WIP, I feel like it’s missing something, Critiques always welcome!
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@phoenix-yip What I see in your version is a band of the brightest light coming from the center top and going straight down to highlight Ronan, and I don't think that works as well as the placement in @Gary-Wilkinson 's draw over, where it emanates from the back of the tunnel and highlights the bounty hunter with a larger glow.
Sorry it's hard to explain! But the color red in small amounts in a monochromatic image that deals with revenge could be really useful. Since the person can't know what the back story is, I would put every bit into the details of these characters, to tell as much of the emotional part of the story as you can. You don't need the viewer to know the backstory to feel the stewing, tense, vengeful emotion of it.
One of the difficulties you have with presenting this image on its own is that your characters don't have eyes. So EVERYTHING has to be expressed with their body language. The body language should carry everything anyway. Ronan looks a little defeated to me. A little weary. But I think I need to believe that he is not going to be passive in this situation, because his purpose has a much deeper meaning than the Foryn soldier's.
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@carolinedrawing yes, this is great, I think I’m starting to understand. Thanks so much!
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@carolinedrawing
How does his body language look now?
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@phoenix-yip I'm trying to understand this character based on the other versions, and I think I understand, but might not completely. He looks calm to me, and in one version he is wearing what looks like a white draped cloth and his weapon is clearer. I understand that this might just be because it's part of what sounds like a whole book. I understand the rat more than the characters because that's familiar.
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@carolinedrawing It’s ok! Thank you for trying, I have to turn this in today anyways, thanks for your help!
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@phoenix-yip Sorry missed your question @phoenix-yip. Yes it was just in photoshop, if you want the brush I think its free and should be easy to find.
I like your update, but I think your should remove or reduce the intensity of the light in the upper left as I feel that it is in conflict with the composition. Have you also looked at using 2 different colors for the scene? I think you might get something really interesting if you played around with it
