/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>4522927
The perspective here is my favorite part about this image: it gives me a realistic sense of speeding through the air at a high altitude, and I get an immediate sense of the lift generated by the powerful wings. The horse's head in particular bulges out in the foreground in a very satisfying way where the three-point perspective is most evident.

However I am a little confused about what is happening to the rider's arm and how he is positioned in space. I can tell something magical is happening with his arm, as if in the middle of transforming into the horse or fused with it, but it's a little hard to tell what the smoky effect is supposed to indicate. The same is true of his lower body as well. To my eye it looks like his legs are concealed by the horse's rump, but it also kind of looks like his lower body is doing the same thing that his arm is doing, which would make him kind of like a centaur. That would make sense, but it isn't completely clear. There's also too much detail throughout the piece, particularly in the canyons around where the horse's head is, which distracts me from the otherwise well-constructed head. I think if you drew the same image with a little less rendering/linework (especially in the background) the image would read a little more clearly.

Overall you have pretty strong draftsmanship and a great sense of perspective--keep it up anon!