beyond the skin

[matty wall]

Ok, this is a piece from a while back. Its supposed to look raw and sketchy so don't be expecting any photorealism...I wanted it to be quite lose and expressive, hope I got that

My first real post so dont be to harsh

http://www.mattywall.co.uk/my_images/beyond_the_skin.jpg

Tell me what you think.

Matty

[matty wall]

121 views and no repsonce...either someone has left something on there F5 key or no ones bothering to reply! Is this any way to welcome someone:P

Go on you know you wanna reply! :D

Matty

[Riley]

Confused.. you managed to be raw and sketchy, but do you want to finish it or flesh it out more? I mean, it looks like a girl's profile, and it seems that that was what you were going for.

[Idiot Apathy]

I too almost didn't post, don't know what to say. But I didn't want your first posting experience here to be spoiled. Tell people what you want, what you need help on, maybe ask for a quick paint over. You'll find out that you can learn a lot from other people here.

Now without being harsh a few crits (I think that is what you want yes?). Sorry if I sound mean, as your signature quote says it's sometimes hard to convey purpose and tone via the internet but I assure you I have the best of intentions.

Completely understandable that you don't want it to be photorealistic, its a very hard thing to do and sometimes a stylized piece is better. However I think this would have been better achieved if you had use more texture (like on your red background) and less opacity on the face (the red shining through kind of throws me off).

You said you wanted to be loose and expressive, but I do not know what you are trying to express. Is the subject sad? What are they feeling? Think of something that shows this and play off of it, exaggerate it.

Or maybe you just wanted some good practice with sketching and form, anyways keep up the good work and keep posting.