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Still open for ColorPlay commissions. More details can be found here:
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/2051781/
pinkgeckoproductionsStill open for ColorPlay commissions. More details can be found here:
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/2051781/
Category Artwork (Digital) / Portraits
Species Lizard
Size 800 x 800px
File Size 477.4 kB
While the picture and structure is fantastic, I can't help but think there's less 'play' in here than there is just hard color.
Since the guy in the picture is certainly not a cube, there'd be more blending involved amidst the colors, which is what I would like to see in more of these pictures.
Please forgive me if critique wasn't wanted..
Since the guy in the picture is certainly not a cube, there'd be more blending involved amidst the colors, which is what I would like to see in more of these pictures.
Please forgive me if critique wasn't wanted..
No problem, I appreciate the critique :)
About the lack of blending - due to the scales' faceted nature, a smooth gradient between one color and another isn't as visible as it would be on skin or fur. While I did add in a bit of blending and color pattern work by using airbrushed under-layers and overlays, my focus was on maintaining the contrast that defines the scales.
Also, Yadiri is a girl :) I tried to elongate the eyelashes a bit to that end, but sometimes attempting to draw characters in a true-to-the-species fashion means that their gender is less apparent.
About the lack of blending - due to the scales' faceted nature, a smooth gradient between one color and another isn't as visible as it would be on skin or fur. While I did add in a bit of blending and color pattern work by using airbrushed under-layers and overlays, my focus was on maintaining the contrast that defines the scales.
Also, Yadiri is a girl :) I tried to elongate the eyelashes a bit to that end, but sometimes attempting to draw characters in a true-to-the-species fashion means that their gender is less apparent.
Now that I have access to a different monitor, I kinda see your point. If the default contrast is high enough, you can't see the lower-opacity color layers, only the color highlights. Unfortunately I only have access to this monitor while at work, so I can't see the difference as well at home.
That sounds like what I'm seeing, and sorry for the gender confusion XP
With so many monitors out there, its possible that mine and your work monitor simply work differently than the one you have at home, but even if it wasn't there'd probably be someone out there with a different brand or age of monitor that would see things differently.
Even so, I suppose the amount of blending and shading depends on the intensity and the type of light. If you're treating each color as a spotlight, then they would act just as I see it in the picture, but I'd encourage you to treat each one like sunlight, something broad and diffuse that, even on the hard surfaces of scales, would reach around and blend with other portions of the picture.
With so many monitors out there, its possible that mine and your work monitor simply work differently than the one you have at home, but even if it wasn't there'd probably be someone out there with a different brand or age of monitor that would see things differently.
Even so, I suppose the amount of blending and shading depends on the intensity and the type of light. If you're treating each color as a spotlight, then they would act just as I see it in the picture, but I'd encourage you to treat each one like sunlight, something broad and diffuse that, even on the hard surfaces of scales, would reach around and blend with other portions of the picture.
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