Grayscale Help?

Does anyone have any critiques or suggestions? This is only my second grayscale so any suggestions would be helpful :) Thanks!

(Also, now that the images are exported I see there is is a line across her chest :( I will be fixing that...)



Not finished with this, but just to get an idea of what she looks like with some color:

You could add darker points on the 1st one or dapples.

CarCar it's a greyscale, it's meant to be grey. For her to colour over with different colours as she chooses.

& by the way, fabulous job! I think it could have a few darker points on the head/ears area however :)

Last edited on 2016-02-24 at 16:47:11 by ☘Green Fairy

It looks good. I am not an expert at horse anatomy but the hoof that's off the ground looks like it's bent at too sharp of an angle.

Sometimes when I am referencing a pose from a photo, it matches the photo but still looks funky.

I personally would just straighten it out. But maybe it's just me....

I really like how you shaded the neck to give the realistic impression of the muscle in the correct locations!

Thanks for the help, everyone!!!

@Green fairy, I definitely agree! Especially when with the color the face looks too light. I will work on that :)

@Jezarae she's just resting it :) thanks, though!

@Frosted mint thank you so much! I don't feel very artistic but I am working hard to try to understand muscles and shading. I appreciate the compliment!

It looks like you have a great idea of how and where to highlight and shade. But, I would create more contrasts between the shades and highlights, if that makes sense. Maybe that's just me but I LOVE contrast.

@Harley that's a great suggestion! Any chance you have examples of what you mean? Thanks!

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You see how these have a lot of contrast between highlights and shadows. I think it would look better if you added more highlights and more shadows. It would make your final product look more realistic.

For just being your second greyscale it looks really good. My only critique is that it could use a little more detail to the face - general shading to make it pop out - as it looks a little flat. Otherwise it's adorable and nicely done :)

@Harley those are incredible! Definitely something to work towards :)

@Ruki thank you! And yes I have improved on her face. I appreciate the input!