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[Silinde Ar-Feiniel]

Icendoan, on Nov 17 2008, 08:20 PM, said:

Yeah, much furrier than your last. I am not expert on art (or on anything much really) but it is easy to see the great improvement in your art.

In other words, GOOD JOB!

Icen

Thank you so much for your inspiring words Icen! You don't need to be expert on anything, I'm so happy to hear your opinion! And it really means a lot to me!

[Aliya]

Wow... Simply...wow... No words!

[Silinde Ar-Feiniel]

Aliya, on Nov 17 2008, 09:08 PM, said:

Wow... Simply...wow... No words!

I'm so happy you like it Aliya!

[Epantiras]

the latest cat picture is much better

[Silinde Ar-Feiniel]

Epantiras, on Nov 17 2008, 11:01 PM, said:

the latest cat picture is much better

Thank you Epantiras! I followed your advice about the natural references, +found a great tutorial and worked hard on it!

[Silinde Ar-Feiniel]

Uploaded my new drawing: Ceryneian Hind! Check the first post! I'd love to hear your comments!

[WeeRLegion]

Hmmm, this time I'll have to go with the 'could use some work' line.

The basic shape of it seems quite good, the head in particular, but there's some little issues:

-Right front leg seems a bit detached from the body.
-It's got a strange green tint to it. Particularly the shadows, where's that coming from?
-The shading seems a bit vague and generic.
-Even if the fur is smooth and 'flat', it should have something more of a furry texture. (But damn, don't ask me how you're gonna pull THAT off. I've only drawn hairy/rough texture stuff .p)
-The color of the horns seems quite arctificial.

[Silinde Ar-Feiniel]

WeeRLegion, on Dec 5 2008, 09:26 PM, said:

Hmmm, this time I'll have to go with the 'could use some work' line.

The basic shape of it seems quite good, the head in particular, but there's some little issues:

-Right front leg seems a bit detached from the body.
-It's got a strange green tint to it. Particularly the shadows, where's that coming from?
-The shading seems a bit vague and generic.
-Even if the fur is smooth and 'flat', it should have something more of a furry texture. (But damn, don't ask me how you're gonna pull THAT off. I've only drawn hairy/rough texture stuff .p)
-The color of the horns seems quite arctificial.

-Right front leg seems a bit detached from the body.
Well i think that was intended due to perspective... ( I don't say it's perfect though...i think it's a little overdone...)

-It's got a strange green tint to it. Particularly the shadows, where's that coming from?
It's kinda cyan and not green. And it was meant to be, due to the nighttime lightening...

-The shading seems a bit vague and generic.
That's a pity because i worked some hours on it. I hope i'll improve my skills with practice...

-Even if the fur is smooth and 'flat', it should have something more of a furry texture.
I know, but you'll see no digital fur from me unless i get a tablet. There's NO WAY to apply my pencil technique in digital painting with a mouse. It would take me weeks to draw millions of curve lines with mouse... Btw, I should really buy a tablet....

-The color of the horns seems quite arctificial.
Well, it's the first time i try to draw metal. I feel you're right about that and i want more practice, but it really don't bother me too much. The nighttime shading made it somewhat "cold" , the original was more "warm". Also maybe i haven't picked the best colors for golden. Next time i'll try more!

And thank you so much for all your suggestions!

Edited by Silinde Ar-Feiniel, 05 December 2008 - 10:08 AM.

[WeeRLegion]

Happy to help m8. .p


Er, If I may be so bold as to still push a point; the moon there, being the lightsource, is not in any way green-tinged, the lighting shouldn't therefore be either. o-o

[Silinde Ar-Feiniel]

WeeRLegion, on Dec 5 2008, 10:13 PM, said:

Happy to help m8. .p


Er, If I may be so bold as to still push a point; the moon there, being the lightsource, is not in any way green-tinged, the lighting shouldn't therefore be either. o-o

The moon is somewhat cyan-tinged (cyan = somewhat blue), so the shading is somewhat cyan-based. I know it's not the best, but i wanted to make experiments! Btw, even the grass has a cyan tone. I get your point for the shading though. Just consider that it was meant to radiate an inner light (at least that is what i had in mind) as it is a sacred animal of the moon godess Artemis, so the shading is somewhat non-common... Two lightsources, the greater one (the moon) and a lesser one (the inner light)...

[Lythari]

Nice picture, Silinde. Coloring loks good. Only right front leg seems to be too long, especially that it seems to be raising its leg, then with the perpective you choose it would have this leg enourmously long. Maybe you should make more visible knee, now it looks a bit like his leg was too flexed, a bit like it was made out of gum. At least it is my impression. But otherwise the picture is brilliant, and the background looks really great.

[Silinde Ar-Feiniel]

Lythari, on Dec 6 2008, 12:20 PM, said:

Nice picture, Silinde. Coloring loks good. Only right front leg seems to be too long, especially that it seems to be raising its leg, then with the perpective you choose it would have this leg enourmously long. Maybe you should make more visible knee, now it looks a bit like his leg was too flexed, a bit like it was made out of gum. At least it is my impression. But otherwise the picture is brilliant, and the background looks really great.

Thanks Lythari! I think you are right about the leg. Maybe i should have drawn a better lineart. This lineart is that gives such impression. I should be more careful next time lol