@poltercat

Paintover

Hi! Your character is so cool and unique! I really love the staff and the effects around it. I think the thing that's off is the foreshortening. It's really one of those things that's like, once you see it, you can't unsee it. The hand in front is really small! Because of the weird perspective stuff going on, the line from the meowzard's shoulder to the end of the staff looks ike a big spaghetti noodle. I couldn't really figure out how to fix the staff, but I changed the arm so you kind of have a better idea. The only other thing that stood out to me was the character's face -- I feltlike it just needed a little more definition and contrast, because it was kind of hard for me to tell it was supposed to be a cat at first. Again, your art is super cool! I hope this helps!! (๑˃ᴗ˂)

@fosco

Paintover

Hello there! The main issue with the piece is the value range. Most of the values are too similar, which makes it difficult to create a strong contrast between the character and the background. Keep in mind that you generally want a “light against dark” or “dark against light” relationship. This helps prevent important areas from blending and avoids situations where you end up with light-on-light or dark-on-dark. What I did here was brighten the background a bit so the cat stands out more clearly. I also adjusted some of the lighting and color on the character itself. I introduced slightly warmer orange tones in the areas exposed to the magical light coming from the staff, while also adding light coming from the orb the character is holding. This creates a warm vs cool color contrast, and the rim light also helps the silhouette separate better against the darker background. Hope this helps!