| "Above & Beyond" Reviews/Comments [ 2 ] | Title: FARG
Reviewed By: Rini Saiyan-jin [MediaMiner Member] On: February 01, 2008 20:44
Comment/Review:
Hey, hey, hey, nice job! Overhead and from the ground can be tricky, but you handled this one quite well. I'll leave the bit about the shorts since Mac already took care of that. What I noticed is his left (our right) hand is 'hidden' from view, but you probably shouldn't have done that, at the most, it would have shown some of his finger (or even his knuckles) because it looks a bit awkward as is. Another bit I noticed is the bulge in his shorts, and I don't know about you, but that looks really unnatural,I guess it would be hard to find a picture of an overhead guy with his boxers as a reference, but I would imagine that it would have less bulge, or at the very least, do something about the 3-D'ness of his shorts because that is probably the problem why the bulge looks so weird. Otherwise, this is an awesome piece, Shasta, nice job!
| Title: F.A.R.G. Review
Reviewed By: Lady Macbeth [MediaMiner Member] On: January 20, 2008 23:05
Rating(s):Originality/Creativity: 10 of 10
Drawing Skill: 9 of 10
Use of Medium: 9 of 10
Overall Rating: 9 of 10
Comment/Review:
This is a nice perspective piece. Overhead views can be especially difficult because foreshortening is exacerbated by the fact that you're often seeing the thickest parts of the figure first, and those areas can sometimes eclipse other parts of the figure. One of the things you'll find with legs and feet in particular is that they become very narrow when they are at the far end of a foreshortened piece like this. Interestingly, it wasn't the flaws in perspective that jumped out at me immediately but instead the rainbow fade in the background and the pattern on his shorts. The fade stood out as somewhat clashing with the shorts because of the difference in hues and the effect that soft colors and edges against dull colors and hard edges produces. Also, the pattern on the shorts feels a little too regular - when there are creases in the material, you'll find that a pattern like that bends and wrinkles with the creases. It takes a little bit more work, but it's worth the effort of cutting the pattern apart and shifting it accordingly. I'm glad to see that you're tackling more difficult techniques and still improving your art!
|
|
