Oni by Reddleadr on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

⭐⭐⭐⭐:star-empty: Overall

⭐⭐⭐:star-half::star-empty: Vision

⭐⭐⭐⭐:star-empty: Originality

⭐⭐⭐⭐:star-empty: Technique

⭐⭐⭐⭐:star-half: Impact

Sooo... I haven't really done many of these (hardly any to be honest) but lets just see how this goes anyways.
Also I'm not such a big fan of the ratingsystem that comes with this feature since the categories are pretty loose in my opinion. I hope I can convey the important stuff with words rather than stars x)

What strikes me most about the piece is the strong impact it has. It has high contrast and is very bold in its colouring. That in combination with the blown out anatomy and the raging face gives it a really strong vibe. In times of smooth cg-like rendering its cool to see such a raw gritty style.

As for the technical part:
Like I already mentioned the colouring is very well done, the warm and cold colours make for nice contrast and the blending of the two works nicely. One thing I think could be improved is the contrast in saturation. Nearly all colours are very saturated, maybe some muddier tones would work nicely to seperate the individual parts of the piece and give it more depth. For example you could add a bit of fog between him and the cloth or the body and the orb in the front.
About the composition: The way it is right now, it might be a bit unclear where the main fokal point is.
Maybe move the orb in front of his mouth down a bit so they are somewhat of a frame around his head and form a nice curve from bottom left to top right. I've tried it out real quick, just see for yourselfe: [link] (sorry for scribbling onto your piece man, I hope you don't mind) Also you could try to darken the orb in the front a bit, like making it dark blue and just give it a bright rimlight.

Thats about all I really have for critique. The anatomy is top, the guy is ment to be a real beast and that shows. The rendering is great as well. I don't know if you've used a pencilsketch underneath, but it certainly has that gritty lively look to its linework. Also things like the orbs really stand out. Reflecting materials are pretty hard to do, and you captured them really well.

So in short: badass piece man <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/b…" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)"/>
Keep up the great work!