Elf Portrait art thread: Archer by Ranger M

Post by **irrevenant** » March 25th, 2006, 9:22 am

The thumb looks a little off to me. I can't put my finger (pun unintended

) precisely on the issue though, so I'm happy to be overruled if the artists disagree...

Jester · Post by **Jester** » March 25th, 2006, 10:00 am

I'd fix the color of the arm. It's darker than her face right now, more greyish.

Ranger M · Post by **Ranger M** » March 25th, 2006, 10:34 am

although I can get my hand+arm into that exact position, there is something wrong with the thumb, Nobody's thumb can bend like that, it really is impossible (unless elves are special) any normal thumb looks more like this (try making that gesture with your own hand to see what I mean)

Post by **Pickslide** » March 30th, 2006, 5:58 am

Hands are tough. It looks like this is what you're trying to do...quick paintover...

Right now the thumb muscle is a little warped and its unclear where the inner surface of the arm is, it kinda makes it look like the part of the palm where the thumb comes from is sprouting out of that little bone nub on the outer side of the arm.

This portrait seems to be coming along otherwise. Keep it up, I want to see it finished :).

Post by **Thrawn** » April 1st, 2006, 2:36 am

lightened arm, worked on mantle covering...editted the editted hand...comments?

Post by **Zhukov** » April 1st, 2006, 5:28 am

Hand still looks inconsistant with the face. The face has clear hard lines and the hand is a little indistinct and 'smudgy.' I don't know which effect you are after but having both seems a little weird.

Also, a question I asked in another thread but which wasn't answered:
Why are people busily drawing Elvish Shaman portraits when that is the only elf we already have a portrait for? Just curious.

SmokemJags · Post by **SmokemJags** » April 1st, 2006, 6:35 am

Why are people busily drawing Elvish Shaman portraits when that is the only elf we already have a portrait for? Just curious.

I'd guess as a security blanket. They see the elf shaman and they think 'I can make something and it will be better'

The first animation I did was the bat because I said to myself 'the blood bat death animation is ridiculous, I can hardly do worse'.

Just a guess.

Post by **Kestenvarn** » April 1st, 2006, 10:39 am

It's simpler to draw something when you already have a concept of it.

Post by **Thrawn** » April 1st, 2006, 10:33 pm

because I begin sketching with no clear thought in mind,and then say, hey this looks kile an elvish shaman--lets make it more-so.

*anyways, the hand irks me, and as Zuhkov said, it doesn't look as clean as the rest, meaning I'll just be beginning that part again from scratch (huge drawing scaled down)
If that fails, time to just redraw it...EDIT-tried cleaning it up

Any comments on the other picture in human thread?

Website · Post by **Sapient** » April 2nd, 2006, 1:02 am

great job!... looks like you fixed the hand issue. That is one good looking shaman.

joshudson · Post by **joshudson** » April 7th, 2006, 5:52 am

If this isn't going into mainline,
I would like to use this for the portrait for my campaign Story of the Wose
Main character is human, female. I should be able to remove the elf ears easily enough.

Post by **Thrawn** » April 9th, 2006, 12:43 am

joshudson wrote:If this isn't going into mainline,
I would like to use this for the portrait for my campaign Story of the Wose
Main character is human, female. I should be able to remove the elf ears easily enough.

gladly

Post by **Thrawn** » April 22nd, 2006, 3:58 pm

I really like the lene-art, not so much the coloring shading, but elvish archer, female

Fynmiir · Post by **Fynmiir** » April 22nd, 2006, 4:12 pm

My only comment is that the lips look to pursed. IMHO it makes her look like she's angry, but about to kiss someone.

Elvish_Pillager · Post by **Elvish_Pillager** » April 22nd, 2006, 4:15 pm

Nice! A few criticisms though:

- the position of the hair isn't natural; it isn't resting on anything.
- the mouth seems to be a little (2-3 pixels) too high on the face
- the (armor? shirt?) doesn't curve over her shoulders, it looks like it comes to a point.