I really love the design of your monster and i think the textures worked really well with it. The background texture is especially interesting and very subtle. I think if the horns were a different shade of yellow, something lighter, it would have made the piece more dynamic, since all of the yellows used are very similar.
The shape of the skull creature is very pleasing, especially the mouth. Using only an accent color was an interesting choice and I think you pulled it off nicely. I also really like the eyebrows for some reason. I picture this head belonging to some sort of irradiated skeleton cave creature.
The rusted texture laid on the gold and black color scheme is great, and the detail put into the mouth is especially awesome. The horns seem to get a tiny bit lost with the bold lined texture and no outline to separate it from the white background, so it might help to balance the transition between the lined head and the other features of the face. Maybe try playing with line or put a background color behind him. The design for the creature is really cool in itself, still!
I really enjoy the different textures that you used in this illustration and I think that you were able to efficiently use your textures to positively influence the form of your monster guy! It might be fun to play around with the colors to add some more variation. But otherwise I think it looks great!
This piece has a ton of character and the textures give it a real early 2000s photocopier post-Matrix zine feel. The one this is that the piece lacks cohesion in it's rules about what shapes are going to be angular and which are going to be curved. This is especially noticeable in the horns which feel a bit pasted on. Overall solid work though dude!!!
Yeah I was actually having a big problem making the horns fit in with the image, to be honest. I played around with a stroke and where they were arranged, but I definitely think the problem lies within the shape itself.
i like all the textures used in this piece. i think they are all fitting to each part of the illustration. the only problem i can see is that the texture in the horns gets cut off at the bottom.
I think this is awesome. I love that the face sits in front of the black part off the mouth because of the texture you chose. It's a very smooth, but scuffed-up texture that really appeals to the skull shape. The eyebrows are really gnarly, which works really well against the flat black of the mouth and the smooth face. It's a good juxtaposition. I would agree that the horns aren't working very well, but maybe if you chose a different color scheme they would look purposely out-of-place and it would look better.
This is really cool - it looks like zip-a-tone, or whatever that comic toning film is -- where you use the cross-hatching texture in various areas of the monster. I think that one of my favorite parts is in the horns, where it's really dense. same thing with the eyebrows - it makes a really neat mid-tone that helps differentiate parts of the monster from other areas. They really stand out, which is nice. The other thing that I think you could do is to try playing with the line tool -- I'll show you how to customize it today, so you could try seeing what it looks like to "ink" other areas of your drawings in a way that feels natural. Nice work.
I'm digging the textures you used! I also agree with Chase that there some spatial issues going on with the horns - honestly, I think just kicking it back one layer (behind the head) would do the trick.
I used the pen tool for each shape, the larger texture for the main shape, and ink textures for the horns/eyebrows.
I really love the design of your monster and i think the textures worked really well with it. The background texture is especially interesting and very subtle. I think if the horns were a different shade of yellow, something lighter, it would have made the piece more dynamic, since all of the yellows used are very similar.
ReplyDeleteThe shape of the skull creature is very pleasing, especially the mouth. Using only an accent color was an interesting choice and I think you pulled it off nicely. I also really like the eyebrows for some reason. I picture this head belonging to some sort of irradiated skeleton cave creature.
ReplyDeleteThe rusted texture laid on the gold and black color scheme is great, and the detail put into the mouth is especially awesome. The horns seem to get a tiny bit lost with the bold lined texture and no outline to separate it from the white background, so it might help to balance the transition between the lined head and the other features of the face. Maybe try playing with line or put a background color behind him. The design for the creature is really cool in itself, still!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy the different textures that you used in this illustration and I think that you were able to efficiently use your textures to positively influence the form of your monster guy! It might be fun to play around with the colors to add some more variation. But otherwise I think it looks great!
ReplyDeleteThis piece has a ton of character and the textures give it a real early 2000s photocopier post-Matrix zine feel. The one this is that the piece lacks cohesion in it's rules about what shapes are going to be angular and which are going to be curved. This is especially noticeable in the horns which feel a bit pasted on. Overall solid work though dude!!!
ReplyDeleteYeah I was actually having a big problem making the horns fit in with the image, to be honest. I played around with a stroke and where they were arranged, but I definitely think the problem lies within the shape itself.
Deletei like all the textures used in this piece. i think they are all fitting to each part of the illustration. the only problem i can see is that the texture in the horns gets cut off at the bottom.
ReplyDeleteI like this monster and how simple, but effective your use of texture is. The colors and patterns are very vibrant and have a lot of energy.
ReplyDeleteI think this is awesome. I love that the face sits in front of the black part off the mouth because of the texture you chose. It's a very smooth, but scuffed-up texture that really appeals to the skull shape. The eyebrows are really gnarly, which works really well against the flat black of the mouth and the smooth face. It's a good juxtaposition. I would agree that the horns aren't working very well, but maybe if you chose a different color scheme they would look purposely out-of-place and it would look better.
ReplyDeleteThis is really cool - it looks like zip-a-tone, or whatever that comic toning film is -- where you use the cross-hatching texture in various areas of the monster. I think that one of my favorite parts is in the horns, where it's really dense. same thing with the eyebrows - it makes a really neat mid-tone that helps differentiate parts of the monster from other areas. They really stand out, which is nice. The other thing that I think you could do is to try playing with the line tool -- I'll show you how to customize it today, so you could try seeing what it looks like to "ink" other areas of your drawings in a way that feels natural. Nice work.
ReplyDeleteI'm digging the textures you used! I also agree with Chase that there some spatial issues going on with the horns - honestly, I think just kicking it back one layer (behind the head) would do the trick.
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