looking for a critique or paintover

[fede_gramajo]

hi! my first post here, well i'm trying a new artstyle, i have a hard time with backgrounds and with the colors, also with my poses not being dynamic enough so any critique is welcome! i'm open to try anything

[Pubic Enemy]

The most objective critiques I can make are that the place where his clavicles meet at the sternum is too far from the pit of his neck (mimic the pose in the mirror and look at where the pit of your neck is, it should be obvious), and that his thighs are way too short. They could easily be twice as long, especially for a tall character like Abe Sapien.

The background is abstract so I can't say much. You could try making the greenish spots lighter, so that it's more obvious that a light source is coming from the right. I'm not sure though. I don't think there are any real issues with the colors, otherwise.

Regarding dynamism, all I can suggest is to work on improving your figures more, and particularly to study photos of people in movement. I think it's a lot easier to make dynamic figures if you actually are athletic in real life and have an intuitive understanding of the forces involved in all sorts of movements, but you can partly improve your feel for it by studying.

[fede_gramajo]

The most objective critiques I can make are that the place where his clavicles meet at the sternum is too far from the pit of his neck (mimic the pose in the mirror and look at where the pit of your neck is, it should be obvious), and that his thighs are way too short. They could easily be twice as long, especially for a tall character like Abe Sapien.

The background is abstract so I can't say much. You could try making the greenish spots lighter, so that it's more obvious that a light source is coming from the right. I'm not sure though. I don't think there are any real issues with the colors, otherwise.

Regarding dynamism, all I can suggest is to work on improving your figures more, and particularly to study photos of people in movement. I think it's a lot easier to make dynamic figures if you actually are athletic in real life and have an intuitive understanding of the forces involved in all sorts of movements, but you can partly improve your feel for it by studying.

thank you a lot! i will start some studies and use it for the next one! looking for some references for anatomy

[Pubic Enemy]

looking for some references for anatomy

If you need some pictures of naked people, this is a good site (albeit somewhat poorly organized) http://www.fineart.sk/

You may find Muybridge's photos useful for both anatomy and movement studies: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Categ..._Muybridge

For bones and muscles, check this free edition of Gray's Anatomy. Click on the page numbers and look at the pictures: https://www.bartleby.com/107/indexillus.html

[fede_gramajo]

looking for some references for anatomy

If you need some pictures of naked people, this is a good site (albeit somewhat poorly organized) http://www.fineart.sk/

You may find Muybridge's photos useful for both anatomy and movement studies: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Categ..._Muybridge

For bones and muscles, check this free edition of Gray's Anatomy. Click on the page numbers and look at the pictures: https://www.bartleby.com/107/indexillus.html

thanks! this is very helpful! we can post studies here?

[Pubic Enemy]

Sure, that's what the sketchbook forum is for. Make a single sketchbook thread, and you can post any kind of artwork in it.