Hello, I found your piece through Project-Comment and I will try my best to give you a coherent and useful critique!



What looks good:

There’s a lot of detail in this piece, the hair is made beautifully, and the anatomy is great! There’s a lot of feelings associated with his facial expression and body language. Seemingly seeking after his pendant underneath his shirt, maybe a memorial? I like the subtle details in his tattoos on his arms, and on his neck(?). Not sure if the mark on his neck are tattoos or if it’s a scar? You can also see the veins in his hands and face which is a great little detail. I like the folds in his clothes, it accentuates the weight and feeling of the fabric.

I also like the reflection of him in the water, not too detailed, but not too blurred out. You can absolutely tell that it is him you see in the reflection, which is just enough in my opinion. I also like the small indications of clouds in the background, they’re subtle but very noticeable.





What can be improved:

I don’t know what quality his wings are, i.e. how thick and translucent they are. But since there seems to be a strong light from behind him; light could break through the wings showing veins and more texture present on them. This could also work for the ears to further emphasize subsurface scattering.

This is obviously a whole different world, with the possibility of unique minerals and other materials. But if the rings are meant to be metallic it may be worth to show its reflective surface further, like a slight glare. If it’s not meant to be metallic, please disregard.

The sky seems to be purple from what I can see, which is shown as a back light, which is great! Although if the entire sky is purple it may be worth to add the purple colour as an ambient lighting to the entire piece.

I’m not all too good at drawing trees, but I think showing branches and twigs could help its form. Right now, I’m getting a feeling of it being one big mass of red/white leaves. Of course, if this is a life form devoid from this world entirely with other functionality, please disregard!



I hope my critique has been of some help. fantastic work, and good luck with future pieces!



