@RamsIllustrations said:
@WillPayton: Glad I satisfied at least one aspect with my inks. :)
I really never expect to get everyone to like my colored style. I made a conscious decision when I adopted it. I wanted to add vibrant colors that make u wanna eat or lick them. Kinda like a candy. They pop out at you. For the purists and artists who prefer a more muted and realistic effect, I will never gain your votes on that level. My art is not directed towards the purists... hehehe
I know you work with lighting and things of that nature and can spot errors which at times are me pushing the realistc limits of my art. Remember when others post their work "you" included I see many things too. :P
We all will always have imperfections in our work, pros included. It's what can give the stamp of that artist that is easily recognizable. Of course everyone has room for improvement and I myself have a long way to go.
My point in all of this is that I have chosen to go with a surrealistic coloring style which will always make a person that is more into realism cringe. I love comics for what they are, over the top and eyecatching, this just happens to be my way of expressing myself. Im not trying to gain the approval out of everyone just my own vision. The environment that I create is something of a fantasy that brings people in, away from the realism of what life really is. :)
On where the light source is, there is multi directional light sources in the drawing, I kept being interrupted and did not take enough time to figure exactly where in conjunction with the shadows on the rocks. Most people will not notice this but you do because that is the kind of work that you are involved in. Hopefully you can maybe understand why I take my liberties. The hand was something that I decided had a need for change. I did test it out in a mirror and did the pose for someone and it was kind of workable but it was so noticeable that I felt it distracted from the rest of the drawing.
Yeah, I totally get what you're saying. I wasnt suggesting that the colored version wasnt good (it is), or that you should change the style... not at all. I only meant that for me, for my taste, I like the inked one better. I think the line work is really nice and clean, and just generally has good proportions.
I only wanted to throw my opinion out there as a point of reference... in the sense that if you hear the same criticism again later, you can have a better understanding of where it's coming from. I mean, a lot of times people give opinions about whether they like or dont like something, but they dont say exactly why. Actually, they dont know why. And that's fine and all, but to the artist it's not really helpful advice. I prefer to say if I like it or not, and then give specific reasons if I can. That way the artist can tell if I thought there's a technical issue (something that can be fixed), or it's just a stylistic thing, in which case it just helps them judge how others perceive the style. It might even be that you think you're going for a certain "look", like lets say if you're going for a Disney cartoonish style, but everyone that looks at it thinks it's too anime. That's a stylistic criticism, but it's helpful because now you can adjust it to get what you're going for.
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