Gwen Stacy Help

[manji]

Looking at it now I think the background is too loud and is taking away from the figure instead of adding to it. Anyeay don't mean to self-critique just noticed that. Please C+C and paint over or anything else. I am kinda stuck because I don't know what else to do to 'finish' it or how to take it further. Thanks.

[Grief]

completely agree about the background, it is too noisey and intricate.

the coloring on the figure seems to be using tint and shade to establish the volume. i wouldnt rely purely on value for rendering form. the use of black for shadows will flatten the shapes, this is very noticable in the pants which do not have a full illusion of form under the clothing.

right now the image has an iconic almost 'pop' feel because of the limited palette and flatness of form (which is interesting in itself)

add some color in the shadows and highlights instead of using white and black.

so far so good, keep it up.

[manji]

Thanks for the quick reply it is much appreciated. Yeah the whole "pop art" thing is something I keep struggling with because alot of my digital stuff has that flat/dead look. Here is another piece I have done recently in which I am trying to break out of that. It is a lot sloppier but you can see my decisions are more bold etc. Any advice I am all ears.

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[VulgarDragon]

I agree with what Grief said. The background doesn't combine well with the main picture, because the background is too bright and dark and the picture is too light. Something lighter or pastel colored would go well if you don't plan on changing the girl much. If you insist on that red background, you could try to improve contrast by adding darker colors to the girl's shadows.

[Hexokinase]

Her hair isn't rendered with the direction of the light source in mind - it appears that light is coming from above, and from both sides.