fight or flight?

[Groover McNab]

Something I've been working on in the WIP forums

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11554

I'm pretty new to digital painting (about a month) and any crits and comments would be appreciated. I need all the help I can get :D

http://www.flipvertical.com/images/wings-finished.jpg

[Oblio]

very nice start - i think it would first use more contrast.
always verify your values by making the pic grayscale.

Also i think you should set the lighting more precise - let's say only 2 lights.
Play with warm and cold colors (lights) - maybe you'll get a better puch out of it.
I know you aimed for the mood.
Here - i've made soem grayscale version of your pic along with an Auto_Contrast aplied to both color and BW.
I hope you get the point.

[Groover McNab]

Ah good tip. Thanks Oblio.

Edit:

It looks like the pic is displaying darker in browsers than it is in painter and photoshop. But here's a version where I messed with the levels a bit.

http://www.flipvertical.com/images/wings-finished02.jpg

[Cadence]

A yes, the last version is definitely better. Really digging the colors used. One thing, the picture looks blurred in places. Was that intentional? Cause I think it would look better if sharpened more in places ;)

[Groover McNab]

Thanks for the comment Cadence. Can you point out a couple places in specific that looks too blurry?