Whisper - recent pic

[Silverwing]

Apologies, I didn't realise that this section was just for those of the professional nature. As this is my first ever completely digital pic it probably needs moving in to a different section of the site. I'm so sorry for making extra work for the admins.:bashful:

[walnut]

It could use some refinements, more vivid colours and it certainly deserves a better BG, but it really isn't all that bad. Weakest points on the girl are the hands and the hair, so i'd suggest you get some more ref for that. You're doing well for a first effort,and i hope you keep at it. Cheers,

steven

[Elwell]

Moved, and no problem.
For a first attempt this is really good.
The figure and the background don't really go together.
Your color needs both more variety (in the individual areas) and more unity (across the entire piece). The color of the surroundings will effect the shadows, the color of the light source will effect the lights.
The direction and intensity of your light source needs defining.
You need to work on drapery, the "anatomy" of folds and how they are effected by and reveal the form underneath them.

[kev ferrara]

It's a really nice start to a digipainting. I would say the left arm looks broken and the right nostril looks deformed, but other than that its just lacking color and lighting,which you can add in photoshop in new layers. And the other crits are pretty legit too.

I think mostly its a quesiton of form. Things don't feel solid because you have not set up a real difference in this work between the shadow area and the light area. You need to do Bridgman's books to learn form, and you also need to get some understanding of drapery. I believe there's even some tutorials on drapery on this site, no?

kev

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=101106

[dashinvaine]

Quite nice. Her nose looks slightly too wide, though, and the nostrils too far apart. Also the knuckles on her hand look rather sharp. I think a rethink on the backgound may also be in order.

[Spiralfish]

I actually thought this was acrylic, until I read your comment.

It's really good, but more defination of form and a greater value range would help the piece.