Why has no one mentioned the spot free cover that I received in the mail? Regardless, more of this and more of justin sweet!

SnarG: Thanks! Been having lots of fun branching out lately. Cheers! Slip Nort: Thank you much! That one was a good turning point for me. Cheers! em... : Thank you! stellarjae: thanks! I've got a new one to post right now, hope you enjoy!  ---   http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/676/ruins5fr6.jpg (if it doesn't ...

Here is the SketchUp model if you are interested: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Ragnarok27/Sketchbook/Untitled-3-2.jpg Here is the SketchUp model if you are interested: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Ragnarok27/Sketchbook/e3-3-model.jpg Something from my figure studies:

Do you know the difference between matte and glossy? Let's say a tennis ball is matte and use a polished chrome sphere as our example of glossy. Each object reflects light cast upon it, the tennis ball is an uneven textured surface and as such the light is scattered in many more directions and can not produce a clear reflection. Our chrome ...

 I don't understand this modern obsession with trying to get every texture looking photo realistic - Do we really need to see every pore in the skin? It all seems a bit pedantic and over the top to me As technically superb as those Linda Bergkvist tutorials are, I find them overworked and emotionally uninvolving. I admire the work ...

Some real nice stuff Glen. You might consider elongating your basic figures just to experiment, it can change quite a lot. Some of your figures seem to need longer legs in general perhaps as well? 

Looks great. Something to consider is your exterior edges. If you softened the rounded shapes a bit ( don't use the blur tool please :) ) it would further the illusion and help your form.

Do yourself a favor and draw on drawing paper, you deserve it you know?

Looking good! Something you might consider is some value staging, it might be nice to contrast your figure with a lighter background and/or darkening your figure and foreground. Cheers! 

Just as a small note, I find it helpful to ground your characters - add a cast shadow and it will feel all the more real. Cheers.