Comment 39433

Comment ID 39433

[Art] Doomfaring
Aug 5, 2006, 2:08:54 PM UTC on [Art] Doomfaring
First off, I really like him, he looks really great! However, his back seems a little straight; a WOLF back typically has more of a downward curve after the shoulder and comes back up for the hindquarters. But, seeing as this is, in fact, not a wolf, I cannot be sure that this is not what you wanted. I really like the coloring used in this, his fur actually seems to have a slightly soft yet ruffled look to it. The top of his head looks a little flat. once again, I draw wolves, so I am looking at it from that point-of-view. There should be a bit more height from his ears to the beginning of his snout. Sorry if I seem to ramble a bit too much! ^.~

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  • Aug 5, 2006, 4:57:02 PM UTC
    Thanks. Ramble as much as you like if you're critiquing my work! ;p The shoulder/back transition curve is indeed present but it's obscured by his mane, which is very stiff in Hispo even when he's not being pissy and lifting his hackles, which he is here. And you're right about the skull being too flat; in Hispo it really should be longer and lower but not *flatter* than in wolf form... the whole face is a bit off, really, and here's why -- I noticed, after scanning and in the middle of the colouring process, that the head I'd drawn was undersized, which is a bad habit I had at the time (2004) and which I still fall into now and then. So I tried to fix it digitally, and in the process of colouring and recolouring (I always work in layers, but not usually the literal Photoshop sort of 'layer'; just colour over more colour over more colour until I'm satisfied with how something looks, which can take literally dozens of layers over one part of a piece) the head just slowly grew of its own volition. The whole body bulked out somewhat, actually, but it's most obvious there. Now, I can colour well enough with a mouse, but actually drawing is another proposition, and while I can pull it off with a lot of work, it's not at all easy, and especially when different parts of a thing are developing independantly from the rest as I colour, you get a result like... well, that head. :p

    Seriously, don't even worry about rambling here. I'd very much appreciate lengthy, detailed critique on anything and everything I post if at all possible, which is not something I often get. Hence my uniform use of the 'Roast Me' designation. Thank you for your time. Smile