First post

[brevitychaser]

First post. Any crit would be appreciated. This is about 2 months old. Thanks. :)

http://static.flickr.com/29/113954900_e6bc6eebfe_b.jpg

[Gumbo Maximillian]

Looks good and I'll leave it up to the pro's to give you real criticism of value.

[Volk1]

That's pretty outstanding. I'm not an artist, but a writer, but I can easily draw inspiration from it. Wonder what it would look like with color? Preferably dark ones? Then again, it probably doesn't need any at all....

[Nikita]

Good detail and shading. I dig her boots!

[brevitychaser]

thanks! :o

[Solaris]

I love this pic. I'm missing a bit of detail on her right breast... the other one is clear, but there's something with how the hair hangs down that doesn't indicate the right one is there.

I really like the shading, etc. but it's so light it's a bit hard to see stuff in places---done in pencils? Anyway, I was dying to see what it would look like with greater contrast... so I *HOPE* you don't mind... but I imported it into Photoshop and played with the contrast levels, and set it for "greyscale" mode. If you finish a pic, and then feel that overall it's too light, this is one way you can gain more contrast without having to "workover" the whole thing with pencils to add contrast depth. If you're interested in doing this with any of your pics, it's very easy to do... and here's what it can look like:

http://hanamoira.com/Chris/Brevitychaserpicgreycontrast.jpg

Again, I hope you don't mind; I was hoping that if you're searching for a method for doing this, seeing the pic with higher contrast and hearing of a way to do it would be a help for you. :)

[Lonewalker]

You truly have talent, and I appreciate the detail of the piece. But the face needs a bit more of work - doesn't add to the body itself.

[brevitychaser]

Actually I used photoshop to peice the scan together and for this drawing, I suppose I was just too lazy to do it. Though with my latest post, I did mess with the contrast to give it darker lines. Most of the hatching was lost in the scan though, nothing I can do about that as far as I know. Thanks for looking. I appreciate the comments and crits. They really keep me going. :D

[spazzy mcghee]

I agree with the comment on the face. I think a few simple cheek lines or mouth lines . . . soemthing to give it some features there. I like the shading and the wrinkles in the clothes.

Maybe it's just me, But I like writing, I like to try and put myself in the picture. I really like how you gave her a splash of personality in the look on her face. Very good.