shadow, but specs at the most.
A special consideration. Avoid the easy value strategy;
Nathan Fowkes makes a fantastic free video detailing that bad option. The dark to light value scheme works well but should not be overused in all pieces, in this one i think it works.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvJQ0aHp-eQ
Cheers!!
I think the piece has lots of room to grow and has portfolio potential.You have 70% of the picture solved but those 30% need to be tackled haha.
Hope that you don´t mind my paintover, to better illustrate my point.
1. Composition; Yours already works but needs some room to breathe, so, i´ve opted for a vertical composition since it´s a vertical storytelling; the army, the leader, the air invaders and the air event, probably a battle.
You´ve made a clear differentiation between the leader and the army, it reads, and you left the invasion quite ambiguous, which is fantastic, allows room for interpretation and wonder.
2. Shape; Regarding shape, once again, you´re almost there, i would refine the leader´s shape, specially the legs, the armour is too blocky, push that arm pointing at the sky a bit more to have more readability ( think fighting game; exagerate the pose so the movement reads well, not breaking realism, just using pose for your advantage).
Work one or two standard sillouettes but do not allow those shapes to take attention from the main source of attention, the leader, that points to the heavens.
Refine also those rock shapes in a more appealing way, creating a separation from the army.
3. Value; That one i think needs the most work. Think about ambience, mood. You created an almost 1-10 (black-white) value range, work within the nuances; grays, it´s rare to use the full spectrum of value. Pick mid tones and add shadows and highlights where needed.
In that image value should; A) Provide ambience but background is not the focus B) The leader and part of the rock should be the highlight and by looking at him the readers eyes should be directed to the skies C) Skies should have some kind of ambiguous value but having more importance than the leader. D) The army should be the darkest part of the image but not black.
You can also pick darkest darks in some spots of the leader´s armour that are in shadow, but specs at the most.
A special consideration. Avoid the easy value strategy;
Nathan Fowkes makes a fantastic free video detailing that bad option. The dark to light value scheme works well but should not be overused in all pieces, in this one i think it works.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvJQ0aHp-eQ
Cheers!!