WIP- Critiques Wanted please

[Nyrryl Cadiz]

@marsha-kay-ottum-owen haha I'll think about it.

[RHirsch]

@nyrryl-cadiz I think if you crop it or frame it he won't need feet. Love a good dragon myself, and I like that she's giving raspberries to the knight. Good poses, and I also like the negative space around the sword.

[MOO]

@nyrryl-cadiz Really, I think it looks fine without feet. I was just looking at the bottom of the page and wondering why it wasn't finished

[Nyrryl Cadiz]

@marsha-kay-ottum-owen The paper was bigger than the illustration.

[NizhoniWolf]

@nyrryl-cadiz said in WIP- Critiques Wanted please:

@demotlj Thanks for the critique! The princess is actually the rider. She's the more fearless one in this situation. I imagine her as some sort of damsel in distress who got tired of waiting and defeated the dragon who was guarding her tower. Now as her knight has arrived, we can see that she no longer needs his help.

I LOVE that idea! (and i love her face lol) If it was me, i'd draw the knight a little more ...defeated? (is that the right word?) with a " aww maaann" slump to his shoulders (and his sword arm relaxed).

[Nyrryl Cadiz]

Hi, guys! Sorry for the long wait but here's an update on my illustration. I've finished coloring the background, the dragon, and the princess. I must say I'm very satisfied with how they turned out but, I must admit, I'm having trouble with my knight. I don't know what color to use. Any suggestions? Thanks. Any input is highly appreciated.

[evilrobot]

This is looking really fantastic. Love the princess really nice rendering job!

[rcartwright]

I would consider a lighter value on the helmet as it is very close in value to the green hill area and it disappears into it.

[Johanna Kim]

@nyrryl-cadiz This is beautiful! For the knight, his green tunic and sword hilt needs to move a bit further into the foreground. You can do that by coloring the hilt a dark color and adding a transparent dark tone (i.e., shadow) to his entire form, but maybe have a bit of his left edge showing some light coming around his form.

Also, I'm a bit confused about where the light is coming from. It seems to be a spotlight, and I see the dragon's shadow, but nothing for the knight.

Lastly, there's a tangent where the sword touches the dragon's claw. You can either tuck the dragon's foot further behind the sword, or move the angle of the sword. This, of course, can be done in Photoshop.

[Nyrryl Cadiz]

@johanna-kim Hi! Thanks for the comment. Yeah, the knight is still not finished. I'll be sure to apply what you said.

[Nyrryl Cadiz]

@evilrobot Thank you. I'm glad you like it.

[Nyrryl Cadiz]

Here's an update. I've finally colored my knight character, adjusted the sword and added shadow. Any critiques?

[Chip Valecek]

@nyrryl-cadiz Looking really good. I would maybe push the shadows a little more. Mainly your occlusion shadows.

[Kat]

Great piece! I love the princess' attitude I think the dragon needs a nice big shadow. He'd certainly cast a large one, and maybe that might help place him more firmly on the ground.

[Nyrryl Cadiz]

@kat Yeah, I think so too. I haven't finished that part yet. Thanks for the comment.

[Nyrryl Cadiz]

@chip-valecek Thanks for the input!

[Nyrryl Cadiz]

Hi, everybody!
Sorry for the long wait but here's my revised piece. I made the knight's shadow darker. I added the dragon's cast shadow and emphasize its scales by adding highlight. I hope you guys like it!

[Jason Bowen]

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