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Published: 2011-11-12 20:19:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 413; Favourites: 15; Downloads: 4
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Birthday gift forHope you like it
THAT BACKGROUND! IM SO HAPPY xD
Im getting there! So excited xD
Tat is all
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Lusa's critique brought me here, and this caught my eye so I decided to critique it too.
Firstly, this reminds me of the coast near San Diego in California. It's gorgeous, a long beach with mountains just on the side. Even though those are supposed to be rocks...xD
But still, great job. I cans ee the thought you put into this!
Let's start with the things you can improve on.
Con's;
Like Lusa said, it's alittle too skinny. It looks fine like that, it adds style, but if you want to go more realistic with your style try studying wolf anatomy and you will see.
What caught my eye on the wolf the most is the ruffles on his forehead. If he's howling, the muzzle should be crumpled, not the forehead. Try making it with straight lines next time C:
The shading is good, but instead of using just white/black try using more realistic colors for the scene you are drawing the character in - for this, the light source would be light blue, and the shadows would be dark blue/black. Try searching some shading techniques, it helps alot!
Lastly for the cons would be the detail. I appreciate the fact you drew it with brushes all by hand, and it's a good technique although it takes alot of time. Try adding textures and more detail to the objects as in the rocks and the grass. The rocks would have a dirty, pebbly texture, and the grass wouldn't look as flat.
Pro's;
I love your style, I can tell you have really been trying hard! It's so hard for me to catch onto anatomy and you are doing very well with it. The pose is just perfect, I can't see anything you should fix.
Like I said I love the idea of drawing the background by hand, it's so much work but you pulled it off very well.
The clouds look amazing! I can also see the shading you added to the water, if I look really close to the right it looks so real!
Well, this has turned huge, i'm sorry x'D I hope I helped atleast a bit!
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Thanks! Im just now adding in shading to my digital work gain so yeah, im not so great at it. Ill try to add in your advice in future pictures though, and see how i can work it like that! I still trying to establish a style, and its hard to stay realistic in every pose, but im working on that too. and crumpled muzzle? Not sure what you mean.
It was a great help! Thanks. Ill definately use what you said to improve future art!
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It's really great for being new to shading, though! When I started shading digitally it was all splotchy and blehhh xD
Here's a reference of what I meant, if you would like to see; [link]
See how the forehead isn't wrinkled at all? That's what I meant ;v;
You're welcome!
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xD thanks.
And ok, ill try
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First of all, this is really nice, I love the idea, and the character's design is absolute love. e.deviantart.net/emoticons/h/h… " width="15" height="13" alt="
But...
Mother of God, I think it's starving to death. D: Wolves aren't nearly that skinny. It's spine doesn't bend like that either, unless it's broken or something. The legs are too thin and the toes look too smashed together. Try rounding off the tail at the tip, too. The head probably shouldn't be so straight up, the position it's in looks like it would hurt his neck. The rocks (or...mountains? I can't tell...) look too smudgy. Especially the one he's standing on. Try turning on the opacity setting on your brush for the details, not smudging them. It sort of ruins it. They all look extremely similar in shape and detail. The grass is nice but...there's some patches here and there in the sand? It looks like you downloaded a brush to make the grass. Just try doing it yourself, it looks a million times better, honestly. I can also see a little blue in some areas that probably doesn't belong there. The sand looks like it's in a bunch of clumps; there's a huge pile here, it's flat there, and then another pile here. Just make it a little more level so it doesn't seem like there's mountains of sand everywhere. I love the clouds, but it also looks like you used a brush again. :c And they all look the same. Clouds never look exactly the same. The sky seems a little too bright and it's distracting.
You did very well on this, just try to work on the anatomy some. It's always a good idea to use a photo reference to help you. e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s… " width="15" height="15" alt="
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Its hard to stay realistic in every pose, and im still working on anatomy. I dont use refs for poses because it doesnt feel like its my work when i do, i feel like its the person who took the photos work. I do occaissionally use them to practice but not when im drawing an actual peice of work for someone. i did use a brush for the clouds in this but in more recent pictures i have been working on clouds without the brush.
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As long as you don't trace it, it is your work. :u But I'll respect your decision. c:
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