Mine's Arts

[Silverthorn]

(Been monitoring this thread for a while but I guess I'm obliged to post now )

First things first, it's looking good already. I especially dig the color palette used! I do have a few ideas what to improve about it which I'm going to write down now. It'll feel like there is more that I hate than I like but I'm just refusing to put up too many positive aspects

I feel like its wings are a little too low. Imagine the legs coming out of the hips, then the wings would be just slightly above it, making the upper body appear unreasonably tall. Also, as Marko said, the leg-lengths are different which might be something worth to fix as well.

Something which I personally am not too fond of (this is purely subjective, disagreeing is definitely on the table) is the head-beak-transition. Usually, the beak is a little smaller than the head (you can check, the ordinary bird has something like a forehead.

examples (Click to View)

Implying a bit of forehead would help defining the head, in my opinion.

Out of curiosity, is it a cover-illustration or inside the mag? I really want to know

[Monolanier]

Same as Sir Blue Phoenix, I feel same about wings position, it should be higher.
Beak could have different form which would more furious like eagle have.
I also would like to see bird fingers to be like this
http://sketchtoy.com/64241731

[MnM]

@Marko : Thanks! Yeah its still in the development stage

@Blph : This is just a selection entry. I am obliged to change it or do whatever upon the selection committee's request.I don't know whether they will put this up in the cover or inside the mag.

@Mono : Thanks man will change the claw shape

[MnM]

Well, was about to post this in sketchbook thread but hey! I have my own and this is much more than a sketch!

[klodasmone]

Reminds me of MGS V:

[Deep]

Well, was about to post this in sketchbook thread but hey! I have my own and this is much more than a sketch!

ZOMG. If you made that, you're epic.

[Hellblazer]

Isnt that too obvious that he made it. Thats why he posted it here

[MnM]

@kload: Yeah kind of looks like that xD
@Deep: Lol epic isn't the right description of the work I am afraid.. Thanks anyways :P
@Hellblazer: spot on!

[MnM]

Lionel Messi.

[Jahvansi]

his left eye seems quite small to me