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KayStarlit [2016-05-30 11:04:58 +0000 UTC]

I love the lighting and the dress!

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British-Prophetess [2015-10-19 15:14:17 +0000 UTC]

There's undeniably a sense of wonder in this scene. It's really enchanting and mysterious

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lydia-san [2015-06-23 06:24:51 +0000 UTC]

Woooww ini bagus bgt lho~!

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LightArcIndumati [2015-06-09 14:56:30 +0000 UTC]

Very interesting...

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Umbernay [2015-05-16 07:29:54 +0000 UTC]

The composition of this picture is really cool and dramatic, and I love the design of her dress. Other aspects of the picture I really like are the shading on her hair, the mysterious opening door and the swirling mists (the 'mists of time', perhaps?)

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mikichihiro [2015-05-15 19:39:14 +0000 UTC]

Oooh~ i like this~ especially the magic circle where she's about to cast a spell~ and her dress! sweet~~!

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TylerReitan [2015-04-26 20:14:56 +0000 UTC]

I love the pose you chose for the character, I also love the gears you added into the background. Overall Great piece

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Dark-Fenrir [2015-04-26 02:39:03 +0000 UTC]

So there are things I like about this and things I really dislike. Not because they are super bad but because you are not doing yourself any favors at all.

First thing I notice is the magical symbol. I really think you need to get rid or it or put it somewhere else.  Or perhaps lower it's intesity. As it is now, it's just really distracting and makes the entiere illustration hard to read. Second problem I see is the lack of focus with this image. As it is now i'm not sure what I am supposed to look at. Is the girl the main focus or is it the big doorway? They compete with each other and clash because the girl had a lot of detail density but that bright white light on the door draws the eye away from her and towards it. Generally when composing an imaged your lightest light and darkest dark need to be close or on your main focus.

Another issue I have and one that I think can really hurt you as an artist are the shortcuts you are taking. Now I am sure your favorite part was drawing the character and it shows but the rest of this is just stock photos. The gears and the doors are not your and not doing you any favors. it might reduce the time you have to spend on the illustration but it really clashes with the character in a big way because of how stylized she is compared to the photos. It can become a really bad habit to rely on stuff like that to prop up your artwork. My advice is to render it yourself. Even if you think it looks terrible that's okay because eventually one day it wont and you will only get to that point if you allow yourself to suffer and learn from your mistakes and make stuff that does not look amazing. Using photos's unless you have a very specific and unique style and know what you are doing does not work and can really bring you down as an artist.

The same thing applies to  the textures on her dress it's a grat texture but I can tell that you just applied it to her clothing and that's a problem. Stuff like textures are ideally supposed to help your image and add to an already solid design. Here it is not doing that, in a way you are letting the texture do the work for you and again not allowing yourself to learn how to do it and render it yourself which is detrimental when your just starting to do digital artwork. I know from expedience

Next let's talk about color. I honestly dont have a problem with this. I think your color choices are solid. I really like the colors you chose fro the dress which really make her stand out. My big issues is the giant white beam as I have stated is taking away from the character and is way too bright. In general try to avoid using straight up white or strait black when coloring. It's too strong and if you ever print this will really look bad. I will add that this lacks contrast and is too bright overall

Now the last thing I will talk about is the anatomy. This is obviously a more stylized approach so that gives you a bit of wiggle room but not much. The hands areally off, the left one especially. I can never say this enough but the value of a good refreencer is something that can never be overstated. It is so important for figuring stuff out like this. Even if it's just taking a quick pic with your phones of a friend in this pose it really helps. Also keep in mind that when doing line art theat the lie weight changes depending on the lighting, thinker in shade and thinner in light.

Now I know that might seem like a harsh crit but i'm only being honest. I only want for your work to look great and for you to be able to create things as they appear in your head. many tof the mistakes you made here I have made as well. They are things that really prevent you from learning and growing as an artist. So watch out for that, keep drawing and don't be afraid of the painful part of learning to reach your full potential. So in conclusion, get reference, learn composition, look at movie posters and book covers many of them have similar compositions that guide a viewers eye through the image. Avoid using photos and textures, draw and paint it yourself and eventually you will learn how to properly use that stuff without it clashing with your art.

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