Squid Medusa(New Image!)

[JeniThus]

Here's a rendition of Medusa I've been thinking about for a while. I like squids, I like tentacles, ta-da Medusa with Tentacles. She's about finished but I would love any advice, opinions or suggestions, especially about the space around/behind her, which I am a little stuck on.
Thanks, hope you like it.
Jen

http://www.squidartjen.com/medusnewweb.jpg

[JeniThus]

http://www.squidartjen.com/meddetail.jpg

[SicFrost]

disturbing

_B0R1S:cool:

[malicious]

interesting style. do you plan on blending the colors out? not bad at all as it is, though some of the highlights on the tentacles seem a bit broader than the rest of your strokes, kind of breaks up the curious consistency of the style you're using.

[John Uibel]

I really like this. The scribble technique is something I would have never dared to do. It works well. How finished do you normally get with your art? I looked at your website -- very good -- and I'm just curious if you plan to push this any further?

[johanson]

The detail has SO much life in it. I get so much joy out of being able to see your color choices and marks. That gets lost in the smaller image. It really grays out by comparison. I wish I could offer you some advice as to how to deal with that, but I’m at a loss. I guess… show your work big?

Also, a note on value. This piece seems to be hanging out in the mid-tone range. It might not hurt to push your lights and darks a little more. Is this the pot calling the kettle black or what! I converted it to b+w and messed with the levels to show you what I mean.

Later,
-andrew
http://andrewjohanson.com/images/medusacopy.jpg

[JeniThus]

wow!
Thanks for the replies guys I really appreciate it!
sicsic8: I guess I can see it as disturbing too.. but really, I just think tentacle head medusa is a neat-o thing.

malicious: No, I'm not planning on blending the colors out, I just make a ton of layers at different transparency levels.I never noticed that I used a bigger brush on the tentacles, thanks for pointing it out!

John Uibel: Thanks for the post! I'm trying to figure out what to do for the background, because I'd like to give her a classical-eque historic/mythological context.

johanson: Dude! You're so right about the contrast. I'm gonna fix that. And i think from now on, I'm always gonna post details.