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Only if you have time, please give me your opionions...I was contracted to do an illustration for a poster. Thanks in advance. Sharen

If the shadow is supposed to be of something wolfish, hairy and scary, I'm sorry, but it looks more like Scooby Doo. Mivan

I found the shadow to be threatening and scary (that's a compliment, by the way.) Actually, it reminded me very much of the final few moments of "An American Werewolf in London." The overall simplicity of the elements of the image is well thought out for poster art. A strong poster is usually not cluttered. My only constructive criticism is that they young woman's face is a bit dark in the shadows, but perhaps that's the effect you intended. Great work!

Visual concept and overall composition is all right but can be improve and making it more 'dramatic'...like not having the girl back right on the wall but one of her shoulder side way forward and may be cross bow one of her leg a little. Try and raise her eyebrows a little and open up her eye lid more and last but more least, may be you want to repose her with one hand elbow up with clinging like finger poses close to her chattering teeth (have the mouth pull horizontally and open up a bit). I feel that an expression on her face in such a situation she is in is of paramount important. As for the wolf's shadow, it should not be 'translucent'. The shadow should be totally dark and preferrably not too harsh on the edges...mask the edges and give it a mild gaussian blur if post work is needed. Have to watch where the light are coming from especially this is noticeable from where the 'wolf'shadow falls on her in relation to her figure shadow...unless there is another lighting (like a street lamp) in between them. IMHO of course and hope its of help.

Overall the picture works nicely. I like the simplicity of it. I find that the two main lights are conflicting (above the character and from below). Maybe a slight difference of color and/or intensity would take care of that (for example, the top one could be more blue, or the front one more yellow). I would also check those brick textures on the wall. the 'seams' between texture tiles take away some of the depth effect of the shadows. Finally, the transition between the wall and ground is a bit too linear and hsarp. Maybe some herbs or stones could improve that. How is that for comments ? :)

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I like what you've done in terms of the girls expression, pose, the lighting and the textures. The bit I think I'd alter is the shadow, it doesn't seem from the shadow that the wolf/dog whatever is focused on attacking the girl, more baying to the moon or howling. Having said that I'm not sure how I'd go about changing it. On the whole a darned good job.

Thank you all, just so you know there was no postwork at all on this. It is all Vue and the 2 figures are poser...I love the idea of the different colored lights, I am going to try that. Now I did have the shadow of the gargole dark, but it looked so harsh I made it a little more transparent, maybe to much though so I will try that. I thought I needed more gravel where the wall met the road...couldn't figure out really how to do that...so now I am challenged. Will go and try this advice and thank you all for your time and critiques...they do help alot. Sharen :-)

I saw the image, I liked it and would NOT change any thing to it. No!! Nothing!! Nothing!! Nothing!! I'm just wondering, Sharen?? When I have to do such a work, my client(s) would just hate and not allow at all (by written contract) the idea I show the future or unfinished or even finished image somewhere else. But maybe I misunderstoud and it is not a commercial work.

It is commercial, but for around here it is not mandatory not to show it a head of time. But thank you anyway Guitta, I value all of the opinions from you all. Sharen