Roshigoth opened this issue on Feb 22, 2000 ยท 11 posts
RKane_1 posted Tue, 22 February 2000 at 11:12 PM
Suggestion... More ground clutter. Small rocks and dying weeds. More details. Cracks in the tombstones and a dirty film gradually receeding the higher from the ground the tombstone rises. Also, most cemetaries sell plots so the tombstones and markers might need to line up in rows . Details mean a lot. smile No cemetary is in the middle of nowehere. In the distance a church and a line of trees barely visible would help and perhaps a crypt or two in the background. Maybe a few iron fences here and there to cordon off plots. The bend in the floating female figure looks a bit static. You may want to turn her on her side so her front faces us and use the twist and side-side on her abdomen and upper body. Look at a few super-hero in flight poses and you should be able to find a nice one. It may help you as an artist to ask some of the following questions when you look at a piece of yours. Its something I got from the most recent edition of the Artists magazine (Feb 2000) and modified for my own use. These questions really help me a lot: What parts of the image work? Can you define or describe all the aspects of your image? Is there a strong center of interest? Is there more than one center of interest and do they work well together or against each other? Are the elements in your image compelling, exciting, thought provoking or emotionally provoking? Did you use the medium (i.e. Poser, Bryce, etc) wisely? Is the image too busy? Were you consistent? If you had to delete or change something in the image what would it be and why? Would it be worth it to you to do so and would it truly make the image better? I like taking breaks from my work periodically and then, when I come back after an hour or so, I sit down and ask these questions like a checklist. Eventually you get to the point where you know the answers intuitively and make changes as you go. Try it out. smile