ThroneGame's art (portraits and other stuff)

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Slave upgrade

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Another one

The contrast on this one is amazing!

(the ogre; for some reason attachments don't show up in quotes)

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New one for the Mandate:

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New slave
Hmmm, is the further hand too big?

[Spannerbag]

New slave
Hmmm, is the further hand too big?

Overall, that looks great and if you hadn't pointed it out I doubt I'd've spotted much wrong, but now you mention it I took a closer look...

To me, the left (bow) hand does look a tad odd.
I think the border between thumb and index finger could do with being a bit more defined?
(To me it looks like the thumb is really long.)
Also the grip doesn't line up with the bow (assuming the bow isn't a lot narrower inside the grip).
The angle of the grip seems to "eat into" the bow if that makes sense?
Maybe rotate the whole left hand a tad counter-clockwise (or rotate the bow clockwise) and open the grip diameter a tad also?

The hair: not sure what I'm looking at?
Is the spikey semicircular part an elaborate hat/hairnet (or a really stiff perm!) of some sort and the natural hair billows out from the end?
Whilst the effect is good and makes the portrait distinctive, the two parts look a bit disjointed and maybe overpower the rest of the image with their size?

Shoulders/neck don't seem to align with the rest of the body?
Legs, hips and face point broadly south-east but shoulders and torso point south-west?
(It was the green collar that brought this to my attention.)
The pose looks a bit awkward and maybe the shoulders could be rotated slightly counter-clockwise?

Where hair, upper arm and shoulder meet looks a bit off, extrapolating the arm towards the shoulder implies the arm meets the shoulder a bit low and hints at some shoulder padding?

It's unfortunate that the combination of cheek decoration and mustache makes it look like he's got a pipe stuck up his nose!
However that's one sharp beard he's sporting!

Lastly, I think the bowstring goes into the leg?

Sorry if I seem picky, as I say overall I think your portrait is striking and has impact.
Good work. Wish I could draw like you.

Hope this helps,
Cheers!
-- Spannerbag

[ThroneGame]

New slave
Hmmm, is the further hand too big?

Overall, that looks great and if you hadn't pointed it out I doubt I'd've spotted much wrong, but now you mention it I took a closer look...

To me, the left (bow) hand does look a tad odd.
I think the border between thumb and index finger could do with being a bit more defined?
(To me it looks like the thumb is really long.)
Also the grip doesn't line up with the bow (assuming the bow isn't a lot narrower inside the grip).
The angle of the grip seems to "eat into" the bow if that makes sense?
Maybe rotate the whole left hand a tad counter-clockwise (or rotate the bow clockwise) and open the grip diameter a tad also?

The hair: not sure what I'm looking at?
Is the spikey semicircular part an elaborate hat/hairnet (or a really stiff perm!) of some sort and the natural hair billows out from the end?
Whilst the effect is good and makes the portrait distinctive, the two parts look a bit disjointed and maybe overpower the rest of the image with their size?

Shoulders/neck don't seem to align with the rest of the body?
Legs, hips and face point broadly south-east but shoulders and torso point south-west?
(It was the green collar that brought this to my attention.)
The pose looks a bit awkward and maybe the shoulders could be rotated slightly counter-clockwise?

Where hair, upper arm and shoulder meet looks a bit off, extrapolating the arm towards the shoulder implies the arm meets the shoulder a bit low and hints at some shoulder padding?

It's unfortunate that the combination of cheek decoration and mustache makes it look like he's got a pipe stuck up his nose!
However that's one sharp beard he's sporting!

Lastly, I think the bowstring goes into the leg?

Sorry if I seem picky, as I say overall I think your portrait is striking and has impact.
Good work. Wish I could draw like you.

Hope this helps,
Cheers!
-- Spannerbag

I will try to make the feather piece more flowy and I believe it has too much detail at the base.
The pose looks fine to me. It might seem uncomfortable but IRL holding on to a specific pose is a different thing compared to using this pose as a part of a larger movement. As I see it, he is prepared to take another arrow with his free hand, hence his torso and legs are facing different directions (for a moment). I tend to exaggerate the gestures so it plays a role as well. Some things should be changed about the shoulders I believe. Collar is more or less ok, they don't necessarily follow your head movement unless you directly touch them with your chin. The outer yellow collar though might be off-center.
The string is just an illusion and his thigh overlaps the string. Not sure about moustache pipes though but you have a very creative mind
Moving on to the bow itself, the fingers from the index to a pinkie usually overlap each other from top to bottom which creates a different outline angle compared to the object in hand. But it depends on the girth and how tight is the grip, probably it's also pronounced differently among different people. I did shrunk the pinkie and possibly the ring finger I must agree.
Thanks for the review, some things are hard for me to notice.

[Spannerbag]

...The hair: not sure what I'm looking at?...

I will try to make the feather piece more flowy and I believe it has too much detail at the base.

Ah, it's a feather.

...The string is just an illusion and his thigh overlaps the string.

You're right, but I had to zoom in to be sure.

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I think it's the unfortunate alignment of bowstring and legging contour that fooled my eye into seeing something that wasn't there.

Thanks for the review, some things are hard for me to notice.

You're very welcome!
Cheers!
-- Spannerbag

[ThroneGame]

Changed it a bit
Not sure if it's for the better

[Spannerbag]

Changed it a bit
Not sure if it's for the better

For me, non-bow arm and shoulder look better, plus bowstring doesn't fool my eye any more.
Hate to say it but to me the bow grip - though improved - still looks a bit odd tbh.
Not sure if it's the wrist angle and/or if the fingers are a bit small?

Anyway, here they are side by side (older on left).
I'm probably being too picky?
Maybe see what folks besides me think?

Cheers!
-- Spannerbag

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Another one

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Came back after a long break

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