before I color. . .

[greg]

Hello, this is my first post here. I choose this board, because I like the artwork I see, and the helpful comments I've read. sometimes it helps to have a new set of eyes on your picture if you get stuck, if just to verify that that one thing that's been bothering you is truly off.

okay. so I've been trying my darndest to practice and work hard. but i notice that sometimes it's hard to go back to certain stages. I want to stop here and ask for opinions and look for suggestions. thank you.

here's the picture. it's a super heroine and some dumb dude on a cliff overlooking a city:

http://www.drunkencatpaws.com/greg/WWoman.jpg

[Spacey]

Looking good. Two things bothering me...

One: The left hand gun is pointed to the right of the chick not at the guy. I'd try to put that arm/gun in perspective.
Two: It looks like they are on a hill, not a cliff. Not sure how to fix this. Maybe make the cliff edge straight instead of a curve.

What are those things falling, money? The guy has obvious proportional problems, but I'm guessing thats a style choice.

[SEVANS]

You choose the wrong angle for the pic, as already mentioned it doesn't look like a cliff.

You'll have to do a redraw and play the the view point if you really want to emphasize the cliff idea.

Don't harm the tree.

[greg]

okay. I meant hill. seriously. the cliff isn't very important. I was really imagining a hill. granted, a steep hill, but a hill. I'll post again soon. because what I really need help with is the colors. I plan on doing a sunset thing in the background and i want to color accordingly. I'm going to give it a shot.
thanks, guys, for the imput.

[SEVANS]

The first thing to do if your planning a sunset scene is change the overall colour of the piece. Use warm oranges and yellow etc in place of the blues (these can be used in shadows). It always alot easier to 'throw' the general colours down before working on the whole piece.

Plus if you do this first you won't get any nasty surprises with colour later on in the pic.