My art professor told me once that all we see is light and not really objects, and conversely darkness is just the absence of light. The key to drawing well is knowing how light reflects off of different surfaces and portraying that as accurately as possible. Draw what you see, not what you think you see.
Your portrayal of light is top notch. The magma, rocks, armor, hair, skin, and especially the axe (two different light sources), are all awesome. The only iffy shading I'd say is the cloth but a lot of people get hung up on that as different fabrics reflect light much differently (think satin vs tweed). I can see why you were hired, this piece shows a lot of your capability and I can only imagine how much better you became through the years.
Side note: Your style reminds me of an online comic I saw a while ago. Some ice elf princess being escorted somewhere by a mummy. Just googled it: Ghostblade.
CannaMoos3 on May 15th, 2019 at 17:48 UTC »
What’d you do at Blizzard?
redternal on May 15th, 2019 at 17:54 UTC »
This is amazing. Simple yet effective strokes for the lava/magma
UndiagnosedSiren on May 15th, 2019 at 18:59 UTC »
My art professor told me once that all we see is light and not really objects, and conversely darkness is just the absence of light. The key to drawing well is knowing how light reflects off of different surfaces and portraying that as accurately as possible. Draw what you see, not what you think you see.
Your portrayal of light is top notch. The magma, rocks, armor, hair, skin, and especially the axe (two different light sources), are all awesome. The only iffy shading I'd say is the cloth but a lot of people get hung up on that as different fabrics reflect light much differently (think satin vs tweed). I can see why you were hired, this piece shows a lot of your capability and I can only imagine how much better you became through the years.
Side note: Your style reminds me of an online comic I saw a while ago. Some ice elf princess being escorted somewhere by a mummy. Just googled it: Ghostblade.