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Assassin, a non-airborne bird, a messed-up underground - The flundra thread.
flundra
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Greetings AC, experienced lurker here finally actually posting things. Figured out that, while it is questionable if my artwork is worthy of intarwebs, I'm not really advancing without proper advise. So, here's a Hellgate-inspired piece I've been working on for a couple of afternoons. It's still sort of a WIP, as in I don't know what to do with it. Probably worth mentioning that while the general theme is from Hellgate, post-apocalyptic London and all that, the character and his enemy aren't, both original designs of mine. I had some trouble with lightning, shading and all that, the image looks a bit flat I reckon, so any tips on that area would be ace. Soo yea, critique away.
Also, ostrich.
Also, ostrich.
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You seem to have put a fair amount of time and effort into this, but it doesn't look like you really planned it out or tried any roughs before you started painting stuff in. At this stage, I think the perspective errors on the stairs, garbage can, sign and characters are a little too much to correct, and you'll probably do better if you just give it another go.
Before you dive back into painting, try working out a rough diagram of how your figures are going to fit into the background, paying particular attention to horizon lines and perspective. Photoreferences can be really helpful with this kind of stuff. Post your plan here and we'll critique it and tell if you things are looking accurate.
Also that's a handsome ostrich you got there. Was that done from a photo?
Heh, I cannot believe I didn't notice how messed up the perspective was. Now that I look at it, you know, damn. I did actually somewhat plan some of the things in there, but for instance the stairs and the garbage can I decided to add a bit later, possibly causing them to fail me in a horrible manner.
I could probably use a protip or two for doing perspective right on a computer. My ability is draw a straight line, especially on a tablet, is just awful. On paper I can sort of pull it off, having rulers and stuff, but on a pc it's just not happening, thus I just sort of guess the perspective lines, which as demonstrated leads to rather unwalkable stairs. Could use the pen tool or something I suppose, do people generally do that?
As for the ostrich, no photo references there. I just quickly checked from a couple of photos what an ostrich head looks like before I started, that hopefully doesn't count as referencing :P
I'll get cracking on some other project today, sketches incoming at some point.
edit: fixed the dude's left hand
Put the ruler on the tablet. :P
Or just use the Line Tool to draw lines emanating from a single point (if you're doing single-point perspective). You can even put all the lines on another layer, and check how your perspective is, when you need to.
Kind of pleased with it, still a bit lacking in detail though. The shadow cast by the dagger arm literally gave me a headache, and I still have no idea whether it's right or not.
Also, that blob of blood is really hard to make out.
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If you look close, he's too big. He's crouching over and not that far from the door so if he stood upright it seems like he'd smack his head on the frame.
It also looks like the hall is curving. See how the candle platform on the far left is facing directly out? yet the door is at an angle.
how does this work exactly? it opens a new layer everytime you use it or am i doing something wrong?