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Beastman

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First off, I really like the perspective in this. It’s always refreshing to see things that break the norm of straight up face forwards full body shots. The pose is dynamic and interesting, and the anatomy looks mostly believable. The movement and pose are exciting, and the lines of the fur works well to show that as well as show his form. Just watch the angle of the neck and head – it looks a tad forced and doesn’t quite fit with the movement of the rest of the figure’s body.

 

What I’m lacking here, is a sense of purpose – of story. I understand it’s a sketch, and a lot of the details are vague because of this, but part of that is down to the pose and angle rather than the finished quality of the drawing. I can see some kind of weapon (axe? Crossbow?) in the beastman’s right hand, but it’s mostly obscured behind the body and from that it’s hard to see both what it is and how it’s being held. Is he holding it loosely while occupied with other movement (running, climbing) or is he gripping it as if about to raise in attack or defence?

Same with the neck: he’s looking over his shoulder, but moving forwards. His expression says anger, or surprise, but his body isn’t doing much about it. The twist looks unnatural and uncomfortable enough to suggest it’s a sudden movement, or one he wouldn’t make without being forced there.

 

Try making this pose (or the pose you’d make in the situation you imagine the beastman is in) and find where your arms and head go naturally. Think about the shape the figure’s outline or silhouette makes (this is mostly good, but watch where his left arm joins his hip and you lose some of the clarity and dynamism). If you haven’t already, try coming up with a story as to what he’s doing. Is he running or fighting? Is he the aggressor or on the defensive? Doesn’t need to be a long story, just something to help all the elements make sense and pull together.

 

Overall though, I think this has a lot of potential as a more finished piece, and has a lot of life even in sketch form!