Final version of this picture. I'll just overwrite the last WIP since they're not *that* different.
Anyways- taken everyone's critique into consideration, and I've pulled out hair, drink myself drunk on tea (Yes- this is POSSIBLE onthe tea I have *u* :drool:), yelled at both my laptop and my desktop MANY times, and cursed vista in 20 different languages for its incompatability with Adobe CS2 programs. Nearly lost the file abotu 20 times, but it's all done. Thank goodness ^^
Anyways- the deal with the pic. You all voted for my to make an actiony poster for the poster, so this one is of my character Zeth Gant from [writing2767] He's a hard core gambler with both money and the way he lives, he's arrogant, and has the mind of an analytical genius. In this poster, I wanted to bring out the feel of gambling, with a bit of the mafia and spy type feel for it. I wanted a Noir theme- not sure if it entirely pulled off, but that's ok :)
My BIGGEST thanks to all those wonderful people that gave me critique on this. I'd list you all, but there was so many usefull tips that people gave me for this ^^ It's made making this poster alot more tolerable and easier to finish in the given time frame ^^
Credits-
Inspirations- Sin City and James Bond- Casino Royale
Referances- Pose by Jademacalla - This pose just ROCKS the picture ^^
Constructive Critique requested.
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I did a heap of research for the gun. Originally, the gun was abit hit and miss looking cause my reference was so heavily shaded [thumb19631] in the sketch, the gun is quite different cause of that and I just went "Ew- the gun is shit, the rest is cool. I can do better than this" So I researched the gun the reference was a replica of and went off a few angles of that instead.
Noir is something I was recommended in trying out cause even though I hate colour, I've always been a fan of lighting effects. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Drawing-Crime-Noir-Comics-Graphic/dp/0823023990">I got this book </a> from boarders, and it's actually a REALLY good book Most of his books are meh, but this one had alot of REALLY good stuff in it. It inspired me to try Noir a bit more. Since then, I've purchased about 5 noir DVDs, and kicked my Phoenix Wright fic towards that genre more and more. It's always fascinated me. I'm glad I'm more aware of it now ^^
I absolutely love this.
i have no clue why that sounded so lame and antiquated.
I think if you were to add something there, like you said, it would just be cluttered
Though I have to say I'm not a fan of the gradient on the gun. it's kinda just blending into the BG and not looking at menacing as it should. And maybe change the queen to a joker or a silhouette of the girl like WildKarde said cause right now the queen stands out like a sore thumb because of its different colors compared to everything else.
Overall though I think it's gonna look awesome once you're done with it
I've changed the gradients around so that it goes in the other direction and it's darker. Updated this picture with the new version- hope its alot better ^^ Didn't want to put a joker in though- it's not a poker card ^^; I have knocked the Queen back thoguh Thanks for the comment Jilly ^^
You might try changeing the queen of hearts and putting a girl in there. Change it to a Joker and have a female Siluette. I
see where your going with the Gradient. But it plays a funny game with you. Things that are farther away are ussually lighter Like mountains in a distant. I would change the gradient so The gun is black and fade to a dark gray.
One last think that is playing with my eyes. Can You drop the city down.
See if you bring the cityscape down a little. you'll create a circle thats easier for eye to travel.
I think taking the girl out was a good choice. She was drawn well but didn't fit the composition. What you've got now is looking much closer to finished. The city silhouette and background gradient is working nicely.
A couple things, I'm not sure if its intended but it kind of appears like the right side of the guys head is being sliced off because of the large white strip across it.
Also the gradient starting on the mans hand, perhaps try and make the lighter color in that gradient a little darker. His gun doesn't look quite as menacing at the moment and its starting to blend with the background similar to the way the girl was.
I like how the bg is a cooler colored gradient while the forground gradient isn't. maybe push that further and make the gradient warmer shades of gray.
Excellent work!
I've replaced the old version of this with the final version, and I've heavily taken yours and Wildekardes advice in consideration (along with 2 hours of comment responding everywhere else- omg- I'm so honoured that I got so much feedback on this *u* )
I hope the latest version of this is more up to spec ^^ It's going to the printer tomorrow. Should come out great! Cross fingers that it sells thoguh I've wanted to do an actiony poster for a long while ^^