So.. doing a piece for the next teen challenge..
It has to be a "Primal God", AKA a god that has animal traits.

I thought for a while.. and ended up with the crow, crows are associated with death.. So its the god of death ^_^

WIP, not finished

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...TandCOLGod.png

The shoulders look nice, so do the swirly effects floating around. But of course, as this is WIP, I can't give many tips. Perhaps the feet need some more work, and the arm positure looks a little stiff for a god.

Hmm your right, I really wanted it to flow...
I think I'll scrap that, keep the idea, but make it more dramatic, and flow better

I honestly cannot think of a single criticism, it just looks brilliant. The shading, the glowing of the eyes and the mystical swirly things around the ball thingy. Awesome.

it is almost the best piece of art i have ever seen from you.

hm ya looks nice

where is this "teen challenge"?

Critique on your interpretation; primal to me is big, raw, powerful, simple.

Looks to me like you are over complicating the clothing, and making the figure look like it has no muscle.

Simplify everything, add layers, add bulk, keep the lighting raw and try to get the pure power across. The pose is a bit static aswell, would be nice to get some kind of movment happening, some flow in the robes, some smoke or something from his hands.

My idea would be more along the lines of a hulking man cloaked in layers of black robes and feathered capes and stripes. Beaks and claws hanging from sashes and belts, in one barrel of a fist a short staff in the shape of a twisted crows claw, various trophies and decorations hanging from it, in his other hand pure power glows as smoke hangs and blows around in thick strands. On his bare shoulders, arms and face black tribal tattoos. His burning eyes glow like hot coals, and smoke similarly.
I certainly wouldn't imagine some stickman hunched over hurling around a small glowying orb with his spikey over-starches robes.

That's just my opinion

The actual art is nice as usual, not exactly spectacular but yet more proof that you are well on the way to mastering the concept art style ;)

well, i dont know anything about this style,
but that looks awsome

can i suggest putting crows in there somewhere?
maybe gathered around her feet?

That is a very nice pic. I'd make something like that only I dodn't know how to get to adobe photoshop.

Has there been any bad weather lately?
hurricane

One of the ankles looks a little off, but other than that it's nice.