grendel t dome painting

[tyboogie]

hey there

i wasnt planning on posting my finished grendel pice here but i put a few more hours into it , and would appreciate some crits

im pretty close to being done with it--so any thoughts on what could improve it a little more would be great

i still need to have him holding somn--maybe a skull, or just bloody guts or something not sure yet

i had some trouble with the cave walls (looking like rock)
the water could read better

tyler


UPDATED

http://www.subskies.com/fun/beowulf10.jpg

http://www.subskies.com/fun/beowulf11.jpg

ORIGINALLY POSTED
http://www.subskies.com/fun/beowulf9.jpg

[darkcult]

Hmmm… still no comments?

Updated one looks really good and I like it the way it is, but I’m sure you’ll come up with some last minute “surprises”.

Nice job ty !

[Sok N. Wett]

damn that's pretty cool, and i thought the code for Contra was up up down down left right left right b a b a select start

[deschamps]

Hey Ty. I happen to have your Grendel T-dome entry on my desktop! I was looking back and forth between the 2 and think that the bright white highlights you've added are a little too
much on the new version. Maybe pick a couple small spots on the middle of his back (maybe part of his head too) where the light is hitting strongest and tone down the rest closer to the original. Awesome piece!
-Eric

[alex_86]

I like it ty, its a good composition, great coloring scheme!

If I were you, I would do the following:
-for the rocks, use a big ass brush and get some real contrast going between light and dark; and
-for the water, put in some ripples (but try not to use the smudge tool

Also I like the sharp highlight better along with the full capacity penciling. Last of all, since in some places your sketch and color job don't match up, I would erase those areas of pencil, Gj over all! :D

EDIT: Fwhoof almost forgot, I would make those claws look nice and shiny by adding a little touch of bright white to certain areas.

[tyboogie]

hey guys thanks for the great suggestions-- the forum working in full effect!!

darkcult--yea your right it could use a couple mroe surprises
;)

sok--shoot i guess that was teh correct code--memory lapse!

cire/eric--ok man--ill def try toning it down when i get the time--thanks alot mate

me drawuc--all great suggestions--im a little busy with other projects--but as soon as i gett teh time to revisit this you can bet ill check this thread to make sure i covered my bases

thanks again peeps!

[McNallyism]

totally cool, man! You got a good level of detail without letting it become distracting, and your version of grendel is truly horrifying. My one suggestion would be to work in some more color variation like maybe some greens so its not so "binochromatic" haha.

-Sean

[Main Loop]

yes the yellow highlight is a definite improvement.. for some reason the claws dont seem solidly on the pile of bones.. and even with them being black like that, wouldnt there be some highlight on them as well? Just real minor stuff to point out in an otherwise stellar piece..

[tyboogie]

sean--thanks alot man--good point on the lack of color--ill try to add some more. Im a fan of your stuff btw

main loop--more great suggestions--thanks alot

ty