[Newbie]Samurai

[Li the Subtle Priest]

Hello all. I'm new, I'm fifteen and I go to school in Connecticut. I've been lurking for about a year and this site is, well, pretty rockin. So, here's my image, I hope you enjoy and please, don't hesitate to comment in any form.

http://yghe.net/~deus/SamuraiSmallFinished.jpg
Originally drawn with a No.2 pencil on 18x24 paper. Scanned and colored in Adobe Photoshop 5.5. I used a wacky multilayer opacity thing that I think turned out pretty well.

[DavidCousens]

You're very good for someone who's only 15. Keep it up buddy! :)

[DanSTC]

The right shoulder needs some tightening up. Though it isn't supposed to, the front arm "reads" at first like it's bent at the elbow around in a pretzel. Also, the front..fixing this would probably mean raising the elbow a bit, and carefully considering how the cast/core shadow falls over the arm. The figure also doesn't seem to be balanced on either leg by a rythtym line, and seems to be floating spread-eagled in dead space as a result.

As for the costume, the armor doesn't really "roll" over the figure quite right in some parts. The perspective on the armor also needs a little tightening up, and there are miscelaneous anatomy/proportional issues here and there.
There are also issues with how the cast shadow falls in relation to the figure.

Blah blah blah, I could go on and on and on and on on all manner of anal-retentive crap.

It's still a very nice-looking piece of cartooning, though. Keep on practicing, because it seems like you're on the right track so far. :)

[Li the Subtle Priest]

Thanks very much. I'd love to fix the shoulder (everyone I consult mentions it off the bat) but I myself seem unable to see the problem. I see all the othe errors now, and I'll keep them in mind for next time.

[Howdy]

Ur anatomy is kinda funky. ;) Both arms look weird.

The coloring I like alot.

(That shoulder is wrong because the shoulder armor is pointing straight out. I think you are drawing the arm close to the body like a chicken wing. The shoulder pad would look more natural if it drooped or slanted downward or maybe forward. To hold the arm in like a chicken wing, the shoulder roles forward slightly.)

[cycrincy]

i may be only thirteen but i think the way this right arm curves isnt right niether the right hand...just my oppinion tho:D