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The last pic I put up was quite comic like in it's look, so I wanted to do something a bit more realistic.

This pic started out as something I was sketching in my sketch book (I don't have access to a scanner right now though).

Any crits and advice would be appreciated, as I think I've probably made a few anatomical and lighting mistakes already.

I've been looking into some of Rembrandt's work recently and trying to learn from his paintings. I found some cool stuff on Rembrandt here:-
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/rembrandt/

BTW - I'm saving this pic in different stages as I go along, so if it turns out okay I'll put up some of the work in progress pics.

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[Matt Elder]

hehe.... I remember commenting on a picture of your a couple of weeks ago so when I saw your posting, just had to have a squiz (takes me too long writing posts to see everything). OK, I really liked this and at first nothing really seemed to stand out as 'wrong'. I think it was a combination of being 'captured' by the colours as they are really nice. However when I tilt my head a little to the side I can start to see a few things.

The main on is the shadow on the characters right side of their face. The shadow cuts in to far on the face in general. In particular it comes across to far on the chin below the mouth, it makes it look like you have a really pointed chin. You might be able to get away with this if there was a gradual change from shadow it colour but the change you have is quite rapid. You also have the cheek sliver coming down too far suggesting the lighting in this section is off a little.

It is only ever so subtle but the positioning of the eyes have issues. The one on the left looks like it is too far to the left and up a tad bit too high. The 'bags' under the eyelids don't look consisent, the one on the left is too small, too flat and that black shadow effect you have there doesn't help and doesn't make sense. On the nose, half way down, it bludges out too much and just looks a little funny.

What I might suggest for this image when you are doing it is to have the head vertical, this will help you with proportions I think.

I didn't mean to rip the image apart but I love the colours and the look is kinda a serious-sad.

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[Ampa]

Nice - much better than the previous version, style is more sophisticated.

Can you hint at the body of the character, as if he is standing right on the edge of a pool of light, so only his face and chest are illuminated? Think that would look great.

Ampa.

[ceenda]

Matt Elder: Thanks for the comments, some great points there. Thankyou!

Ampa: Thanks. I'll add some more detail and include more of the character.