The Ultimates (colored)

[Guest]

Did all except the iron man shading on the gray, got a friend to do that cuz i was lost.

original pencils by arielpadilla.deviantart.com

[Ryan.Smith]

I don't have a lot of room for comment because I'm still learning colors, but this seems a little too... neon.

I would try going with darker flats... I'd say make them about as dark as you want your shaded colors, and then build the hilights up from there.

It seems like the line art is not dark enough, like it hasn't been inked...

Also, try to change the skin color so it's not the same as the background.

I can tell that you've put a lot of effort into it, though. Keep at it!

[wheelchairman]

I must agree with the neon colors and the color of skin, BUT the picture is a good piece. I had to take a bit more time than a usual drawing and still it got some fresh energy within...

[Ryan.Smith]

I just went back and looked at some of your old threads, and I must say I was surprised. A lot of the previous pieces that you posted were quite good, and this one seems entirely different... were you attempting a new technique or trying a new color palet?

From what I've seen, you're quite a good colorist. I would take what you did with your other pieces and use the same technique here. Just my humble opinion, though.

[Archerion]

It kinda looks like his layers are out of order :-P

[sdowner]

Uh...
whoa.
Dude, I don't know what to think here.
This looks very...
I'll be kind and say unfinished.
Is it a WIP? The really sketchy strokes and areas skipped over in the flatting make me think it is- Either that, or you just didn't know where to start.
(These pencils are wicked sweet, and I could see how it would be overwhelming.)

Also, coloring pencils is pretty tricky - You often need to fudge the lineart quite a bit to get it color-ready, and the flats have to be super-tight.
I think that's where you went wrong in the first place; your flats are very rushed and incomplete. One thing at a time, man. Get the flats all done, then move on to rendering.

I'd like to see this worked out though, because I looked at your other work too, and it looks like you'll be able to rock this one with- well, with several hours more work.

[InkatHeart]

hey thanks for the critique. For this piece i wanted to paint something, i wanted to paint lines on it just to be different, cuz even tho i COULD've done it the standard way, i grew tired of making them look like just comics, when i like the idea of a kinda sketchy painting more. just a kind of experimentation.

[InkatHeart]

I just went back and looked at some of your old threads, and I must say I was surprised. A lot of the previous pieces that you posted were quite good, and this one seems entirely different... were you attempting a new technique or trying a new color palet?

From what I've seen, you're quite a good colorist. I would take what you did with your other pieces and use the same technique here. Just my humble opinion, though.

aawe, i'm flattered. yes i wanted to try something entirely different b/c i'm trying to find a niche, for my own style, and this is just some experimenting with some ideas i had about wat i wanted colors to do on a paper.

[InkatHeart]

Uh...
whoa.
Dude, I don't know what to think here.
This looks very...
I'll be kind and say unfinished.
Is it a WIP? The really sketchy strokes and areas skipped over in the flatting make me think it is- Either that, or you just didn't know where to start.
(These pencils are wicked sweet, and I could see how it would be overwhelming.)

Also, coloring pencils is pretty tricky - You often need to fudge the lineart quite a bit to get it color-ready, and the flats have to be super-tight.
I think that's where you went wrong in the first place; your flats are very rushed and incomplete. One thing at a time, man. Get the flats all done, then move on to rendering.

I'd like to see this worked out though, because I looked at your other work too, and it looks like you'll be able to rock this one with- well, with several hours more work.

thanks for that. But my true vision for this was actually inspired by the Sandman by Neil Gaiman and just how wild everything would look with just flat colors. and I was thinking "hey, let's NOT make it look like a comic but like a seperate work of art" so yeah, i went wild with it and i actually like the result, but i may go back and change some things. TRUTHFULLY tho, i'm not that good at coloring yet, so this is me finding a niche and then improving on it. My first large scale shading.

[InkatHeart]

I don't have a lot of room for comment because I'm still learning colors, but this seems a little too... neon.

I would try going with darker flats... I'd say make them about as dark as you want your shaded colors, and then build the hilights up from there.

It seems like the line art is not dark enough, like it hasn't been inked...

Also, try to change the skin color so it's not the same as the background.

I can tell that you've put a lot of effort into it, though. Keep at it!

the skin colors were trickiest, maybe i'll have to and lower that red a bit more, but i kept it there for a base color of urgency to ring out with. Just somethin new to try. THANKS FOR THE CRITIQUE!