[ART] WIP hookman

[blobsticks]

Ok this is an image I keep coming back to now that i have a wacom tab and painter working on my machine.
The original I posted way way back when I first came to this board... I've tried searching for it but alas can't find the dingy bugger.

So here's the mush........... If any of you guys have any advice on using painter or how I can improve this monkey pic in anyway, go for it! :D

I'm all ears :)

<img src=http://www.scottpurdy.net/artfile/hookman2sml.jpg>

Cheers all,
Scott.

[mansperger]

Oh! Me like! Me like!

It would appear that you, the wacom tablet and painter are getting along quite fabulously. There is a certain level of Bernie Wrightson to this illustration (and that is a good thing). Love the lighting, the stuble on the chin, the renderng of the hook and the slight blur of the building in the background to help show depth.

The tear looks like the hook man's eye is spillng milk ... yup ... milk. Can't get that image outta my thick skull now. Its' really the one thing in the painting that I find to criticize right now -- and its' a very small thing.

In closing - great piece overall :-)

[mahubrahd]

well Blob,

looks great to me, love the angle, love the composition. i really gotta give it to you regarding the facial expression. i like the fleshiness of the character and bumpiness. i think mansperger points out the only thing to find critical about the piece, that damn MILK TEAR!!!

otherwise keep playing with it. looks great so far.

-aris

[blobsticks]

Thanks for the comments guys! :)

I see what you mean about the milkyness.... hhmmm weird i didnt even notice that :)
I'll go n see if I can sort the old buggers tear ducts out now, you are both stars
***********

Scott

[Eric Lofgren]

The first thing I was going to suggest was to do this in layers, but then I remembered that it's Painter :) I was going to suggest layers in regards to the structure in the background. It needs to be a lot tighter than it is and layers help with that big time. The other thing I was going to suggest was a deeper contrast in the main figure might be needed. Considering the pronounced light source, I think that it would add a lot.

Some things to consider on an otherwise very dramatic piece, Scott. Hope that helped.

[defcombeta]

very nice

i lkke the distrubing image of the man and a almost sweaty melting skin on him. it has a sense of reaknig about it. all of this is good , like ric i think shadows/contrast is missing on the character, not to much mind ye. still cool

John Mac

[blobsticks]

Eric n defcombeta, thanks guys very good points.
I do have a problem it seems when colouring with contrast. What looks fine to me looks aweful to my missus, so I tend to leave the room for 5mins and when I return get a fresh look at it........ and you're correct :)

So my list is:
milky tears
Contrast
Background

Thanks everyone :)

Scott.