Shot in the back of the head. (bloody)

[Sunny]

In this thread I will attempt to create an entire peice with the use of critiques from everyone.

I started this and this is what I will start with. I drew a simple sketch, did a few layers for coloring and now im at the point where it is flattened and i will start with detailing er.

any help at this point would be great, i would like to get certain issues fixed before i go too far.

http://www.bestofthebeast.com/wiseguys/concept/shot1.jpg

[Aberrant]

Keep working on values, holes are pure black and nothing else comes close.

[Interceptor]

add more SPLATTER. It looks more like a stabbing.... strange that I notice that, eh?

[DSillustration]

dont forget the shadow under his body.
i might darken the area outside of the light a little more... keep us focused.

[Sunny]

Here is what I have now. I worked on keeping the values the same, Still a lot of work to be done tho. The blood does make it look like a stabbing true. I have been thinking of a good splatter. I put a story to it, 1 shot in the head then he fell then a few more for good measure.

And thanx DSillustration, btw i send u another pm in reply, dont know if u got it or not. Thanx for the tip tho, the shadow and darkening do help out.

I think I like the atmosphere and new colors. gives it an older feel. Need more comments. I plan to work on the hands, the back and shoulder muscles and bones, the hair and show the lighting more.

http://www.bestofthebeast.com/wiseguys/concept/shot2.jpg

[Sunny]

alrighty i added the blood splatter and worked a little longer on it. I am going to take some reference shots of my brother to get everything just right. pleave gimme some comments :D


http://www.bestofthebeast.com/wiseguys/concept/shot3.jpg

[Zesty]

hmm.. this isnt really related. but it looks like he shot himself in the chest several times and in the head. how did he manage this? id think he woudl die either after one head shot (which would have a more gaping hole).. or he would have shot himself and hit his heart and probably wouldnt have been able to get his head too.. looks good though, i love the tiles.

[WrittenShadow]

If he'd shot himself from the front the exist wounds would be much bigger...

[Zesty]

i would make the blood way more opaque too. it looks like red koolaid.

[jimiyo]

looking good.

to me it still looks like hes climbing up the wall... i would put some more objects in to define the viewpoint...

maybe some object coming towards the viewer? maybe a sink... a can of some sort.

whatever the case, nice textures and lighting.

[Danilo]

His back looks flat. Seems that neck is bigger than it. Also top of his head could be brigter. Also shapers of cloth is not real.

[WrittenShadow]

would the gun also have some splatter on it?

[stoph]

would the gun also have some splatter on it?

nope. not if he was shot by someone other than himself, after which they could just lay it by his side and run like hell.

lose the drop shadow on the gun. instead, a slight reflection along with some surface tension would make it more believable, as if it were placed on the ground and afterwards the blood seeped in around it.

also, i would expect a little more blood seeping from his wounds and staining his wife-beater. note that theres a considerable amount of blood on the ground, and that it wouldnt all pour out of the exit wounds on his underside.

make the hair around the headshot a little gummed up. ever got a rock to the head? i have. it bleeds like heck and after a while clots up in clumps. the blood should make it slick and slightly more reflective than the rest of the hair. lastly, his right forearm is very skinny in comparrison to his left.

that is all. go now! PAINT!! :P

[ryanwh]

I think I would distance the gun so there's no confusion on him being murdered. The killer would have to make an effort to land the gun where it is, and it wouldnt fool anyone. More likely for an execution murder, the gun would simply be toss down right from the point where the murderer shot, and land somewhere near the legs. Id put it near his right knee. I love the texture on the floor tho.

[Skulldog]

Maybe I'm the only one, but I feel the blood lacks a shadow in some places, with that lovely reflective light you get, I feel like there should be just a little more counter shadaw to that. Blood actually looks black under some lighting.

Really nice work, the use of the photo textures is top notch, and really makes this work for me.