Hello All,

OK I think ive addressed the suggestions as best I can under the circumstances:

• nickedshield, the eyes have both been moved 10 degrees to her left

• duckee, thank you for the compliment :) as to the pose, actually this is correct stance according to archery: her shoulders are in line with the path of her intended aim - as are her forelegs but I dont think theres been a precedent for proper foreleg alignment for centaurs in any of the archery manuals you may come across ;) Almost more importantly, I spent I dunno how long getting that belt dialed just right and no one here wants to see a grown man cry if I adjust her abdomen and that positioning gets blown....

• Realmling, thanks for that suggestion. I havent done this yet, but ill give it a shot. The current blonde doesnt look too bad to my eyes, but not perfect :/

• freyfaxi, I bounced around that idea quite a bit, but I ended up going with the tradional representation of the female centaur - bare breasted. I may end up giving her a bracer for her left arm. Id really like to get some kind of straps with packs. Sorta like saddlebags but without any saddle. Kind of stuff an adventuring/travelling centaur might be wearing. Ive done repositioning of the camera and characters. Im afraid I may lose the particular perspective Ive got if move the centaur too drastically, but I have gotten her right hoof out of the darkest part of the trunk.

Hows this draft look? EDIT oh yeah, and are the shadows strong enough? how is the foreground/background blending, have I avoided the painted backdrop look? Thanks again :)

Message edited on: 10/18/2004 00:41