Post by katycarl on Aug 25, 2006 16:27:28 GMT -5
I like the background as it is -- especially the way it slants up toward her and is actually darker than the shadow behind her. The shape of it says something: it implies a sort of self-enclosure, I think, which seems to have been what you're after.
I agree about the skirt folds, though. Rather than thinking them stiff, I think maybe they come up a bit high on the side of her leg; it seems to me they should start where the chair starts, under her thigh, which is where the skirt would naturally start to drape. There's also one fold-line that seems to loop entirely around her knee, and that doesn't seem quite natural to me.
I like the way you have her arms sort of tucked into her clothing, though. It underlines her state of emotional helplessness.
Overall the drawing is really, really nice. I don't mean to nitpick, especially where I have very little ability myself. Those are just the things I saw -- kind of an extension and response to pierre's comments.
I agree about the skirt folds, though. Rather than thinking them stiff, I think maybe they come up a bit high on the side of her leg; it seems to me they should start where the chair starts, under her thigh, which is where the skirt would naturally start to drape. There's also one fold-line that seems to loop entirely around her knee, and that doesn't seem quite natural to me.
I like the way you have her arms sort of tucked into her clothing, though. It underlines her state of emotional helplessness.
Overall the drawing is really, really nice. I don't mean to nitpick, especially where I have very little ability myself. Those are just the things I saw -- kind of an extension and response to pierre's comments.
