HOME | DD
Azula-Kurohime — Wolf's moonlight
Published: 2017-12-04 14:18:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 823; Favourites: 104; Downloads: 0
Redirect to original
Description
A drawing for my bf that I started when we both got together more than a year ago, but never got to finish it until now, because I was stuck with so many things in this drawing.... I could never make it look as I wanted and that made me put it on wait every time xD Well I'm not happy with it now either, but I decided to just get over with it, so I can maybe start drawing something else? xDI had lots of trouble with the fur and I'm also not happy how I did the metal parts.... not to mention that I have absolutely no idea where to place the light-shadow (no matter how many tutorials I watch and get it explained, I can never ever figure out that light-shadow thing xD) and something still bothers me with the wolf's face... and so on, there's just too many things on this drawing I can find no solution to xD
In any case, that's it for this drawing, I'll call it finished and yea...
Any critique is welcome
Related content
Comments: 39
Hey,
ProjectComment crowd here! I know I have promised to scribble on top of the picture for the explanation, but I've nuked my PC once again, so I can't at the moment. I will try to explain what I mean with words, let's see how good that will work. First off, that is a really nice picture, one can see that you have put a lot of effort in it and I like it. But I see what you mean with the light. I actually do not agree with you about the metal: it is not hyper-realistic, but neither is the rest of the picture, so the style and the execution fits the rest pretty well.
On the matter of light ... You have placed both figures in front of the only obvious source of light, the moon. Thus, in a realistic case they would appear as silhouettes, as in this photograph (there is a difference in how the human eye perceives such scenes and a camera, but in this case the difference is minor). I guess that is the reason you had difficulties to figure out where to place the light and the shadows. To make such a setup work without making the guy and the wolf all black, you need a secondary source of light either on the side or in front of them. Let's use this photo as an example. There are 3 light sources in it (as far as I can tell): one right behind her (aka moon in your picture), the main source on her top-right and a weaker one on the lower-left (or a reflector, not sure about that). Without the two 'front' light sources, there would be no shadows in the face. (So next time you use a photograph as reference, mind that there is a lot of 'light manipulation' going on there).
So what does it mean for your picture? You could add a bonfire as a complimentary light source. It does not have to be physically present in the picture. Just imagine they are sitting in front of one. That makes the whole 'light situation' more clear: blue light from the moon from the back (giving that blue halo) and red light from the front. Having light from the front will also allow you to work the fur of the wolf a bit more. A general advice for future drawings: plan you lighting instead of jumping right into shading. Here is an example of a picture I am working on with rather complicated two-source lighting: red one through the window from the setting sun and blue from neon tube on the ceiling. To make sure I don't forget anything, I make a separate layer where I draw lines where the light goes or when the light changes from shadow to area hit by light. This way you have a 'check list' when working on the lighting. (as you can see, for that one I actually also planned the entire color gamut, but that is not a must at all 
I am by no means an expert on animal anatomy, but I am not bothered by the way you drew it 
Hope I could help, don't hesitate to ask me if I was confusing about something. That said, happy further drawing
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
heheh I see what you mean~ the light sources and shading is something I definitely need to work on... for example on the photo of the girl that you used as an example, I can't tell where the light sources are at all >.<
that with the bonfire is a cool idea and I'll try to have the secondary light source in mind for future drawings, but I don't think I'll be making any more big changes about this one xP
your comment was really helpful though, thank you very much for taking the time to explain the light setting here
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
While I was watching this video on one of my favorite youtube channels, I instantly thought about this comment I wrote on your picture. So I have to correct myself, now, knowing a bit more than I did when I commented in the first place. Basically, while I was arguing that you have to know all the light sources and keep them consistent in a piece, I was a bit too obsessive about that (in my comment and my own work). While it generally holds true, sometimes all you need is 'believable' lighting, instead of a truly, physically realistic one. I can't put it any better than Adam Duff does it in the video linked above. If you are still interested in the matter of how to make the best out of lighting a scene, I can recommend the tutorial I linked above.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
wow, I'm really surprised you remembered about your comment on here after so long
I watched the video and it was really informative and entertaining to see how much there is behind the scenes that we never think about
thank you for sharing this with me, I appreciate it lots!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
This is fantastic! There's always going to be improvement at hand, and the more you keep at it the more you'll see it.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
heheh yea, that's true
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
I know how you feel. I too have some difficulties when I draw, even I couldn't make some of my drawings look as how I wanted them to be. But that doesn't mean I'm not good with my skills. So I'm not gonna stop doing what I love, and neither should you . Just keep on practicing and your skills will get improved in no time.
