Mr. Mole sketch critique welcome.

erinrew

Mr. Mole keeper of tunnels and secrets. Critiques welcome.

chrisaakins

Hi @erinrew. What sort of critique are you looking for? Is this a sketch? I would want some context before I gave my input. Its a good rendering for a sketch.

erinrew

@chrisaakins Hi Chris. Yes, it is just a sketch. I’m just looking for feedback on ways to improve. Things that might need work that I don’t see.

TessaW

Very cute and appealing overall. The glasses are a funny and sweet touch. I think it might be nice to have a couple of fur line details here and there on the interior, and a few breaking out of the silhouette (unless it's a furless mole?) Maybe make the hand on the left pop out into the silhouette a bit more to give more dimensionality. Maybe heavier linework under the upper snout and hands. Maybe some slight indication of a background toward the bottom like he's popping out of a hole and you see some dirt piled up around him or something. A couple of lines on the glasses to indicate reflectivity?

Just some ideas- think of them as brainstorming ideas to take or leave at your pleasure!

erinrew

@TessaW Thank you Tessa. Great tips and ideas. I will definitely take them into consideration in my next rendering. Thank you.

PieterVanDerBeek

Love the glasses! Nicely rendered as well. I think I would put some more effort in the anatomy of the arms. The way the head sits on the body works really well. Try to approach the arms in a similar way, give them some volume, perhaps distinct shoulders and/or elbows, and really 'drape' them on the body... Just my two cents. :-]

erinrew

@gavpartridge and @PieterVanDerBeek Thank you for the tips. I will definitely work on the values more. But as for the arms, moles don’t really have much of an arm. It’s like their hands pop out of their sides, but I can definitely spend more time rendering his hands. Thanks again.