Brotherhood of the Burning Heart

[lyon]

This piece is in the latest issue of Dragon Magazine. I have been having a blast doing work for them. It printed really red in the magazine. Here is the original piece.

http://www.members.cox.net/goblins/bard/Brotherhood of the Burning Heart Small.jpg

Howard Lyon

[Travism]

great color! I really like the warm and cool colors together.

[Sketch]

Very nice image. I really like the royal reds in his outfit. My only crit would be the composition... I think it might be stronger if you put him a bit more to the left of the picture and have the fire/music notes come closer to the viewer on the right. Hope that makes sense.

Anyways very stunning image!

[strych9ine]

Colors are great, man. Almost feel the warmth of the fire here.

[S.R. Braun]

I have that issue of dragon magazine, and I definitely like that picture:) Love the colors you chose, I think the blue really sets off the intensity of the red.

[Mr. Teatime]

Great color the fire really stands out. The only crit I have is that you should probably place the guy a little to the side.:chug:

[captnblack]

interesting. i think the dude looks a tad short and his legs look a bit "balloon" like. the poses looks somewhat unnatural. i would also try to push the colours from being so saturated; they look extremely bright even in the distance.

[Matt Dixon]

Really attractive, vibrant image. I like it a lot.

I just wish the notes didn't make the transition into flames behind his hair, though. I guess when your crits are as minor as that, I think you can call the piece a success..! :D

[lyon]

Travism - Thanks. I tried to keep the color vibrant so they would contrast as much as possible without going for value contrast

Sketch - Thanks for the response! I went for the traditional triangle composition with this piece. That is why he ended up in the middle. What I didn't do is give more depth to the fire by having it come closer in perspective to the viewer, which is what I think you are suggesting. I think that is a great idea. I might have to find the time to give that a try. Thanks!

strych9ine - Thanks!

S.R. Braun - don't look at the one in the magazine too much! They slaughtered the colors in that one. Not sure what happened there. I am still a little new dealing with print, so I don't know if it was something I did, or them. I am going to have to talk with their pre-press guy if I can. Thank you for the compliment.

accidents_happen - I am curious why you mentioned to move the character to the side. I placed him in the middle on purpose create an almost iconic feel, like altar pieces and so many pre-renaissance paintings. What do you think it would gain to move him to the side?

captnblack - interesting is good... :) The reason that the blues are so saturated is to keep the color contrast high. If I knock it down too much, I am going to lose that effect. I know in nature colors de-saturate when they recede and when it comes down to it, nature is a pretty good guide. However, you don't always have to do what nature says. I feel that the high saturation throughout this piece lends it some real energy.

Matt Dixon - Thanks! Good thought about the notes too. Thanks for the response.

Thanks everyone for the response and especially the critiques.

Howard Lyon