In the shadows...

**Kan Muftić** · May 15th, 2006, 06:36 PM

Hi,

Speed painting, took me about 1.5h. Used reference for a building in the bgr.
Feedback is most welcome,
Khan

**Chuck,mate.** · May 16th, 2006, 09:39 AM

it looks like a good start,
but i fail to see where the 1.5 hours were spent.
composition-wise it feels unbalanced , too heavy to the right, or maybe too lite to the left.
i guess the BG and the FG could work, but the middle part (located in the given space..) is unsure and not too clear to me.
but that`s just my humble op. try working it out a bit more, see where it takes you.

**rivka** · May 17th, 2006, 01:29 AM

great image!!...very stark.
what's the medium?

**Blue** · May 17th, 2006, 02:04 AM

Good piece, but i have to agree with Chuck's points. It feels like the canvas should extend another 400px to the left.

I wouldn't put down the pen yet, it has so much potential.

**Elwell** · May 17th, 2006, 02:07 AM

Has a lot of potential, but the figure is really weak.

**Kan Muftić** · May 17th, 2006, 08:21 AM

Hi guys,

Yes, you're right about symethrics. That's why a spent so much time on it; i couldn't decide if i should do it the way it is suppose to be done or the way that i feel the best. So i moved it from here to there, fliped- and flopped it zillion times, etc.

Ellwell: Could you please tell me why do you think the figure is weak? I thought i shouldn't put any highlights and keep it really in the black mass of the shadows. Is that what's missing? Thanks for feedback.

Cheers,

**SHADOW X** · June 15th, 2006, 10:30 AM

you made this picture for me thanks

**Red Mimic** · June 15th, 2006, 11:16 AM

I agree with stretching the picture out to add some more. It looks like he's waiting and watching something but I don't know what? Is he going to ambush someone? Is he hiding from something? Is there something about that building that is important?

Good looking picture but I have a lot of questions about what it's trying to say.