@matthieu31487816

Paintover

Hello ! Love the character, and you did well considering that what tackled is a complicated subject to paint ! For the pose : I would suggest first of all reworking the anatomy to help with the pose, her torso was quite elongated, also with the fact that she is bending backward. Work in a simple mannequin, make the pose yourself in front of a mirror, use references, that will help a lot ! For the lighting : Try to identify where is the light coming from in your scene. 1) We have the fire spell behind her as a very strong backlight source, so i would darken her whole silhouette, playing the sides to be illuminated by it (like on the ball). 2) Then, for her not be fully in darkness, we imagine that this spell, plus the "general ambiant lighting", would make a softer light hitting her from the front, above her. That allows us to show some details on her figure while keeping a very dramatic setting. I hope that helps, good work, keep painting !

@varmun

Paintover

Hello! First off, fantastic character! I love the way your stylized the fire, and the expression is fantastic. I'm still trying to improve at my own lighting, so if you don't like what I did, no worries. The main thing I did was give the character a rim light, mostly along their back where the fire would hit them the hardest, and along their left thigh and boot. I also added some brighter values to the fire, to try and give it more form like you did at the very end of it with the scepter in the back. More work would need to be done to make those highlights match your style, of course. One other thing I did was add some very bright values to the palm of their left hand, since the fire is so close. For the pose, I brought their left leg back and brought their right leg out a bit more to the side, to widen their stance. I also pushed their hips out slightly and puffed out their chest. I hope this is helpful!