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Hermes:: messenger of the gods

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HERMES

..And this empty space left in the seat,
To my right where you should be,
says; a lot..


ARTIST COMMENTS
Well not much to say about this one actually, but I really like it. I adore the wings and such, and to some of you this might look like =3Heartcore's image, but honestly I didnt mean to end up copying, or what not. So Ill make her image part of my inspiration as well. Even if I didnt notice it until after it was finished really. Anyway, I like the blending of the wings XD and well... the part where the feathers see through, ANNOY ME TO NO END :stab: but I think it ended up decently.


INFORMATION
~ for *Mouliny's Greek God Contest
~ handpainted mane and tail, and feathers
~ ~Jello88
~ ~Kaitrosebd-Stock
~ ~AJK-Original-Stock
~ Inspiration - just say you're not into it by mayday parade


NOTE
No taking luffs, this isnt yours.


{c} forgotten-phoenix . April . 2009
Image size
1200x1600px 1.28 MB
© 2009 - 2024 forgotten-phoenix
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:star::star::star::star-half::star-empty: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Vision
:star::star::star::star-empty::star-empty: Originality
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Impact

The blending of the wings onto the horse's body is just lovely. The colour and the tone match, and where the wing ends and the shoulder starts is impeccably done which requires some knowledge in horse anatomy as well as some imagination, so I must applaud you on that. I absolutely adore how the darkest parts of the wings (its tips) match the darkest parts of the horse (its hind legs) and how the mid-tones are all complimentary colours and textures. However, I am a bit bothered by how the tip of the right wing is cropped off like that - it would have made so much more impact if the whole of it was shown, adding to the overall theme of god-like, mighty, noble etc.

The next thing I noticed were the mane, tail and feathers dangling off the ankles. I see that you've swatched colours from the horse and then painted it in, which is good and I like that. However it is incredibly choppy, there is no free 'flow' and it does not fade away. The sizes of the hairs do not vary, which is what you'd find in natural hairs. There are no 'clumps' of hair, it's like every hair for itself out there! It looks rather like thread. I'm not sure if you're working with a tablet or a mouse, but the 'fading' effect is easily achieved with pen pressure and you can always use a soft eraser to soften up ends if you're using a mouse. The mane and the tail's colours seem pretty good, but I don't like the feathers - they're one solid colour which isn't natural. It should vary; having highlights and lowlights and be in the same pattern as the rest of the hair.

The composition of this piece is quite effective. I like how the large wingspan of the horse is balanced out with the rocks at the bottom, and this &#039<img src="e.deviantart.com/emoticons/w/w…" width="15" height="15" alt=";p" title="Wink/Razz" />arallel' sort of structure is very pleasing to the eye. There is quite a good sense of depth, although I have to say the contrast of the horse does not match up with the rest of the background. Horse's highlights and lowlights are extremely different - it has a high contrast. If you could increase brightness and contrast of the background, they would blend better.

Another thing to always always remember is how our eye sees things. We see the foreground as the sharpest things, and everything blurs as it gets further away. Now I know your main subject is the horse, but it is a little too sharp in relation to everything else. The bottom rocks should be as sharp as the horse. The sea is nice and blurred, which matches the perspective.

Now I want to talk about colour. The colour I am not too fond of in this. I find everything overly saturated, with a huge emphasis on pink/peach/orange. With all art, you want to have a clear colour theme - three colours are good. You want the placement of your colours to have flow as well. For example in this, you have a chocolatey dark brown for the rocks. You could repeat this in the tips of the wings to give it a sense of balance. The pinky hue in the top left hand corner is out of place, I think it needs to be desaturated.

Overall I like this piece a lot, it's beautiful and well executed. Well done!