/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>2282206
Don't know if you're still around, but I was bored and decided to see if I could address some of the issues brought in anon's critique.

I originally wanted to just address the drawing. Your original drawing was a mix of things seen from below superimposed on things seen from in front and vice versa. Thinking about box forms, both for the figure as a whole and the individual parts helps a lot. We should be seeing the underside of the jaw, the underside of the breast plate, the underside interior of the shoulder piece, etc.

As for the painting, you consistently have issues with garish colors and blown out values. Maybe your monitor isn't properly calibrated? Have you tried viewing your work on another computer or an ipad?

I tried to centralize the value range, and simplify larger value groups. For the lighting I tried to do a soft blue light from above, and the brighter hard light from behind.

Though I didn't do a very good job at it, you want to find ways to draw attention to your focal point. I tried to draw attention to the head with the eyes brighter than the rest of the skin, the rimlight on the horns pointing to the face, and the green light on the archway also pointing to the head. Armor highlights are knocked down because that isn't the focal point.