These are some photos my boyfriend took of me last weekend for inspiration for my new composition! It was very amusing to do and I got a very dead arm from holding my brush prop! (It was way heavier than I remembered)
I played around with colour on this piece! I really liked the blue/orange background. I think it really helped bring out my character and her colour palette.
The only problem I had now was the movement in the piece!
I re-studied the pose reference and I've decided to start my illustration over again to get some really good curve and flow. I managed to lose that in my illustration before this, and instead of trying to mend it I thought it would be better to start again and also change the composition. The landscape approach I think gives me more room to explore my character and her summoning ability =]
Next I shall look at the clothing and really try to bring out her figure - I may change her outfit so I am holding off drawing up her turnaround =D I'm finding it much easier to determine her clothing and accessories in the illustration. It gives me a good look into how her outfit would work.
I had a good discussion with my tutor about this illustration - he pointed out the lack of movement/gesture I had in my previous image - to which I thank him! This is a big challenge so I love to hear as much feedback as possible!
I love learning from other people =]
