Will You Critique My Artwork?

[Johntorrent]

Honest feedback most welcome.

A new heroine in town:

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/4463/mugged.jpg

[sandyRoe]

The mugger doesn't look villainous enough.

[Stargazer]

Very good. Are you at Art School or University? You paint/draw in the same style as my 19 year old grandson who is at Anglia Ruskin in his first year. Yours and his artwork are very similar.

[DJHawkes]

is she called thunder thighs?

[Canary42]

Very good - just one quibble, the shadow of the girls legs (I presume that's what it is) indicates strong back-lighting but there is no shadow from the villains head. Also the length of the shadow indicates a low light source, which we would surely see from the perspective you've drawn it.

I just wish I could draw half as well (even one tenth as well).

[Mojo-Jo-Jo]

@ Dotty. Are you called sarcastic mare?
I agree with Canary. The shadows need evening out. The girl is well lit from the front with no obvious light source but the shadows suggest a strong light source behind her which we should be able to see.
It's really good.

[Old_Geezer]

I'd be very pleased if I created it. The shadow comments are valid. And she does have thunder thighs and there's nothing wrong with that :-)

[echokilo]

Like it - very good!

[RiskyBiscuit]

I would echo the suggestions regarding the shadows. The heroine seems to have a large wall behind her which would block any light that cast such a long shadow in the direction you have drawn it. Also the perspective of the persons legs on the floor seem to be a bit off.

Apart from that it's a very good piece of work. I love the vibrancy of the colours and the shading is good. You should consider posting your artwork on DeviantArt. http://www.deviantart.com/

Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work!

[ludwig]

I'd agree with the very first comment from sandyroe. The mugger looks like he was in the middle of the mugging when he was distracted by something vaguely amusing happening across the street.

[heathfield]

Well done! I've seen a lot worse - and it's certainly good enough for publication. Your chosen view of the prone victim involving foreshortening is one of the hardest poses to draw well, and I wonder a bit about the legs. If one draws exactly what they see of a model posed in this position, the result comes out looking lumpy and a bit shapeless. The skill lies in exaggerating the perspective just enough to make the drawing look correct. (Too much, and they'll seem 10 feet tall). When Salvador Dali's detractors claimed that he couldn't draw, he deliberately chose a foreshortened figure for the subject of his 'Christ on the Cross'. The result silenced his critics!
I was late in coming across two books by Burne Hogarth, (he who drew the Tarzan comic strips, and also taught at New York School of Art). 'Dynamic Figure Drawing' and 'Dynamic Anatomy' made a big difference to my approach to figure drawing. I'd recommend them to anyone, be they student or graduate. Good Luck!

[Mosaic]

Interesting and manga-esque.....the cut of the young ladies outfit makes her appaear a tad -ahem- masculine between the thighs......but maybe this is intentional?

[DTCwordfan]

Not my cup of tea but I do draw and sell.....

my comments are yes, a very good stab, no pun intended,

look at rounding the non-cuffed wrist of the guy on the ground a little - it's too flat.

the shadows of the two men and the woman as mentioned

a bit more "villain" as sandy said

you don't need the shoe box on top of the left building - simplify that out as it would give more focus to what is happening on the street.

good luck!

[DTCwordfan]

maybe she has gness's water retention issue, mosaic?