Ryu - Kaze no Kobushi by molee on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

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The use of colors seems good enough to me. Nice texturing and flow. The thing i'm most concerned about is proportions. The head looks very small, as compared to the shoulders. And though the right arm is coming forward, still it looks bigger than rest of the body. Ryu is looking fat, which is absolutely fine, according to the style of art in SF, but his vest is giving an illusion of a pudgy stomach. What i loved here, is the shadows and background. The brilliantly rendered flow of colors is giving a sense of speed. The prominent right hand, due to its size is giving a sense of power and impact, though i would had preferred it smaller. One more thing to my distaste is the white stroke coming out behind the right leg. Though it is put there in SFIV style to give a sense of motion, but its looking like more of a patchwork. You can try out something more transparent or blending with the background.
Overall its a nice effort, and the output is wonderful! Keep up the good work!