Knight in Armour ( and other pics)

[Rorshach]

http://www.polycount.com/cottages/rorshach/pimp/brainfarts.jpg

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[murasame1]

looks fine to me.
you might want to add some more lighting effects(they include shades) to the girl and the axe itself looks a bit like it's been put un the stick the wrong way.

[davi]

i like this alot, the only crit i can give is the castle wall in the background takes away from the focus of the figure, possibley take the contrast down 50% so it blends more with the background...

[ElvisMcVegas]

I only have one crit, and thats the lighting should be blurred a little so you cant see the swirls you made on the armour, other than that it still is freaking awsome.

[Denart]

i like the angle at the bottom, gives the picture much more "oomf!"

nice painting style, though the girl's face bothers me a bit, might be just me

[jezelf]

Nice study of that shot from the Excalibur movie. Were you just going for a general mood? or practice on the whole thing?

good bit of practice either way.

best wishes
Jez.

[Rorshach]

Thanks for the feedback. I'm going to go back over that pic and work on your suggestions. My ref was from an Excalibur screengrab , mostly because my composition and focus on scenes is very weak and I need to get back to basics.

I'm interested in Celtic Mythology so I am warming up with stuff like this pic and the new 2 this post in the hopes of working toward being able to do something a lot more dynamic when i get some more solid fundamentals in my painting.

http://www.polycount.com/cottages/rorshach/pimp/DanureCastle.jpg

http://www.polycount.com/cottages/rorshach/pimp/LochDoon.jpg

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[Denart]

the castle looks a bit flat, maybe deeper shadows?

i just love the atmosphere you created in the 2nd painting. :D

[ElvisMcVegas]

that sheep picture is much better than the rest, it gives you this eery gloomy feeling that i just love...great job!

[Rorshach]

http://www.polycount.com/cottages/rorshach/pimp/brainfarts_edit.jpg

http://www.polycount.com/cottages/rorshach/pimp/danurecastle_edit.jpg

made some changes.

I'm pleased the sheep pic proved most popular as it was the most experimental out of the pics , my first try with painter. I couldnt find any nice smooth gradual brushes so i ended up just diving in with the oil and gouche brushes and muddling through.

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[Rorshach]

http://www.polycount.com/cottages/rorshach/pimp/dunskeyview.jpg

still messing around with painter, takes a lot of getting used to

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[Rorshach]

http://www.polycount.com/cottages/rorshach/pimp/junglerunner.jpg

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[headbleed]

Try studying some Frazetta. HE will help a lot with your character poses as well as lighting.

[lauri]

two-people landscape is great. superb