Some more work starting tonight! I had a good think about the composition, I wasn't happy with the size of the fire coming of Idatrus as it made the composition weak and also ruined the scale (looking at loads of ref, from a distance fire doesn't hold the same shape) so to tie Phaedrus' history of volcanic imprisonment a bit better, and his ability to now kind of but not really control it, I wanted to have lava spill over Idatrus. I found doing this helped with the composition as well as scale, and it helps it flow better! hehe
Working on the bg still too, been experimenting with loads of different shapes in order to get the balance of light and shadow ready for when I add the god rays. A lot of the image will be almost overcast kind of, if I can paint it the way I want others to see it then it won't be quite as bright in the mid to foreground section of the painting. I'm actually getting a little happier with this now, was losing some hope when I just couldn't get the composition to sit well in the painting. So I'm definitely happy now, and it looks a lot more finished even just at this point. Loads more to go! Let me know what you guys think, especially of the lava, and if it works better? Poor little peeps will all be having a hot bath soon
