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Orc time

L.E.O.L.E.O. Registered User regular
edited April 2010 in Artist's Corner
ive got this picture here that i did, its a classic orc D&D style, at least that was i was going for.

i need to think how im gonna color this thing, crit on anything you see wrong.
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some flat colors to get the idea.

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  • LeggraphicsLeggraphics Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    his legs seem fairly short and head a little to big but its good. Just check your anatomy

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  • The Black HunterThe Black Hunter The key is a minimum of compromise, and a simple, unimpeachable reason to existRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    The spear tip seems to go off on a bit of an angle, pointing more upwards than the bottom half would suggest it should

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  • L.E.O.L.E.O. Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    how do you think i should color this? maybe a vector style or painted style?

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  • FletcherFletcher Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    i have NO idea about colour, but his torso seems a bit off anatomy-wise

    it looks as if the right-hand side of his torso belongs to a huge barrel-chested dude, and the left hand side is from somebody with a much a leaner frame

    at the moment it kind of looks like he has a massive tumour under his right arm or something

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  • The Black HunterThe Black Hunter The key is a minimum of compromise, and a simple, unimpeachable reason to existRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    His belt doesn't curve around his body, most noticeable on his right hand side

    As for painting, I'd say a adding shade and light in equal quantities with smooth transitions

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  • L.E.O.L.E.O. Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    riiiiight, i see the anatomy mistakes now, cant really change it now though, but yeah taken into consideration for next time.

    ill see what i can do about the color and post the progress.

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  • DeeLockDeeLock Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    L.E.O. wrote: »
    riiiiight, i see the anatomy mistakes now, cant really change it now though, but yeah taken into consideration for next time.

    What? Why?

    Is this for a commission and has the client already ok'ed it? That's the only situation where i would say...ok i guess you can't change it.

    But if this is you just being lazy, that's another story.

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  • NibCromNibCrom Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    L.E.O. wrote: »
    how do you think i should color this? maybe a vector style or painted style?

    The better question is WHY are you coloring it in a specific way? Think about the mood and emotion you want the piece to convey to the viewer. This will determine how you color it, the hues you use, etc.

    Also, I would suggest adding a background. I'm guessing you're going for more of a pin-up piece, but backgrounds adds context to the piece.

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  • L.E.O.L.E.O. Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    DeeLock wrote: »
    L.E.O. wrote: »
    riiiiight, i see the anatomy mistakes now, cant really change it now though, but yeah taken into consideration for next time.

    What? Why?

    Is this for a commission and has the client already ok'ed it? That's the only situation where i would say...ok i guess you can't change it.

    But if this is you just being lazy, that's another story.
    well, i inked this with a pen, so to change it would be a huge process or rescanning and fixing all the existing mistakes again plus the new ones... maybe ill do it.

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