I dont really like how a few things in this stand out more than the rest, like the cherry, eyelash, and hair. The lower lip/inside of the mouth also looks like weird.
looks like the perspective of her teeth are off somehow. i think the teeth should get progressively smaller as they get farther away. as it is, it seems though her teeth are in a straight line across the canvas.
also, in your skin tones you should use less black and white, as they flatten the entire piece.
I don't necessarily think that blacks and whites flatten the image as much as the fact that the majority of the piece is somewhat blurry in comparison to the sharp cherry, hair strands, and lashes. That's actually part of how you make 3-dimensional perspective drawings: sharp vs blur (not as sharp in comparison). I think it's also to your advantage to use the full range of colors such as dark blacks and light whites if you're attempting realism (cause reality uses the full range of colors). So with that said, SYTHE, if you are in fact attempting to better your skills at realism, I'd say consider that last comment I made.
I also forgot to mention, don't be afraid of looking for even the slightest variations of colors in gradations.
i think youll find if you use the darkest and lightest of an actual color and reserve black and white to be used very minimally, your image will become much more 3 dimensional. perhaps if he were to have originally used the full range of a color in addition to a -tiny- bit of those two extremes what you say would have be true. but sorry gig, i think youre incorrect. maybe you should try my advice too sometime :)
I dunno what your idea of 'minimal' is, but here's a pic with a lot of almost pitch black regions in the hair and the lightest whites in the reflections on the couch (I even checked with the eyedropper tool in my photoshop to make sure): http://212.69.199.251/press/hicont8.jpg
That's kind of what I was talking about...
Another point I should add is, by using the darkest blacks and lightest whites, you give more depth to whatever you're giving these high contrasts to. Therefore, that would make the image more 3-dimensional, if that makes sense.
If you'll notice, I was specifically referring to skin tones in my comment. If you'll take further notice, there is not white or black in the boy's skin, but very pale yellows for highlights and blue/browns for shadowing. That is the crux of the miscommunication, I believe. Maybe read the comments more thoroughly next time before you attempt to discredit them.
One more point as well is that there is only one pure black and one pure white. I'm not sure what other colors you refer to when you name them in plural? In general black and white are known as neutralizing colors, and black especially should be used with extreme care. :)
Sorry Sythe for cluttering up your work with miscommunications. My only intent was to point out some things I thought you might want to know. Someone else pointed them out to me as I was working one day, and I found it a very effective tip.
I love cherries, but this one looks like one of those preserved ones on top of the cheap cakes you get at yer local supermarket. It does 'pop out' yes.
so sexy. the cherry is a little imbalanced looking to the rest of the picture style wise, it's a bit cartoonish, but who cares? i dont! because it doesn't take away from it's awesomeness. wooo.
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great pic that is one hell of a sexy look
also, in your skin tones you should use less black and white, as they flatten the entire piece.
good job with the hand. those are tough.
I also forgot to mention, don't be afraid of looking for even the slightest variations of colors in gradations.
That's kind of what I was talking about...
Another point I should add is, by using the darkest blacks and lightest whites, you give more depth to whatever you're giving these high contrasts to. Therefore, that would make the image more 3-dimensional, if that makes sense.
One more point as well is that there is only one pure black and one pure white. I'm not sure what other colors you refer to when you name them in plural? In general black and white are known as neutralizing colors, and black especially should be used with extreme care. :)
Sorry Sythe for cluttering up your work with miscommunications. My only intent was to point out some things I thought you might want to know. Someone else pointed them out to me as I was working one day, and I found it a very effective tip.
The cherry really standed out when I saw it, and btw, I <3 cherries, =o.
but it's pretty :0 (not the bottom lip, the picture)