Color Burned

I think if you show the eyes it would look much cooler, use the burn tool around the eyes.. yeah..

I also agree with the tree texture, I would make the darks darker and blend the lights in with the skin.

Make the lips blue Like aaron said, and that splatter on the shoulder, distort that so it looks like its actually on her shoulder.

Overall awesome image! I love the colors you used and the icey feel it gives.

I really like the sense of movement here. The strong lines and spatters are effective. I like the subtle greys with texture. Has a movie poster feel to it.

Another reviewer didn't like the birds but I do. I think it widens the space. Without some visual interest there the red would be overbearing.

The dripping on her back is cool. Not realistic but it doesn't need to be. Nice negative space there. I suppose the drips should be lightened for realism though.

My only problem is the wood. It needs some smoothing. The cut is a little distracting as well. I think that the knots in the wood conflict with the overall movement.

Overall fantastic work! Looking forward to more!

I really like a lot of what is going on here.

Stuff I would consider working on: Eyes: As someone mentioned before, I would make a small reference to the eyes. Doesn't need to be much.

Arm Texture: The bulk of the arm texture is louder than anything else in the image in terms of the range of value. I would soften the darkest darks and some of the lightest lights especially in areas like the elbow. I like what is happening where her arm is merging with this texture just below her deltoid. It is very subtle and realistic. Some of the texture is too clearly repeated... I notice that rounded "tree knot" a few times.

Birds: I kind of like the concept of them, but as it is it doesn't really work for me. This is a completely new style of element and if you want to introduce it, I think it needs to be more incorporated into the piece.

• Going Minimal: Either utilize some of the colors from the rest of the image to bring some connection, or make it not as contrasting with the background.

• Going for more: I would maybe repeat some of that same style through out the design to give it a subconscious home. For example you could repeat the text bits but increase the size dramatically (running off the ends of the image) and lower the transparency so it is so subtle you almost don't see it (put it in the background). It could help that bird and text as you have it, make more sense.

Stuff I really love: pyramid-ish element, splatter elements, the watery mountains, the colors you chose, the composition

Really good stuff here. Keep it up.

I really like the design. You have a great talent. The following are the items that I have issues with:

• The birds on the left of the image doesn't make sense.
• The gradients between the textures on each section on the arms needs to be worked a little more. More of a smooth transition.
• The color from the shoulder to the back looks fake. It doesn't bend with her back and the lighting is off compared to the lighting on the whiter part of the back.
• There should be some representation of eyes, very faint though.

Hey Philip

I quite like this, and personally have always wanted to do something similiar, but then I get side tracked and end up taking it into illustrator...

The wood on the arms, seems a bit too strong for me, I would probably tone down the texture a bit and make it more subtle...

I like the fact that you can't see the eyes, I would make that splash of color different the lip color maybe a cyan blue for the lips...

Overall a very cool design...

very very catchy

good luck in future

Hi Phillip,

This looks cool. Agree about the birds on the left...also what is the text / wood above her head?

I'm not sure what is this artwork for - is it an illustration to something, or an independent picture? The body looks a bit too refined for me, I would paint the skin more detailed.

Nose and lips seem to be a bit rotated to the right - I'm not sure why this looks like this, maybe it happened while you were making the red splash?

I think that you should decide about the background - you have too many patterns there... and also a few more different patterns on the body. That would be the first thing to change if you wanted to work on this some more. At least I think so :) good luck!

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