David's Sketchbook ;)

[Fedodika]

Try working with no layers, I never use them since painter sucks with them i was forced to learn to paint without them piling up. I could only use them to do an effect, but then i had to immediately flatten it or the computer would seriously lag. You'd be surprised how much you can get away with as far as flexibility without them using the Lasso tool.

Also see what in the image you can get away with not detailing, as in the picture above, you detailed literally everything, the grass, the ground, even the rocks in the distance, it's not necessary and it takes away from the focal point, which i think is the biggest flaw of your painted work

The composition is good, just lay off the texture brushes and try a regular round brush for a while, it forces you to appreciate every mark and the significance it has on the piece, looks at Rafa Zanchetins stuff he's a perfect example of what you can do with just one or two brushes

http://crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-4...e#pid80280