some wacom paintings | C&C please

[panzermensch]

Hi there,
after lurking around on this great board for a while i finally decided to post something as well.
These are my first serious pics done with my new wacom and painter
the last one is coloured in photoshop which was also my first attempt at colouring.
Hope You like them & even more hope for C&C...

http://home.versanet.de/~askell/image/2s.jpg
http://home.versanet.de/~askell/image/3s.jpg
http://home.versanet.de/~askell/image/4s.jpg
http://home.versanet.de/~askell/image/4b,6.jpg

[nonie]

That color piece on the bottom looks pretty good, but I think you need to add some highlights on the skin to really make it pop. The hair is too defined - did you use pure black for it? Try to stay away from pure black - it looks like a hole in the picture. If you want the black, then go in and add some outlines ro darker values in the face and figure - as it is, the hair sticks out too much. When you look at a person's hair, you don't see individual strands so much as value groups with a bit of overlying texture - so you should paint it that way. Values first, then texture. A good thing to do is step back and squint at your picture so it loses deifinition - if it still looks right when you can't see the details, then you know it's good. Some highlights could help on the shirt and hair, and definition on the edges of the forms, too. It's a really nice start though - the pose of the hand looks great.

[panzermensch]

i finally found some time to improve my colour work,
hope you enjoy
c&c very welcome

http://home.versanet.de/~askell/image/4b,8s.jpg

[willpaxton]

the background looks sharper than the girl so to me it makes it seem a little off in some way.

[Alisa]

I think that you need to 'define' the lines on her arm and bracelet more... make it more clear so she stands out, more than the background.

[niva]

You could begin reading the thing about painting that fredflickstone put up... there isn't any better advice that I can give you.... it's magic!

Also watch you're values a little better like the hair in the last picture, it hasn't got any value change

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=17837

Good luck

[Alisa]

That color piece on the bottom looks pretty good, but I think you need to add some highlights on the skin to really make it pop. The hair is too defined - did you use pure black for it? Try to stay away from pure black - it looks like a hole in the picture. If you want the black, then go in and add some outlines ro darker values in the face and figure - as it is, the hair sticks out too much. When you look at a person's hair, you don't see individual strands so much as value groups with a bit of overlying texture - so you should paint it that way. Values first, then texture. A good thing to do is step back and squint at your picture so it loses deifinition - if it still looks right when you can't see the details, then you know it's good. Some highlights could help on the shirt and hair, and definition on the edges of the forms, too. It's a really nice start though - the pose of the hand looks great.

I like how the hair sticks out, it looks cool, don't you think ? I think you just need to define the actual person and hand more...