Small update. @nesokaiyoh Thanks for the suggestions! I tried to implement what you said a bit by adding some more environment occlusion. I think there is still way to go to push it more though. Let me know if you think its on the right track
I also added some good old birdies
@Oceane_Roh Great suggestion
Did some more environment, a bit of refinement and tried to make him pulling his arm out of the earth a little bit more lively.
I am currently struggling with the pose of the firebird in that hand...
I'm not sure if I've already told you how fun I found the face of your phoenix but, Hey look amazing xD
There's a really good story telling with the add of the 2 people on the front,
I'd say you could push the render of the mountains a bit further, they look a bit disconnected from the rest of the background. You could also tweak the vegetation on it's back a bit, you could check alpine landscape.
But really cool project
I'd say it's lacking a lot of detail, as it looks a bit unfinished. For what it is though I enjoy the concept and you've done a pretty good job of indicating the scale and mass that this creature represents. The bits of dirt and rocks on the left are a super nice touch as well, as you need some smaller elements to contrast with the bigger ones. I do still feel sorry for the bird lol
Damn, now I begin to feel sorry for that bird myself but this is (Art)war after all, so... sorry team fire
Thanks @Oceane_Roh and @nesokaiyoh for the feedback. I totally agree with you guys. I will try to work on those mountains and details and see how far I can push it, as my time budget is quite low atm
If it helps, I would always recommend using some reference. For instance, aside from just colour and some vague shapes there is actually no detail of the rock looking like rock, maybe experimenting with some textured brushes would help that. Same goes with the grass patches. A good indicator of scale is always trees, and while you do have some small ones right at the top (ngl I didn't notice them until I looked really close for this feedback), it could benefit with many more, perhaps on the side of that arm, shoulder and head.
Heya! Thanks @nesokaiyoh. Yeah, the grass was actually on my list, I just didnt know, how to approach that properly yet. As for the rocks, I will try to experiment a bit. Thanks for the suggestions, I will try those
Baby step update: Worked a bit on those mountains and details
If you don't know how to paint something, look at something that imitates that thing irl! (Yes I'm referring to reference again it's highly valuable lol) Take a look at the Chinese floating mountains for example, knowing how to break down something in real life to use in something imaginary is a very useful tool
@nesokaiyoh Those mountains are gorgeous!!! I tried around a bit with textured brushes and color range selections, but I still dont feel like I can achieve the same quality of texture. But thats ok I guess, lotsof stuff still to learn
Anyway, did some details and structure in the grass as well as several rock-regions.