Rocket Girl

PROX

Not a rocket scientist but actually a scientific rocket.
I'll be hanging around here more often.

MagicToaster

More!

Ravenshadow

fuckin' a prox!

that's awesome.

PROX

Thanks! I have more stuff on my blog and website.

www.jeffrey-chuang.com

iceberg

The pose feels awkward and unnatural.

Overall, it lacks focus/direction.

Good as a study/practice, though.

AlyceInWonderland

Well, technically she is unnatural.

iceberg

True.

She still looks like a chicken.

PROX

Thanks for the crit. What would you suggest to improve the pose?

Godfather

Heh, the detatched boobies look like megaman shoes.

PROX

Well that's what megaman gets for having boobs for feet.

Zombiemambo

iceberg wrote: »

The pose feels awkward and unnatural.

Agreed. Good piece, but please rework the limbs into a more comfortable position. It hurts just to look at.

EDIT: Clarification: not hurts to look at as in it sucks, but that pose is so weird that thinking about it makes my groin hurt.

r-jasper

i LOVE your tension-topping Lexxen-Proxann animation!

PROX

I was trying to push the gesture in this pose, but I guess i pushed it too far. Thanks Jasper!

iceberg

In the future, I'd look at some pictures of dancers as a reference point for the pose. I find their forms are usually pretty compelling for these kinds of images.

Or, think of the spine's shape as the dynamic starting point for any pose. Echo or compliment that single line (of the spine) in other parts of the body/limbs.

PROX

Thanks iceberg, I will look into it!

Sublimus

Prox: A couple things about your site.

Some of your images are a lot bigger than they need to be, and are hard to see at times. I try to keep my max dimension around 800.

Is there any reason you did not put your images in a lightbox set so that you can scroll through them without having to click on each on individually?


Also, I love love love your animation! Its full of energy and really fun. I don't know how long it takes you to do those things, but I think it would be worthwhile for you to make an animattion portfolio.

PROX

I did that so visitors could click on which thumbnail they want to see, instead of having to cycle through everything. As for the size, a friend of mine said higher resolution is better for a portfolio site. A lot of times, it's HR people who look at your stuff, and they like things big. Personally I think they are big too, but I had them at around 800 and got complaints.

Thanks sublimus!

iceberg

There's no harm in allowing us the option to scroll through them though.

PROX

In the long haul, there would be too many images. Also people would wonder why there are duplicate links to the same images.

vrempire

Hi PROX,
what a beautiful girl you got there. I love the pinkish theme of the picture.
Goood luck

PROX

Thank bug eyes

DSil

I'm not the greatest at anatomy and poses myself, but there's a few things that jump out at me.

1. I'm not sure if her proportions are supposed to be like a normal human, but the shortish arms and longish legs look a bit weird. Normally, a person's fingers reach about 2/3 down their femur when standing up straight, and even with cartoon characters with exaggerated torsos or legs, that rule tends to hold.

2. Her thighs look like they're different lengths and shapes. I imagine there's foreshortening going on with her right leg, but the shading could convey that better.

3. Her middle and ring finger on her left hand seem to be fused together. All her fingers seem to be bending out too far, as if she's pressing her hands against an invisible surface. Try some more relaxed hand positions.

On the painting style, I really like it overall. The way you worked all the hues into her skin ties the palette together nicely. I think a bit of white in the rocket trails would make them look hotter and more believable. Also, the background could use a bit more variation, whether just with muddling the blues with brush strokes, or adding some clouds.

PROX

Thanks dsil ill keep working on it