Input if you will.

[Steve T. Laws]

Hello,

me name is Steve and I'm just kinda trying to get a feel for the forums and it's patronage.

I offer my modest art for inspection and, if it's not too much trouble, ask for input. While comments are nice and certainly won't be turned away, I find criticism more helpful to my evoluyion as an artisan.

I offer a link because I'm not so learned as to place an image inside me post.

A few pics can be found here. (http://www.stevetlaws.com/Frames/IllusColor/Caught.htm)

[Loga4]

VEry nice illustrations,I like them.
Welcome to ConceptArt.

[battlemonkey]

thats a great piece, i dont know why more people havent left C&C's. stick around keep posting, they guys can really help you improve your art!
as for a crit? i just dont know what to say. your style looks perfect for childrens books and such. ie: jack and the bean stalk
no offense of course!
:D

[John P.]

Yeah - welcome! :)

I was going to reply to this thread, but then I was caught up in something else and forgot.

It seems you have a good scope of work, from nature scenes to people.

I think what you should do if you want crits, is to choose one, and then post a thread with only that one and ask for comments.
It's a bit too much to go at for most people when you offer your whole works for crits, you know? :)

So most people just go on to the next thread because of that.

So post one of those paintings, tell a little about how and with what you made it, and ask for crits. Then you can do that for all your paintings, one by one(just not too often...;)).

I think you have some very nice drawings/paintings there, although I detect a few anatomical errors just browsing through.

But post one of them, and people will tell you exactly what to change about that painting. :)


To post an image in your post, take the pic from your site that you want to post, right mouse click and choose properties, then copy the URL from there.

Then come back here to your post, and in your post, either click the IMG button above where you type your post, and paste your URL there, or do it manually, by writing [/b]] and putting the image URL within those tags.

Hope you somehow got that. :D

[Bracey]

Hey Steve it's nice to see you outside of RPG.net! Welcome!!!:chug:

[Muttonhead]

Your work has some nice qualities.

Since you are interested in crit, here goes:

I too suggest some more attention to anatomy. You are very close with many of your pieces, but some intensive figure studies would probably be helpful. I do not know if you already do, but look in to regular figure drawing classes. Most small to large cities have them, usually not too expensive (again, I do not know your particular situation).

Secondly, i would suggest trying another medium. Watercolor is so unforgiving and often very frustrating when trying to get pure, bright color. Some of your large areas of color seem a bit muddy. Also try adding other colors into your dark areas while still wet. Areas of black don't neccessarily need to be all black (I hope that makes sense).

You have a nice knack for compositions, for sure, so no worries there.

Hope this helps.

[davi]

very cool, i think you should bend the knee on the main figure to make him look less stiff, but besides that it looks great.

[Zeravla]

very nice watercolor technique. crit: on a couple of the pieces the anatomy seems to be off. other than that, composition is good. you should check out Peter De' Seve, he did concept work for ice age and treasure plant. He's also done alot of free lance work for The New Yorker, and all of those are in watercolor. http://www.peterdeseve.com/

[keenerbean]

Pretty nice. I like the storytelling in a lot of these pieces. I would go along with muttonhead with regards to anatomy study. The head of the nearly nude woman is very large and in the "Ambushed" piece I'm a little unclear as to what's happening with her arms. Anyway, overall quite impressive I have a lot of respect for people who use watercolour. I myself am far too anal to surrender any control to such a loose medium. Kudos and welcome!

[Steve T. Laws]

Dear God!

I thought this thread was left to the abyss! To my surprise, whilst browsing the other threads I find it has 8 replys. What an odd turn of fortune in my favor. You're all to gracious and I can't thank you enough.

Loga, thank you very much.

Battlemonkey, no offense taken, I'll just keep the children's book market in mind next I go a promoing.

John P. Yes, always a struggling with me anatomies I am . . . unfotunately it shows. I was going to ask people how they posted thier pics in thier threads like that. Thank you greatly for the low down on how to post them, that will come in handy.

Heya Bracey. It's always nice to see a familiar face . . . or SN as the case may be.

Hello Mutton head . . . I've oft thought of taking up acrylics, I do have the materials laying around collecting dust, I guess it's just something I keep putting off. Ah, anotomy I will work as suggested (more figure drarwing) to remedy the problem. Somehow I think it'll take more than that so I'll try to use me brain to think up more ways.

Thank you Davi, his fore leg does look like an awkward lump, doesn't it?

Thank you for the link Zevaria, Peter's work is gorgeous and I'll see what I can glean from absorbing myself in his pics. Again with the anatomy . . . I will redouble my efforts to fix me wierd peoples.

Last and certainly not least on my least of people to greet and thank. Keenerbean. I will take your notes to heart and I will do what I can to muscle up on me Anatomical know how.

Lord knows you all are sparing me from an egg on me face incident with an AD. I really do appreciate the input.. Now I must work responsiblly to make all that input count.

Off with me.