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xlaurabevx — Floating caverns
Published: 2010-05-21 12:40:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 1625; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 20
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EDIT: I'm just gonna go for it and ask for crits on this...
Mainly the background - I think it looks kinda flat. And also the colouring of the muscles - I mean, I would like it if someone would give me any good techniques for doing that. Be brutal xD Thanks
Ugh sorry for the lame title
Ill make up for it with these floating rock and lanterns
I put more effort into the background than I usually do... did it pay off? :U
AND I used s tutorial to help me with the glowy stuff
Comments mean the world to me o3o
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I know this is an older piece of art of yours, but I just want to ask a question: How do you make the lineart for your art on GIMP like this? Then how do you color it? The only way I can figure is that you use the pencil for lineart then the select tool for coloring. But the pencil makes the art look extremely pixelated and the lineart too sharp, like in most of my art. Thanks!!
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Hrmmm. Well I'm not very good at explaining but...
Usually I have a canvas about 1000 x 1000 (depending on the shape etc), and I'm telling you this because it can affect how the line looks depending on the brush size.
And yah I use the paintbrush, not the pencil personally xD
The brush I use is 11, and normally 0.5 - 0.10 on the scale.
I havent used it for ages, so I cant remember exactly xD
Also, I know some people just draw the line with one stroke, but I find it comes out better if you kinda go over it a bit.
But thats just me, maybe I just make too much work for myself ahaha xD
For the colouring I used to do that all by hand, until I discovered the select tool like you said o.o
I hope that was sorta understandable/useful
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Oh thanks!! Yes this was very useful! Thanks again
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No problem at all, I'm glad I was of some help
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Hi xlaurabevx,
This is ~jacij from #Critique-It This is a really interesting picture, it's got a magical air about it 
With the muscles, you've got the outlines there, I think you need a bit more definition to make them stand out. Shadows can help with this. Grab some pictures of similar looking animals like greyhounds (such as this one here [link] ) or large cats (like panthers suggested by KibbleDiggit). Anatomy diagrams with the muscles outlined can also help to base your creature off. So yep, consider adding the shading in to show the underlying muscles along with the shadowing from the lights.
The background's good, could consider putting a bit of a gradient to the sky (lighter to darker) Also changing the colours a little on the rocks in the background, so say you might make the furtherest rock a little darker so show distance. Another way of doing this would be to allow some of the clouds you have there to wrap around between the rocks. You've got really good detail on the tops of the rocks, perhaps consider putting a bit more shading/shadows on the lower part of the rocks.
Hope this helps, this is just my oppinion so feel free to take anything useful and discard the rest. This is a nice original piece, I'm glad you submitted it to critique it
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Oh wow, thanks for taking the time to do such a great critique!
It was very helpful, and I'll consider all your points in the future C:
Sorry It took so long to reply xD I really do appreciate it though!
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no problems, glad it was helpful
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I tried to find a creature whose muscles might be a good reference, and my best guess was this picture of a panther: [link] Though panthers are mammals and your character looks like a reptile, so that reference might not even work for you at all.
Judging by that, it looks like the muscles would stand out if the darks were darker and the lights were lighter. Making the highlights brighter would also help the character stand out from the background while still maintaining the darkness of the picture. Having some lamplight glinting off of the necklace would also be really cool.
The lamps look really nice. I like how they glow, and how the light shines off of the character and everything else around it. The texture and detail of the pebbles is also pretty amazing.
Cool picture, great concept, wonderful detail!
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Thank you so much for taking the time to critique it, I really appreciate it!
It was really helpful, thanks again
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I love how you have done the stones, it looks very good! i can tell you put a lot of effort into that background. The pose suits this picture well, and i love the lanterns! Well done!
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Heheh, thanks!
It means a lot to me since I did spend longer than usual on the background here
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Oh, thank you so much!!
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you're welcome so much
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man, this is AMAZING
i absolutely adore the lizard
and his eyes OwO
thats wat caught me >w<
amazing job
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i really love the lantern light for this one!^.^
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Heheh thanks, I used a tutorial to help me with that
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This picture is so stunning!
I love the shading and the background, this looks great!
Nice work. c:
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Awh, thanks!
And thank you for taking the time to comment as well, it means a lot
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yes it paid off. I like how you considered all the light sources in your shading
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WOW..This is great my friend..Looks mystic and beautiful.I like the lights and the shadows and the glowing eyes...You did great my friend.
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Oh thank you Giar!!!
That means a lot to me, I tried harder than usual with this one
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No problem my dear friend.
I love your artworks and characters and ideas..
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