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August 3rd, 2007 |
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I wish I planned this out better, but it came out nicer than I thought it would, despite being a bit too light for the scanner. :p |
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August 5th, 2007 |
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Very cool. I really like the flow this has and the magic coalescing around the hand.
The torso seems to be very 2D though. |
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August 7th, 2007 |
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I like the "flow" this picture has as well. *Uses a nebulous words that everyone defines differently* What I like about it is that the figure seems to be lunging forward with the arm dragging behind and containing all the force of pushing forward.
I'm trying to pick apart the pieces that make this picture work. The following is a braindump as I think.
-The way the magic lines are drawn on the hand give the hand an appearance of movement.
-The figure is off-balance forward, but not in a walking sense. Because of the axis tilt of the body (from the feet, not the hips) and the angle of the feet, he looks like he's pushing off with his feet rather than just falling over.
-The torso and hips are twisting in opposite directions. In Christopher Hart's How to Draw Animation said that this creates a "dynamic pose." It gives the pose "a feeling of energy in it." Sadly, that's all he says. There's a principle behind this rule larger than this, but I don't know what it is. I wonder if it's the principle behind contrapposto, on some level.
-The spear does not seem to add anything to the flow (someone prove me wrong if you'd like) but it does add to the composition, filling it out and, without a background, giving him area to charge in to.
-I think the wrinkles on the shirt help a bit. You've got stretch wrinkles from the torso twisting.
-The tail pulls back into the figure creating a "S" curve from the head to the end of the tail. The legs do the opposite, adding on another curve to the flow, and making the tail + legs turn into a spring, making the figure look like it's filled with energy.
Please note that while I cited Christopher Hart and some of his earlier books are quite useful, his most recent books make me very upset. He's been tackling subjects he has no expertise on and teaching lemons labeled as "the real thing." Anyone with training knows better, but the books are marketed to people that don't know better.
I like the picture. Good wrinkles, too. I still owe Lady Rose a tutorial on that.
Looking at the picture, the one thing that would help it would be -- like you said -- planning it out better. The feet fall off the bottom of the page. Everything else is nitpicking: The hand holding the spear is off (doesn't have enough volume in the palm, I think. Should extend higher), the head is a bit too close to the closer shoulder rather than being centered on the torso, etc. |
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