Artist Task Review
AbSTRACT
Hah, nice. Very iconic. The proportions are pretty much spot-on, but the flat shading does have a very detrimental effect on the overall shape; there's very little dimension to the character. Don't be afraid to go crazy with some contrast in there! Stronger light would've given a lot of shape to this particular character. Also, focus on drawing the hair's shape before you worry about the texture in it, it's a lot more important to give a strong idea of where the hair actually is than to make sure it looks line-y. All in all though, it's a pretty darn good one! But, err - is that a tire track on his shield?! xD
Thanks vrt, I must say you got it exactly right on the lights comment, in fact I was a bit afraid and tried to not exaggerate with strong lights - probably I still need some more experience to find the right balance on this aspect, I appreciate the hint.
And yes it was a tire track.. there was an evil truck rushing through the mine and trying to run over our brave dwarf, which barely managed to get the shield between him and the truck
(..or maybe I just used a brush that didn't exactly produce the effect I wanted
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