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Published: 2010-08-15 03:11:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 1045; Favourites: 30; Downloads: 0
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Photoshop, 3 hrs, no ref.I love the colors in this and I attempted to put a wider range of value in the image (compared to 'Waiting') from fore to middle to background.
I also like this slightly basic style of color much more than the previous. While there's less overall detail, there's a lot more focus on the character in the middle rather than the landscape (and it doesn't take 15+ hours either).
Next time the landscape lineart won't be so heavy.
CRITIQUE PLEASE!
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Oooh, so pretty. I adore the background! It's really not that complicated shading wise, but it looks so nice nonetheless. I actually might try something like that in the future, whenever I get into backgrounds =O Simple > Detailed. You just proved it.
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Thank you! I'm glad you like it. This simple style didn't take a lot of time (because it's pretty basic) but it does a lot of focus on color which I like
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You're welcome. ^^
Yeah, I've just started learning on composition and perspective. The focus is well done = D
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Thanks 
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...Omg, seriously?? XD
That's such an amazing cheat there. It never occured to me that one could do that. I'm totally going to use that until I get the hang of perspective on my own :'D
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I know >.< It's brilliant. I didn't come up with it myself, though. All credit where credit is due: This Composition Tutorial gives a nice overview of composition 101 and has the grid cheat in the end.
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Oh, neat. ^^ Guess I'll grab a few pointers from that as well, then!
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Great colors, I can really see the depth in this picture. What a beautiful scene! I really admire it.
However, only because you asked for critique, I will say... Given the lighting you suggested in this scene, the shadows/lighting on your subject should be more blue-ish. Kind of like how everything looks blue at night, right? The way it is now, it is kind of like cutting out a picture of a person standing under a daytime sky, but pasting them into a night scene. You can have blue shadows and still have the subject stand out.
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Thank you!
I've been through color theory but I still have trouble applying theory to practice
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Oh i'm lovin this. You're right. The contrast of the bg and the central character does put your eye on either one or the other separately, but as a whole.
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Thank you, I'm glad you like it
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I like the colors too, but the body looks weird, does he have a hump on his back or something?
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No, it's the way the barrel of the chest/neck looks when my German Sheppard sleeps like that. I agree, it's not the most flattering pose.
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I think it's the angular shape to it. If you rounded it off, it'd be a more believable chest or even hip.
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Could be, my sketches tend to be angular so the end result often reflects that.
Thank you for the favorite!
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your welcome, all in all, it is a beautiful piece
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quite beautiful, really. The scenery is impressive, especially the tree and the rock in the foreground. It would be nice to see more detail on the thing that we are looking at most directly, though. (aka, the wold in the center.)
perhaps detail isn't the word im looking for... What I mean to say is the posture of the wolf is somewhat ambiguous... it somehow feels contorted. perhaps a more regular position would work better.
all in all, though, this picture is one of your best, and the colors mesh beautifully.
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I drew the wolf based on a position our German Shepard often sleeps in so while I consider it very true to life, I agree with you, it looks rather strange. The 'strange' feeling really popped when I colored it and by then I wasn't gonna go back and change the sketch/lineart. Live and learn.
Thanks!
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Yes, I really like the application of the color and how saturated it all is. And I love how the character stands out but still has a soft color.
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Thank you! I wanted to do more detail work in the landscape but I didn't want to take away from the focus, one of those 'I'm gonna screw it up!' moments
I'm glad you like it, and thanks for the fav!
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Yea, subtle was best here. Love it.
Anytime. ^^
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