Updated Painting Of Pale Lord. New & Improved!

[feeb]

Thank you to everyone who helped out with this. I'm submitting this as my final version, unless there are any gripes that carry serious merit. Almost every critique in [/URL] the other thread revolved around changing the spirit/ghost of the child. I addressed that, and every other comment that was made... including some of my own thoughts. I can't please everyone, so I opted to change what I felt best (including touching-up the ghost faces in the mist, better defining the blade hand, slightly altering the blade itself, and other small ammendments). Here is a side-to-side comparison of the first and second version of this painting (new version is 2nd img). I hope you agree it's much better.

Thanks for checking it out! I'll be sure to post any future jobs from EN World (and possibly others, including work I do for WOTC) for everyone's opinions... it makes the paintings so much better when I have outside input!

 

[LcKedovan]

Nice work Mike! Man it's things like you artists on the boards that really cheese me off! The nerve of you all being talented!
I do agree that the child in the second one has much more "emotion" in it and really adds to the effect.

-Will

 

[Henry@home]

Mike --- my GOD you're good!

Very, very nice. Are you going to be doing more pieces for Daemonforge?

 

[The Burned Man]

If I have my way then he´ll be doing more pieces...

 

[The Burned Man]

no other opinions?

 

[Rashak Mani]

My opinion is that your good and should be doing more drawings instead of changing old ones


Yep 2nd version is better....

 

[Welrain]

Hi,

Great looking work. The 2nd one is far better I like the emotion in the ghost boys stance and facial expression.

However the fact that he has hair does strike me as somewhat odd.

 

[kenjib]

I actually like the first ghost better, except for the odd hand position issue. I liked the fact that the ghost was more of a pure spirit than a spiritual representation of the material form. Furthermore, the cold, distant, aspect of the ghost was a very interesting counterpoint to the sheltering poses and introduced some interesting dynamics. Ah well, I'm in the minority on this so pay me no heed.

 

[GreyOne]

Beauty! Really captures the Pale Lord.

 

[Grandpa]

Merkle! WTH? I didn't know you posted here... Quit drawing and come on over for some friends and yummy food.

Much love,
Mister Tew

P.S. Great job on the pic.