Wow !
I really like all the texture It's really cool !
But... I dunno... But I have til a feeling that her right hand is... rly rly big
It might be just a feeling but til I had to say it :P
Reviews for "Inner Darkness"
She looks okay.
The head is a little bit off. It's quite hard to descibe but hear hed should be tilted a little bit more downwards and just a tiny bit more towards the viewer. the neck should be stretched a little more but still be quite relaxed. Her upper body should be more straight and not so horrible lobsided as it is. You know when you stretch your back and let it fall down to a relaxed position, there is a center of that when you're body have weight on it that is in about the middle of that. But overall very good. To be honest She has a horrible Back strain right now. Tested her position it hurted my back.
I just realized...
she's wearing jeans.
Make up your mind!
What bothers me is that there is no single motif for the illustration; it just seems a bit messy to me. Her head and lower part of her body are very realistic, colored with a dark theme in mind, but when you get to her upper body, everything seems... cartoonish. Everything apart from the upper half of her torso is shaded like a painting, but then, I look at her upper body, and everything has an entirely different feeling to it.
The title is "Inner Darkness", but everything seems to be scrambled. What is the theme? Her head, nice, has a "dark" feel to it. The background is foggy, making me feel a sense of foreboding, very consistent with the overall feel of the illustration. Her lower body also has a dark feel to it. But then, I look at her upper body. Suddenly, there are bright colors. What? I thought the illustration was titled "Inner Darkness"! Why is it called "Inner Darkness" while half of the illustration is cartoonish and bright? It is supposed to have a dark feel to it, yet the upper part of Annika's torso is colored in a style that you might find in a Saturday morning Cartoon Network show! It seems as if you took the head from the female protagonist of a horror show and strapped it on to the body of an armed cartoon princess! Keep in mind the "dark" feeling you are aiming for.
Now, the shading is beautiful, and all of the details, down to the fog that slightly obscures the trees and the falling leaves, are outstanding, but the motif of the illustration is all over the place. It seems as if you drew her the background, her head, and her lower body with a certain theme in mind, but then, you took a break, and when you returned to draw the armor, you had an entirely different theme in mind. Make up your mind. Next time, don't have different styles in the same drawing.
AlvinHew responds:
In this painting, Annika is depicted during a time where she is serving in her city's army. Her armour reflects the proud and strong-willed resolve of her city to resist the invading nations. Her armour, then, is a symbol of what she appears to be on the outside; a strong fighter, determined to defend her home and loved ones. It is the rest of the painting that symbolizes who and what she is on the inside; a troubled mind, slowly losing herself to the darkness of her own insanity.
This painting serves as a transition phase between the light-hearted image before it and the darker ones that follow. If you take a look at the final painting in the series, you will see that her armour takes on a much darker and sinister feel. It is this transition between the four paintings of my series that conveys the slow yet steady character development of Annika. This is why there are still elements in this painting that are not completely dark.
Having said that, I know this image is far from being perfect. As with all my art, there is still loads of room to improve.
In my journey to become a better artist, there are two types of comments I find most helpful. The first is the simple, or sometimes elaborate, words of encouragement that let me know people care about the stories I attempt to tell through my work. And of course, the second is constructive criticism.
I consider your comment constructive criticism, and appreciate it greatly. In the future though, you may wish to keep the subtle textual scorn to yourself. It is difficult enough for an artist to take criticism as it is. =)
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Nice tits and she looks very tight too.