Buccaneers

[Swal]

Hi there!

I didn't post here for a while so here is a brand new cover done with Photoshop. It's about pirates in a fantasy setting (Freeport from Green Ronin).
I hope you will like it!

Futhermore, I come here really often and there is always a lot of beautiful art to see... :yum:

http://www.christopheswal.com/forum/Sketch.jpg


http://www.christopheswal.com/forum/Cover.jpg

[NathanLong]

Nice atmosphere, color and composition. In fact I think everything about it is great except the main figure.

Not that it's terribly done, but it's just not as good as the rest of the picture. Here are my problems...

1 - Awkward pose and uninteresting silhouette.
2 - The main figure on a cover, particularly of a role-playing game, is usually the hero and should look heroic. The crazed look on his face, the untucked shirt, the blood on the white trousers, all make him seem more of a villain.
3 - The angle of the hand holding the sword makes it look like the sword should be coming out toward us, instead of being flat to the picture plane.

Other than these things, a very fun painting with a lot of character and excitement.