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[Zeus Kabob]

actually, as a quick critique (this is an art critique thread) you might want to make your grass change in color slightly over height. It would add interest to the scenery, and make it all look a little more realistic. (you could also do this for the bushes probably) My suggestion is to go from green to brick red, because grass is never blue.

[ronpepper]

@Zeus Kabob: Hey, I figured I'd get some good feedback if I went to this thread. I implemented your change to the grass, and made the rest of the grass kind of Savannah yellow. I might do a little mroe with it -- definitely. And I have to fix the bushes. But I better get going for now.

[Bussa]

@ Imp: to be completely honest with you, art (in the humanoid anatomy sense) can be 100% dis-believable. It is is all how you view it, there is no real way to qualify or quantify the "realism" of a humanoid figure unless you are referencing it to something else (photograph, etc). For someone to disagree with it is completely their own opinion, and not necessarily what the artist is looking for in terms of critique.

Overall though, for humanoid anatomy to be "recognizable" and basically accepted, the perspectives can be bent as you said to quite a large degree, however if you wish for no one else to disagree with your limits I would say that a 25% rate of variability (at the most) from actual basic structure would be the highest amount of variability you could go with before others start to "disagree" with the physical terms of a humanoid character. To explain what I mean, I'll give you an example; take a photograph of a woman, her curves, her shape, her depth, her dimensions, her perspective. Now take her limbs and change them by up yo 25% from the original (in this example we'll use size difference), if you go smaller, she looks like she has gotten smaller as well and depending on the perspective she should look like a child. If you go bigger, she might look like she's a giant (or more like an ape). But you will definitely notice the point when she will get "unbelievable" if you hit 25% or higher. Now This is purely my opinion, but test it for yourself; take a model and change any aspect of it by 25% and see what you think is agreeable and what is not...ultimately though, you have to be the judge of your own artwork and decide for yourself.

@ ronpep: I agree with Phoenix, try and add a tad more detail so they don't look like green blobs, thats all ha.

[dirtyc101]

OMG, I just realized I never came back here to say TY for the help. So, uh, TY for the help. ;P Updated picture below, along with his 'twin', who I still needs a similar update (2nd ear & fix hands mainly, I kinda like the rest).

-DirtyC101

[imp32]

@Blaze: That in-depth reply was very helpful. Detailed and lengthy replies are always welcome and desired. I've been MIA for a while so I apologize for such a belated thanks.

I've never been able to do shadowing and large breasts very well. Here's my shameful attempt at them once again. I won't be creating faces, arms, nor legs for a while until I can get these two artistic endeavors done. I'm thinking of sticking with a 3 color/4 color shadow system but not too sure.

[ronpepper]

@ imp32

Just a little example of my own work that I think serves as a good example. Rather than pay too much attention to your breasts, you may want to consider how the waist and torso is posed, the natural standing pose is not as flattering as an arched back, but if you do go for a natural look, you may wait to perch those boobs unnaturally high for their size, and if you're really bold, it doesn't hurt to create a bulge where the top of the breast starts. I'm no expert on shading but the more time you spend on it, the better it should start to look.