Rust Face - feedback welcome

[andreasrocha]

Hi people.
This is a self-portrait I started today (5 hours work) in PS7. I am showing you the finished half of the face and a close-up of the eye.

Please comment!

http://andreasrocha.no.sapo.pt/conceptart/andirust.jpg http://andreasrocha.no.sapo.pt/conceptart/andirust_closeup.jpg

Thanks

[Fozzybar]

It looks more like abrasions than rust...you should go more into orange/brown for the rusty parts...also a complementary color for the face or at least partially would make your composition much more interesting...

What are these things on his nose?

[andreasrocha]

Thanks for commenting Fozzybar. About the orange brown...well I think this is as near as I can get to orange brown. I took the colors directly from a rust photograph, so they cannot be anymore realistic. Perhaps you meant the texture is not quite right...
About the complementary color...I agree, that the overall orange is too..."overall". I quickly introduced some "dirty" dark cyan to see what comes up.
About the things in the nose...I erased them. I'll have to introduce something different that is industry-like or mechanical.

Keep commenting and suggesting

http://andreasrocha.no.sapo.pt/conceptart/andirust2.jpg

[in4pain]

nice work, i like the way the blood looks. and the facial expression looks like he is really in some pain.

[andreasrocha]

Some refinements...added some contrast with the dodge/burn tool...well...I don't know what it is anymore, blood or rust..whatever...I hope I don't offend anyone.

http://andreasrocha.no.sapo.pt/conceptart/andirust3.jpg

Comments are still welcome, of course.

[R_M]

Self portrait with wounds are a favorite of mine too. I think it is a great way to improve ones skills. You know how you are supposed to look, so you also know how your face reacts to injuries.

I like the color skeme, and I agree with Fozzybear, but you say that you took the colors from a rust picture. I don't know how you did it, but I would advise you not to use the eye dropper tool to do that. It is very inacurate, even with a large tolerance. You shold just use your own eye, if a color looks red go for red, if brown go for the brown that feel the closest.
Don't know if it makes any sense, still I gave it a shot.
RM


[edit: davi]: I was pm'd about the following iamge to be too violant, they wished for it to be removed. I think just leaving it as a link will be good enough.
http://roberto.webconnect.dk/gfxgallery/DSCF0037.gif

[andreasrocha]

Whoa, man! This is not what I had in mind about my selfportrait! Your photomanipulation looks really painful! I think I totally gave the wrong idea about my painting!

I think I'll remove it sooner or later.

[R_M]

I was wondering if it was a bit over the top...
bet a shrink would read a lot into it, for me it is just great exercise
R_M