As the title says, please.

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The Sword and sword effect look better, but i am curious as to why you dulled the background out so much?

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Desaturated the background as I was thinking the character merged with it too much.

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ok, just my thought - with all that fog/mist/dust around he should merge - maybe to pull him out wrap an aura of magic around him as he is holding a sword with lighting coming out of it.  like i said just my thought. all in all it is a very nice piece, but i have always been fond of swords and scorcery.(i think i spelled that right?)

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dragon6261:

ok, just my thought - with all that fog/mist/dust around he should merge - maybe to pull him out wrap an aura of magic around him as he is holding a sword with lighting coming out of it.  like i said just my thought. all in all it is a very nice piece, but i have always been fond of swords and scorcery.(i think i spelled that right?)

Sorcery? 

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yep that's the word, for some reason i always put a C in the begining of it

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To say thanks to you commenting on my work, I had to repay the time, effort, and favor! :)

 

First of all I have to say your hands are great - I am really jealous. I'm too scared to go that far. The positioning of the fingers seem just a tad off - he seems to be gripping a very narrow part of the sword - and it seems like it could be round. Try spreading the fingertips out a bit to give more of the effect of grasping something flatter and wider.

The left arm looks wonderful - the positioning and everything, so perhaps on the right arm, change the angle a little to grasp the effect of the elbow being further away. Bring it in to the body just a bit.

It also seems as if the hips are a bit narrow to the shoulders - it could just be the armor.

Next just as a helpful suggestion, take a look at this ever expanding website: http://itchstudios.com/psg/art_tut.htm he has GREAT advice on speculars and lighting - especially for metal - it's amazing.

My next advice would be to get Loomis' books - http://placidchaos.com/AM/index.php/2006/02/21/andrew_loomis the best one to start off with to at least read through would be Figure Drawing for all it's Worth.

 

Otherwise it's a spectacular piece, there's many amazing points about it, just keep on truckin!

 

 

Thanks both of you, there's been something about the anatomy which has been putting me off and haven't been able to put my finger on it. Gonna give your suggestions a go and see if they help.

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Here's a quick alteration using the liquify tool. Is is heading in the right direction?

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The background is better, and since he metioned it, somethimg seems slighty out of adjustment with the left hand, but can't quite place it, or it could be me.  I like the piece though

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Have adjusted the left hand slightly but maybe not enuff

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Better, now it doesn't look like your holding something round, also i like the design on the armor, is that an original design

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Very nice image ! You have done really well with his face...It reminds me a bit of the image on the Turin shroud, I like the peacefullness. I would perhaps give him a bit more contrast and shine on that armour - but that´s only my personal opinion.

Very good !

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Thanks Raimo, will try and update this soon.

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Hi Martin,

You asked me for my thoughts, so here are a couple of things that spring to mind - I did a quick scribble and a paintover to illustrate.

I think that what's looking odd about his raised leg is twofold - firstly, raising a leg would raise the hips slightly on that side, and lead to an opposing action of the left shoulder for balance, creating a curve to the spine rather than the straight up and down that you have currently (red lines); secondly, the leg is sticking out sideways and side on when it should be more forwards, more of a three quarter view. This then leads to having to adjust the leg armour to looking like it's wrapping around a three dimensional object (green lines).

An easier alternative might be re-doing his right leg so that it isn't bent.

There is also an issue with the lighting, in that you have a very high contrast to the shadows on his face, but not on the body.

I'm assuming that you are wanting a semi-religious type of feel, and so I would suggest emphasising the light from the window - cooling and darkening the midtones, lightening and warming the shaft and adding a rim light, so that he is "touched" by the light and warmth of God or whatever.

I hope this is of some use to you.

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