need help on anatomy (update bottom)

**Kveldulf** · October 23rd, 2005, 06:01 PM

hey guys, piece im working on from chinese mythology, nuwa , half dragon goddess mother of man, im having problems with her arms and shoulders, i dunno if it works, it just doesent look right, any suggestions?

**mert_yavasca** · October 25th, 2005, 10:08 AM

her neck is longer than usual, u can draw her face from a referance. Passing from female body to dragon is looking good but textures on dragon can be more detailed. Shinings on her body are not good. It seems like she has a plastic body. Get some nude referances. For background, sky and clouds not looking bad but bottom of background has some problems. I can't understand what is there? Keep working. See you.

**Poohgee** · October 25th, 2005, 10:39 AM

Interesting .
As mert yavasca said .. references .
Her breast needs a nipple & looks as if its hanging upwards .
Even if they are fake they still need some indication that they adhere to the laws of gravity

The dragon bit looks quite 3D looking .. well the opposite of flat.
But her human part looks in my eyes a bit flat .
Maybe some more shadows IMO .
Her back is anatomically somehow dodgy - okay it changes into a dragon but she does not have a spine or shoulder-blades in my opinion.
Okay just noticed the hair - is she/it jumping down fast enough for her body not to be pulled "downward" my gravity ?
Really like face & hands .

Just IMO

**Kveldulf** · October 25th, 2005, 01:08 PM

hey thanks for the crits guys, hmmm see shes supposed to be spiraling very fast towards earth i dunno how the g-forces will effect her breast! ha.....but yeh i see how her skin needs more work and her back thanks for pointing it out, also the bottoms supposed to be chinese mountain type scene, but i think your right , more detail there is needed. right im off to do some more work on it, ill update the thread soon .... laters

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**Mono** · October 25th, 2005, 04:19 PM

her head can't tilt that way back. draw in her clavicle why you're at it. I like the color you used on her skin. I also dig the texture on her dragon half.

**Kveldulf** · October 25th, 2005, 07:07 PM

ok fixed a few things, heres the latest update i hope the neck works now, and i gave her a clavicle ahah, i had to change the torso alot though to compensate for her new neck, i think it might be a bit long , but since shes morphing into a dragon, i wonder if i can get away with it, ive left the gravity issue, but it may still look odd, maybe i should add something to suggest fast motion.... if there arent any big issues that come up from crits that need adressed i might just refine her skin and give her a nipple... :