Tear my first attempt at a character sketch up, please!

[Tsyr]

Yeah.

Actualy, I want comments... IE, help me get better. Don't just say "It sucks Tsyr!" unless you can actualy provide some advice.

And this isn't my first attempt at a character sketch, actualy... It's just the first one I've ever tried to digitize and colour. It lost a lot in the proccess, I feel, but...

*edit* It's below... It will move down the thread whenever it's updated.

 

[Lalato]

Face looks a bit manly. Eyes look as if they were pasted on after the fact. I would suggest making the eyes a little smaller, and perhaps round them a bit... unless you're trying to go for a serious or mean look.

The clothing doesn't say much about the person... that's not really a big deal if you're going to provide some background history, but without the background all I see a bug-eyed, floppy-eared elf school teacher. (Please don't take that as harsh as it probably sounds... it's not meant to be harsh, I just can't find a better way to say it)... I suggest a better wardrobe... something that tells me something about this person.

That's all I have for now... Take my comments with a grain of salt... I'm not an artist...

--sam

 

[Chauzu]

Plus the hand is too small. It should be a tad bit bigger.

 

[Tsyr]

Plus the hand is too small. It should be a tad bit bigger.

Part of it is that the hand is wraped around the arm... the fingers look smaller than they actualy are.

 

[Tsyr]

RE: The eyes

Better?

 

[Ferret]

It's damnwell crosseyed! Sorry, but no one had noticed....

 

[Tsyr]

It's damnwell crosseyed! Sorry, but no one had noticed....

That's semi-deliberate... I was trying to convey emotion in her eyes, but it didn't work quite right.

 

[s/LaSH]

Here are my hardcore critiques.

First, that hand... it should be wider, or at least longer before the fingers come off it. (On its own it looks good, however.)

Second, the character's balance. She looks like she's swaying. Consider weight and how shifting the body affects the demands placed on the legs. As it currently stands, I'd have done the right leg (the one on the left) locked at the knee, as it's going to be supporting most of her weight and can't look loose.

Third, and it's more personal preference this time, I would have accentuated her waist more. Women, especially elves, are curvier than men. It's just how they are, and especially how art portrays them ('curves' is shorthand for 'woman', 'angles' for 'man' when you're drawing; it won't hold true in real life, but art is a language, not a camera). You don't have to make her waist as thin as her neck, but a little pinch then flare at the hips would make her look more feminine.

Other'n that, 's'good. Keep it up.