Anyone? :(






Edited by btwLei - 21 November 2011 at 3:26am

Thank you for replying, Gecimen. I tried adjusting the shading according to the light source, but I don't seem to know what to do with her left leg. :/



And about AA, I really have no idea how to do it properly (I've read about it, though). Maybe it'll come naturally someday. xD

Thank you! I've been waiting for a proper full critique. It means a lot to beginners such as myself.

I didn't even notice the ear height, can't believe I missed it. Thanks a lot!

I'm going to explore your idea of the left arm pointing towards the viewer, didn't even think of that! hope I can pull it off. As for the issue about the overall anatomy, I hope I can get some additional insight from others here as well.

I did not even do the dripping water thing on purpose. xD

Thanks a lot for your reply. Now I'm not stuck anymore. Would love your thoughts on her skin tone against the background and the water, as I'm having trouble with that as well. :/

Moved a bit of stuff around. Eyes, water drip (xD).



Edit: Please ignore the stray pixel on her hair, lol.


Edited by btwLei - 21 November 2011 at 10:11am

1.) her back leg looks disconnected from the foot
2.) what's with the random disconnected wave behind her?

I tried messing with the right foot as well as adjusting the left, please tell me what you think. I resorted to adding a darker shade because I just couldn't pull this off without it. :/



Please tell me what you think. :?

definitely sexy lol!

Wow, thanks a lot for that! Skin looks much better. Right arm looks a bit thin next to the hand, but that's okay. I guess I have to study up on AA. It just looks so difficult - it appears so random to the untrained compared to just adding basic shading. :/

EDIT: I've been using imgur.com ever since imageshack became a hassle (long time imageshack fan before the fact).


Edited by btwLei - 24 November 2011 at 5:18am

Between you and me btwLei, I don't think applying anti-alias to the surfer is a good idea: I'd reduce the contrast of the elements in the background (I'd say the surfer is closer to the foreground), and perhaps apply anti-alias on them instead, which will give the impression that the focus is on the surfer. You have to watch out with the shades you use to AA, because if they're noisy they'll become too distracting: I'd suggest using more neutral colours to buffer outlines if needed. For example: if you use a colour to AA that's a different hue to that of the colour it's applied in, the chances are it'll stand out.
You can also reduce the contrast between the surfer and the sky to make the head's outline less sharp against the lighter blue, which consequently means that AA isn't "needed" as much.
I'll show you soon via an edit!

Edit:

Sorry this is so unrefined and rushed, but I mostly wanted to find a more harmonic contrast.
You may notice in your version that the skin has low contrast, and the hair too, but it is much darker next to the skin: that's why I added some more shades for the skin (darker) and replaced a couple of the hair shades by lighter versions. I put in some colours with more red in, to convey the idea of flesh more effectively; previously it looked quite plasticky.
Something else I observed was your use of really dark colours in the background, which by their sparsity make it very distracting. I didn't notice the little man at first.
I tried to find a solution to the sky and the sea, hopefully it should feel a bit more balanced.

I think you could also change the composition so it makes more sense for the girl surfing. I added a wave, for example:

I hope it helps you! :)


Edited by Christoballs - 24 November 2011 at 12:34pm