Congrats on creating this awesome render! The POV and everything else in this image is perfect! You captured the sense of drama, so well in this scene! This is an instant favorite with me! :-)

superb

Thanks for commenting. I didn't post much about what was actually going on. I really wanted to get a sense of the vibe everyone saw. Unfortunately, there appears to be very little opinion about this particular piece. But I really appreciate your kind words.

In the past I've almost always used a triangle configuration for my composition (thank you Mr. Frazetta). The perspectives were mostly straight on, and the figures were lit from two sides. I've recently been mentoring a young artist from the Philippines whos sense of perspective and composition is quite different from my own traditional training. So, this is an attempt to figure some of those concepts into my own art.

Again, thanks for the kind words. You are very much appreciated:)

-bill

EXCELLENT RENDER VERY WELL DONE

Triangular or otherwise,Whatever configuration your using here is eye catching. Don't follow too many specific rules myself. I draw and render until I like what I see. This had good impact even as a thumbnail. My eyes is first drawn to the bright flare and then to the flares lighting on the dangling subject. The narrative here feels precarious. It has a sense of action and motion even as a still. Did you end up painting this? It looks like a real painting.

Thanks for all the kind words:) It's painted over almost entirely. I use Poser and Bryce to setup my scenes and determine light sources. Then in Photoshop and using my graphics monitor, I begin painting. In Poser I only use a bare figure - no hair, no clothes. In Bryce I don't normally use any textures and almost always work with flat gray objects. In fact, many of the objects in a planned scene are just boxes to establish perspective. Most of my strengths as an illustrator come from my traditional training. When I got started over three decades ago, digital art wasn't really a thing yet. Currently I use 3D tools to replace photographs and the meticulous effort required to plan out complicated perspectives. But it's the painting process that that I'm really married to. Anything I use 3D tools for could be accomplished without the use of those tools, but they make the job far easier and faster. -bill

Excellent again !