Broken Heart

[Carnifex]

One day i felt totally down,coz i found out a real cute girl already had a boyfriend,and i though "why not express my feelings on a piece of paper".i felt better afterwards,and even though that guy may have some resemblance with myself,it could be anyone.
http://www.hostmysig.com/data/carnifex/brokenheart.jpg

(as always)C&C most welcome.
and i know there may be some anatomical issues and i suck at drawing boots

[Carnifex]

how come each and every of my pieces passes without notice or comments from any of the better artists?:(

[daniela]

I'm not one of the better artists, but I think you have a good concept there. What I would do is work on the anatomy of your figure and color this piece to create the mood you are trying to impart on the viewers. BTW, maybe no one else commented because, perhaps like me all they saw was a little red X up till now.

[Carnifex]

yeah,i know,angelfire is somewhat crappy as picture host due to bandwidth limit.however i found a new host(for the moment).
maybe you could tell me in detail what is wrong about the anatomy(except for his nipples,lol:P)
the way the upper arm muscle on his left hand goes into the lower arm,right?

and i'd be happy for more comments.:)

[daniela]

What you said about the arm is part of it, but I also think there is a problem with the torso and the legs. The two just don't go together. He looks like he is falling over. Another thing that worries me about this piece is the shape of the legs and feet. They just don't look real to me. You don't really have to fix the anatomy on the upper body, though. I think it works well with what you are trying to convey, IF you do a really good job painting it. I know I am showing my lack of knowledge here by putting it this way but, you know that painting where the ghostly looking guy is screaming with his hands on his face? I can't remember what it is called or the artists name at the moment. Anyway, if you chopped off the lower portion of the legs, painted your guy like the one in the painting (keep your original but paint it in that "ghost-like" washed out way), and gave it a really cool background that conveys the mood you are trying to create; you could have a great finished piece. This isn't making much sense, is it? Oh well. Maybe someone else can come along and explain what I mean a little better and in fewer words.

[jarvis2824]

So that's what I look like all the time...

Good idea to let it out by drawing... keeps us quiet types from busting out the shotguns in the mini-marts...

The one thing that got me with the piece is the fact the character is leaning without any support. It looks almost crooked. Try and make sure your figures look balanced.

-Chris

[Carnifex]

i think the unbalanced look may come from the piture dimensions(that is to say the border of the image)
on the full a4 paper it doesn't look half as unbalanced if you ask me.i could try to change that or make it a bit smaller to make it easier to look at.maybe that helps?should i?

[Kisa]

I think the best thing for you is to go back and study some of the basics such as lines, shading, proportion, depth, perspective, composition and so forth. Are you in an art class? You may benefit from taking one. I'm not getting down on your ideas or motivation but concentrate on observation. You keep asking for help improving your skills, but it's important for you to understand what these concepts mean.