Moonshinefox Commission
He's got himself a glass of rum, and it seems he's offering you a drink as well. If you'd like.
Gah, indoor scenes are hard. Gah, clothes are hard! Why is everything so hard!? D: Though I'm fairly happy with the subtle perspective in this one. I'm not really a fan of the huge crazy angles you'll see people draw so often, but I do like a little perspective when used right, and so I tried to go for a slightly viewed-from-above scene for this one. Even this barely-existant perspective was very difficult for me, I'm that fail at it, but considering how bad I am at it and how rarely I draw it, I'd consider this more or less a success in that area.
The colour choices aren't that great, sadly. I'm no interior decorator. x3 And clothing always gives me issues. But... I hope it's okay overall. Lemme know your thoughts, folks.
Gah, indoor scenes are hard. Gah, clothes are hard! Why is everything so hard!? D: Though I'm fairly happy with the subtle perspective in this one. I'm not really a fan of the huge crazy angles you'll see people draw so often, but I do like a little perspective when used right, and so I tried to go for a slightly viewed-from-above scene for this one. Even this barely-existant perspective was very difficult for me, I'm that fail at it, but considering how bad I am at it and how rarely I draw it, I'd consider this more or less a success in that area.
The colour choices aren't that great, sadly. I'm no interior decorator. x3 And clothing always gives me issues. But... I hope it's okay overall. Lemme know your thoughts, folks.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / General Furry Art
Species Vulpine (Other)
Size 630 x 823px
File Size 137.1 kB
Upon first glance, lineart and colours are fantastic in my opinion as your art always is.
My critique i think would be a little on some of the shading overall (depending on what lighting you were aiming for anyway). I you were aiming for it to mostly be just lamplight i think the shadowing on his opposite side should be a lot bolder perhaps to really bring out the cozyness of a dimly lit room. If that wasn't what you were going for, then ignore me. XD (I come from a theatre and concert lighting background).
The only other thing I would suggest is making the folds a bit more subtle, flowinging into the fabric a bit more, they seem a little blocky to me. Maybe a few less folds too unless its really tight and stretched fabric. I think it makes his left leg (our right) look a little bit frumpy, or that his jeans have one leg longer than the other. These also need to be a little more subtle. Maybe having less folds where the pivot point of the fabric is, or having the folds get shallower (like where the leg bone is for example on the jeans?)
Either way, thats my thoughts and I hope they help. If not, feel free to ignore me. I'm mostly guessing. X3
My critique i think would be a little on some of the shading overall (depending on what lighting you were aiming for anyway). I you were aiming for it to mostly be just lamplight i think the shadowing on his opposite side should be a lot bolder perhaps to really bring out the cozyness of a dimly lit room. If that wasn't what you were going for, then ignore me. XD (I come from a theatre and concert lighting background).
The only other thing I would suggest is making the folds a bit more subtle, flowinging into the fabric a bit more, they seem a little blocky to me. Maybe a few less folds too unless its really tight and stretched fabric. I think it makes his left leg (our right) look a little bit frumpy, or that his jeans have one leg longer than the other. These also need to be a little more subtle. Maybe having less folds where the pivot point of the fabric is, or having the folds get shallower (like where the leg bone is for example on the jeans?)
Either way, thats my thoughts and I hope they help. If not, feel free to ignore me. I'm mostly guessing. X3
Fabric folds are something I've always had troubles with. They're finicky little things that require a fair amount of control over the medium you're working with, which is something I don't have. At all xD I'm very spray 'n pray when it comes to painting. I've got a lot to work on when it comes to clothing and other such manmade objects, anything one finds indoors really. :P
I really like this :) It's just a relaxing casual background. It's not too fancy and not too bright with different flashy colors (like a club). It just makes me want to join him for a relaxing drink and chat. You really brought the relaxing and casual thought into this. I like it :) I hope to have a commission like this some day :3
I think you did a great job on both the cloths and the indoor scene. Only thing I would recommend is the lamp pole should be close to parallel with the back of the couch as should be the corner line for the walls.
It looks like you used a vanishing point somewhere a few inches below the bottom of the page, but if you're going to use perspective like that in a close angle shot you should use a vanishing box verses using a point. Basically make a smaller proportionate box to your image size and instead of having your perspective lines converge on a single point they converge on corresponding locations on the box to their original places in the piece. I've found it helps to ease out lines from being too sharply angled and keeps you from having vanishing points 3 feet off the paper.
Really nice piece nonetheless, I always love how you do fur.
It looks like you used a vanishing point somewhere a few inches below the bottom of the page, but if you're going to use perspective like that in a close angle shot you should use a vanishing box verses using a point. Basically make a smaller proportionate box to your image size and instead of having your perspective lines converge on a single point they converge on corresponding locations on the box to their original places in the piece. I've found it helps to ease out lines from being too sharply angled and keeps you from having vanishing points 3 feet off the paper.
Really nice piece nonetheless, I always love how you do fur.
To be honest I didn't use a vanishing point at all. I've never been good with those. Most of the angles I end up drawing the vanishing point would be several inches or even feet off the paper, which I can't really work with since I work on a clipboard, so I usually just eyeball it, knowing full well it won't be accurate but it's the best I can do, heh.
I've never actually heard of a vanishing box before. That might be something to try, is this something that there are examples/guides on somewhere out there?
I've never actually heard of a vanishing box before. That might be something to try, is this something that there are examples/guides on somewhere out there?
I don't know about any guides, it's something I learned from my High school art teacher. It was either that or like you said put a piece of tape on the floor like three feet away and draw flat on the ground. The box is basically doing that to start and just drawing a line from each corner of the paper to the vanishing point, then connecting the lines with a box just off the edge of the paper. If you're using a standard 10x12 clipboard it can still be hard but if you use a larger artist's board its not to much trouble.
I getcha. I was hoping there was maybe some method for this that I just hadn't heard of until now, but if I undertand you you're basically still using a standard vanising point to draw the box in the first place, and then just using the box from then on. Which really just takes me back to step one anyway. :P
I draw on my lap on a little standard sized clip board, so sadly this would be pretty difficult for me. x3
I draw on my lap on a little standard sized clip board, so sadly this would be pretty difficult for me. x3
The character and room look quite nice to me.. But if you're asking for honest critiques.. I hate giving things like this, since well, I love your work a ton, and only mean things in the most respectful of ways..
The one thing that seems a tiny bit off, is from left to right, the angles are slightly 'twitsting' the room towards the left-forward.
Otherwise, as always, i can't give enough positive things to say without sounding like a freaky fanboi. :)
The one thing that seems a tiny bit off, is from left to right, the angles are slightly 'twitsting' the room towards the left-forward.
Otherwise, as always, i can't give enough positive things to say without sounding like a freaky fanboi. :)
You don't need to feel so bad about pointing out mistakes. I don't tend to go out of my way to look for critique because the way I learn I honestly don't think it helps much, but I can hardly argue it either. Most of my stuff has some pretty big flaws somewhere, and I'm never going to bite someone's head off for pointing them out. x3
But hey, I'm glad you like it despite the issues. Thanks :P
But hey, I'm glad you like it despite the issues. Thanks :P
As odd as this probably sounds, I have to say how much I love the work you did on the couch. It really does look like he's sitting on a couch, not just some lump of concrete that doesn't give. Detail on the clothing is brilliant too, and I suppose it's much the same, but you really nailed the effect. Has a nice warm feel too. Not your most seductive piece, but certainly quite good! ^.^
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