Need help with posture and lighting

**Aracid** · May 18th, 2009

Thanks for the advice. =]

**pauloricardo** · May 18th, 2009

Hello,

This is a good start. To improve it, I was going to:
1-Increase the size of the breasts;
2-It seems to me that you draw swords with one blade each one. In my case, I would like to draw the blades pointing forwards, for in case of a fight, the blades will be ready to hit the enemy.

**blueknightfox** · May 18th, 2009

Draw an arrow to remind you where the light source is. You also might want to draw those lines all the way across the page.

**Brushcommander** · May 18th, 2009

I'd suggest you to do render studies. See how the values of cloth, leather and skin behave.
I also support blueknightfox' idea with the light source arrow. (:

**Brushcommander** · May 18th, 2009

I'd suggest you to do render studies. See how the values of cloth, leather and skin behave.
I also support blueknightfox' idea with the light source arrow. (:

**Tangleworm** · May 18th, 2009

The posture is actually pretty good in my eyes. It gets the character across well and looks fairly natural (her left foot is a tad bent out, but otherwise it's fine).

You've correctly identified the problem with lighting, I think. The whites on her costume seem to be coming and going from many, many directions, and overall the clothing's rendering looks sort of messy. Draw back your black a little bit, as it's overpowering the detail. a gray closer to the figure on the right would be great as a base color.

On an unrelated note, her eyes seem to be a bit high up on her face.
Overall, though, this is pretty good.