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Published: 2010-01-16 23:17:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 2142; Favourites: 33; Downloads: 42
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A character I'll be using later in the future.Related content
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iva ta! I can call myself maltese
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very good piece..I like the colours depth,
go now you are a Crimson Dagger!
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i think it's your best piece here so far. especially head - there is nice lighting on the helmet and quite good face expression.
it is also good that she has different saturation and more contrast than background. for less comic-look she could catch light and colours from the surrounding.
there is quite hard light, so it is not a big problem here, but in general skin is not single-coloured in nature - there is light diffraction inside a human body (look at your finger when there is strong light behind him i.e. light bulb), colours around object almost always are reflected in some way (different for different materials). same for light reflections - sometimes they are dull, sometimes blurry and sometimes hard. so set up a still-life with different objects, draw and, most important: analyse. this can't be learned from photos
looking at your other drawings i assume you often study anatomy from photos, right? it looks like it, but i may be wrong 
ok, back to your image: there are some problems with anatomy - often when you draw armour or other "big" clothes it is a good idea to draw a person without them and add everything later. that way is easier for maintaining good proportions etc.
it's good that there are not many highlights in this picture and very good that the main one is in most important place here: on the head. it makes good focal point.
try do differ colours a little bit. usually in shadows colour is colder, less saturated. also the more in background something is, the colder, less saturated and less contrast it will be. so, in general: use aerial perspective and avoid black, it flattens colour, it's usually better to use some cold colour instead. same for white. create light and shadows with colours, not b&w. it will be more natural and more interesting.
also, you could differ hardness of strokes depending on where something is located and how important it is for a viewer. proper use of a depth of field can do miracles to an image
hopefully it will be helpful
cheers
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uh, not very well written, but there is no "edit" button to correct it
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Hey Julian, I am really glad to receive feedback. you're totally right I do study anatomy from photos and from Bridgeman books. I am still far from my objectives, but having feedbacks really helps me get going and not give up. Regarding blacks, yes, i know that they kill the other colours, but I have a huge problem that whenever i upload online, the paintings get darker then they're on photoshop. So the darker tones turn into blacks. I work in RGB. if you know any possible solutions let me know. (monitor is well calibrated as well).
Again, I am really glad for taking the time and let me know your idea. Usually how long does it take you to do a painting?... I need some people to yell at me and tell me to dedicate myself even more and be even more patient with my paintings!
Thanks a lot and one other thing, if you have a blog or wish to give a look at my blog you can follow this [link]
Cheers!
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"I work in RGB. if you know any possible solutions let me know."
there could be few reasons. bad color profile (for web sRGB is good - for PC), profile (not) attached to image on save. not all browsers read profiles, too (FF has some problems with it).
for web puposes it's useful to use "save for web" option, it will show you preview of how image will save.
"Usually how long does it take you to do a painting?"
it varies a lot, so no one answer here
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Thanks my friend, hope we keep in touch.
All the very best.
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