Need crit...

[MikuciS]

Hi...
I'm 17 years and this is my first post here and also first painting done in photoshop... so coments how to make it better and critique is most welcom and definitly needed...
It's a viking mountain pass. Vikings are takeing their newborn hero to elder gods so he can get strenght and knowledge...
They will achieve this in an ancient ritual
I was painting it for ages, so I'm embarased to tell you exact time :(
Sorry for my english....

[Ezidof]

dont be embaressed,, you have great potential if you practice hard and know what you want to achieve. you have thought about a story behind your work which is great, and have thought a bit about lighting and emotion, i would say to change the angle of the viewer, at the moment its a one point perspective looking straight on, and to side of the action. to stir things up a bit and to make it more exciting for us to look at, imagine switching the camera to behind the one of the people, with other people around you,looking up at the gods, who in turn are looking down on us, or vise versa and seeing it from the gods point of view- instantly we are immersed into this world and feel apart of what is going on. study perspective, study from life - outside your window, your street ect..anywhere! study how other artist immerse us into their world. hope that helps at all :-)

[ConCrete]

You have a ton going on in this picture...which may be good or bad...Your back ground mountains are fun and the lighting is getting there...your subjects are tiny little ants...so rightnow your painting is more about the scenery, less is more, get right into the shaman or w/e holding the viking baby in the middle of the lightening strewn ritual, otherwise your subjects are lost...