CGAN Sept. 2015 Challenge - Black & White - WIPs

Thomgirl: That's developing pretty quickly and is looking cool. The curve of the eyeball back into the tear duct area is technically very good and the shading and highlights of the surrounding skin accurately describe the three-dimensional form. I always think that's one of the trickiest parts of a face to do and it looks great when it's done right, and here you have definitely done it right.

Cherry: The red looks fantastic! As do the butterflies, especially those dark shadowy ones at the bottom. And seeing as I already like the mask it's a nice idea to have that little flare to draw your attention to it.
I am still keeping the symmetry of the shapes and objects in mine. It'll just be the light and shadow that breaks it. Symmetrical lighting always looks flat, like the flash on a camera, so it needed something to give it a bit of dimension. At the moment I'm trying to fit a flower into that gaping mouth to add a bit of contrast from the surrounding creepiness. Should be done in the next few days.

And... a bit of gold...



More gold to come!

Still have a ways to go on the mace... but it's in a much better place today than it was yesterday.

Metallic gold is tough, I always find it hard to control the saturation (it's the only time I ever dare to think about dodge/burn) but that looks good and shiny and still has the coldness of metal despite the warm hues.
And I'm glad you're progressing again after backtracking earlier. I hate it when that happens. It's so frustrating, so it's important to get back working on it again.

Thanks, Val! Yeah... I'm terrible at metal. Gold, oddly, is the easiest for me, but I still feel like I'm far from being comfortable with it. I've been staying away from any gimmick stuff in photoshop to try and make it work and just trying to straight up 'paint' it. I used to use a lot of texture overlays in my work too to get metal effects and such, but it's a lazy crutch and I do really need to learn :p So... yeah... this is me trying to get out of my bad habits She's a fun piece though, so making mistakes and learning from them is worth it!

Some really cools works on-going for this one. Will be interesting to see the final images.

Valence: that's awesome, nice one indeed! It has that silver statue thing.

Hey, Schizo! *waves*
Haven't seen you around for a bit, unless you were just lurking.
Hope you're still doing those awesome sketches. I have missed your superior linework and that dark, sinister undertone to your pics.