Constructive feedback?

[KayaKure]

Hi everyone!
I have been drawing for a long time, but I have just discovered this site now.
I finally decided to post one of my drawings, and I hope you could give me some constructive feedback.

[J-qb]

At 4/14/10 08:31 AM, KayaKure wrote: I have been drawing for a long time, but I have just discovered this site now.

Welcome

I finally decided to post one of my drawings, and I hope you could give me some constructive feedback.

Was this scanned and colored digitally?
It looks okay; doesnt really pop though... seems a bit flat overall; especially the cloud

[KayaKure]

At 4/14/10 08:44 AM, J-qb wrote: Was this scanned and colored digitally?
It looks okay; doesnt really pop though... seems a bit flat overall; especially the cloud

Yes it was scanned and colored digtally in PS CS4 - what could I have done to improve that?

[Hyptosis]

It looks fine, you just gotta keep using the tools is all. My advice on digital painting is to avoid the air brush. It has its use, but you should learn to paint with a hard edged brush first. Avoid gradients and the airbrush until you can render well withouth them. Then you can start using them again. The drawing looks fine, you just chose neutral colors and the combined with it being digitaly colored isn't attractive, however, you've got to learn. And the best way is to 'do'. If you want to build a house, don't read a book about building a house, just get some wood and nails and start building one. Good luck.

[CloudEater]

Quite an interesting picture. I think you should darken the outlines a bit and make them more bold. There is too much grey, the ground, sky and character wouldn't all be the same shade of grey and would probably have some colour to it.
With the background I think it could look better if the gradient was reversed so that it is darker near the character and lighter further away from him. The background colour near the character is close to the the character's colour so it doesn't stand out as much.
The focus seems to be on the flower, if it is then you should try making the flower brighter or something, giving your picture a focus point would give more of a meaning or story to it :)

[KayaKure]

At 4/14/10 12:39 PM, Hyptosis wrote: It looks fine, you just gotta keep using the tools is all. My advice on digital painting is to avoid the air brush. It has its use, but you should learn to paint with a hard edged brush first. Avoid gradients and the airbrush until you can render well withouth them. Then you can start using them again. The drawing looks fine, you just chose neutral colors and the combined with it being digitaly colored isn't attractive, however, you've got to learn. And the best way is to 'do'. If you want to build a house, don't read a book about building a house, just get some wood and nails and start building one. Good luck.

Oh yearh, I see your point! I will try that :) It's pretty new for me, to work with my drawings on the computer - but yearh, I need some training - I only got my tablet in 1½month. I hope it come someday.
Thanks for your time to help :)

[KayaKure]

At 4/15/10 04:48 AM, CloudEater wrote: Quite an interesting picture. I think you should darken the outlines a bit and make them more bold. There is too much grey, the ground, sky and character wouldn't all be the same shade of grey and would probably have some colour to it.
With the background I think it could look better if the gradient was reversed so that it is darker near the character and lighter further away from him. The background colour near the character is close to the the character's colour so it doesn't stand out as much.
The focus seems to be on the flower, if it is then you should try making the flower brighter or something, giving your picture a focus point would give more of a meaning or story to it :)

Oh thanks! I did't see I could do it in that way, I have try a lot to make it work, and this was the best I could end up with - But I will try to follow your words..
The focus is ment to be on the flower, I have tried to lighten the flower a bit, but - I guess I don't have the skills to make it good. :b It looks so, wroong. But I will try again, maybe it will work better with the other changes I have to make :)

Thanks for your time to help :)

[CloudEater]

At 4/15/10 02:56 PM, KayaKure wrote: Oh thanks! I did't see I could do it in that way, I have try a lot to make it work, and this was the best I could end up with - But I will try to follow your words..
The focus is ment to be on the flower, I have tried to lighten the flower a bit, but - I guess I don't have the skills to make it good. :b It looks so, wroong. But I will try again, maybe it will work better with the other changes I have to make :)

Sometimes if you can't lighten an object then you should make everything else darker. You'll get better as you practice and try to think about all the colours you use and why you are using them :)

[KayaKure]

At 4/16/10 12:58 AM, CloudEater wrote: Sometimes if you can't lighten an object then you should make everything else darker. You'll get better as you practice and try to think about all the colours you use and why you are using them :)

Oh thanks, again! I have to try that, it sounds pretty logic, I have just not think about it in that way. :)