I need your help (nudity)

[Olivier]

Here is my second go with digital paintings... i will be sending my portfolio to some unis in a few days and was thinking about making a cover wrap ... so this is it... but im totally stuck... any ideas?... im going for the fuzzy kind of look... there will be some text on the right side in some way... Art by me or summit.... anyway... the lighting and the feathery part is what i am having trouble with...i would give a million :chug: if any superhero would do a quick paintover and give me a few ideas... im desperate :eek: 2 days to go... i need all the feedback i can get...
once i get my portfolio scanned - paintings and drawings from life i will definately post it to get some feedback :D

All teh best, Oli
http://www.hot.ee/piccs/piccie9.jpg

[Signature]

Personally I'd think twice about using a naked (surfing?) woman as a cover for a portfolio.
I'd paint something less daring, more serious.

Especially since the anatomy doesn't seem 100% convincing.
In general I'd worry more about the values and lighting ... less about texture and colors.
Look at feathers ... try to get them to look right without texture first and then pay attention to subtle things.

There's a tutorial about textures. Maybe there's something you find interesting in it.
http://www.gorblimey.com/tutorials/5.html

[Olivier]

A comment yay! Thanks a lot... ill definately look into that link - about the naked gal, the proportions are a bit exadurated yes, im going for fashion design so the gal might be ok... i hope

[SEVANS]

If your going for fashion design, how come the girl is naked?

You should consider some more fashion related, but it's probably best to stick to the classic clothing styles (if there are any) so that the cover won't 'date' easily.

Plus using something classic make it appear that you know about some of the history of fashion, design etc.

Just a suggestion.

[Swan]

The standard fashion design proportion is between 9 and 10 heads....yours is still off, Olivier. The arm is too long and the legs are too short.

As someone who has done a bit of fashion design illustration, I'd like to second what's already been said - you need to impress them with your abiltiy to solidly illustrate and render clothing. If you took what you were doing into a full-on Mardi Gras or Festival outfit, that would be one thing, but a nude is probably not going to hit the mark.

It's a cool idea...but it would be better if done with the a dress that flows around the bottom, or a standing figure with a feathered hat, etc.