I have a few pointers about anatomy if you would like my help: her back is bowed forwards, which probably means her neck and head should be at the same angle.
The pose is interesting and inviting, but the anatomy isn't allowing it to fully work. The hair has the most promise, and you did well to segment strands and add gloss. Impact Looking at this artwork, I feel like you are really close to your next level of skill I think all you need is a nudge. Love your originality, and please keep going! Jan 27, 2018 To finish off, thank you for your inspired work. An easy solution would be to use the eyedropper tool on the background and fill in the space via Photoshop/application. I have also observed that in the upper left corner I can see the page imperfectly framed. It's my understanding that the gold is reflecting direct light into the lens and causing it to lose focus. If it's in your interest to change it, I suggest taking two different photos one with "correct" focus and one with the shining gold and merge them together using photo manipulation.
However, if the intention was to create an authentic vintage image, this piece is convincing for that very reason of blurriness. The advice I can offer is the preparation of the photo - the unfocused roses could do with a little more definition or crispness. The gold literally outshines the foliage in front, which makes it look magical and mysterious! I appreciate the shading on the leaves which shows veins or ribbing and is very realistic. Your technique for making the roses is ingenious, and a step-up from using potatoes! I get a strong Art Nouveau vibe from this artwork and I love the delicate colorization of the inner circles. Impact It's nice to see traditional art more as it's so organic to look at. If your character is fashion-conscious, you can be rest assured that I know the ins and outs of button holes and yokes. As a kid, I was stencilling outfits onto paper dolls from colourfully patterned sheets of paper and this eventually led to me graduating from Clothing Production with a Certificate lll in 2017. The repetition of graphic elements in my work could just as easily have been a textile. My attraction to MinaLima probably has its roots in my love for textiles and patterns. The main influences are cell-shading in animation, as seen in Hayao Miyazaki’s films and MinaLima, the design studio behind the graphic props in the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films. My love of flat colour comes from multiple sources. When I work digitally, I can play hoop and stick with a colour wheel. I find solid colours to be exciting – where in nature can you find a flat, unadulterated colour? The sky’s the limit unfortunately: a blue sky, a starry blanket or a pink-orange gradient. (If you’re curious about what either of those terms mean, I think you should look it up because it’s interesting stuff!) My artwork is a separate entity from real life’s visual medium.
When it comes to special effects and colour theory, I have learned how to create chromatic aberration as an effect, and colour constancy as a palette. I like punchy colours like coral pink and CMYK, but I’m also pretty good at assembling a relaxing muted palette, so I can do both ends of the spectrum in terms of saturation. People have told me that I have a knack for choosing harmonious colour palettes. The linework is refined, connected and clean the colouring is stencilled and blocky, as I aim to segregate light and shade into pure shapes. My art style gives the impression of still-shots captured from animation. If you are my client and you have no preconceived ideas about your characters’ appearance or you lack confidence to go it alone, I can step in and give you serving suggestions. Occasionally I will draw a character design as a vanity project. Some pieces in my gallery are original character designs, most of which are for a client to use. When I render my artworks, art deco will inspire me much of the time. I mostly draw fanart, which is slang for “franchise art” – drawings of fictional characters. I love silent movies, the jazz age and the art deco & art nouveau movements. I have loved Japanese culture ever since I was a child, and I take an interest in most things to do with the country.