Your drawing still looks great!
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
yeah, you're right
thanks for your comment, I'm glad you liked this piece
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
If you ask me, the trouble was worth it because that fur is gorgeous!
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
you really think so? I'm relieved to hear that it looks somewhat right to other viewers, thank you
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Hello! I'm from ProjectComment
First of all, I think you're being too hard on yourself, but it's good to notice your mistakes and improve on those areas. I think the scenery of your piece is astonishing; the blue moon, the violet and navy background, and the rocky hill all has so much detail put into it. The shading and lighting is amazing, and the figures of the human and wolf are very intriguing. What I like about the male's outfit is his shoulder pad on the arm, because it provides a good sense of asymmetry. I also love the eyes of the figures, as they stand out very much in the moonlight. Their poses are very intimidating, as well.
The only thing that throws me off is his nose. It kind of looks like it's facing the left, but besides that, I can't see anything really wrong.
I think your bf will love this
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Thank you
Oh yea, the wolf's nose bothers me as well... it should be facing a bit to the side, but it still looks somehow wrong and I've no idea how to fix that xP
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Ah, I'm sure it's fine.
If you can, you can just use references from google. I'm not that good at drawing animals, so I think you did really well
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
It actually looks really good. The color scheme is a perfect blend of the dark colors mixed in with the light of the moon.
I think it's worthy of a spot at an art gallery if you ask me. The woman and the wolf look like a perfect union of one's inner turmoil and they just want to be at peace with the 2 sides of themselves.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
thank you
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Everyone sees the painting their own ways. I just see it as a reflection of one's inner self.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Even if you're not happy with it, I think it looks great! The back light of the moon enhances the effects of the characters.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
thank you
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
heh sry for the late reply, nisam bila baš aktivna nešto na dA zadnje vrijeme (more like zadnjih godina XD)
ugl. thanks za support, a kad ćeš ti uploadat šta novo? jel crtaš još šta?
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
hahaha.. ma sve ok, zapravo i ja dođem tu svake prijestupne 
Ah..što se mog crtanja tice..to je u nekakvoj stagnaciji! Ne stignem baš. A zadnji put kad sam stavila neš na dA bilo je mislim prošle god krajem ljeta ili tako negdje...a bolje da i nisam, jer je rad koma hahah nakon godina apstrakcije na faxu više neznam crtati ljudsku figuru! Totalno sam izgubila mot, i neki vlastiti style! Neznam, možda kad bi se uhvatila konstantnog crtanja bi bilo pomaka
Al vidim da si ti marljivija što se toga tice
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
šta upisala si neki umjetnički faks?
kyoj ja sam sad na 3. godini japanologije i umireeeem, mozak će izvadit iz mene ovi tamo luđaci xD
ma šta se crtanja tiče, za to nikad nije kasno... tu se uvjek da vratit u prijašnji đir s malo vježbe i nadograđivat dalje XP
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
jesam da... u rijeci akademiju- i završila prije pola godine! A vec na prvoj godini faxa kada sam donila par skica u svom stilu (ilustrativnom ili anime)..odmah su me popljucali, pa sam nastavila ići njima uz dlaku (zapravo za prolaz). A oni tamo uzdižu apstrakciju i sve što se tiče nekakve suvremene umjetnosti
wow...ti si na japanologiji! Kako dobroo..to je u Puli, jelda?! Kolegica i ja smo stalno govorile da bi nakon akademije to upisale, jer je ona još luđa za japanom i japanskim i sa svime što dolazi od tamo! Ne bi me čudila da i upiše
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
heheh čestitam na završenom faxu
I see.... a baš šteta da su tako narrowminded i ne priznaju umjetničku slobodu >.<
i čim ćeš se sad bavit poslje faksa?
Yea, u Puli sam... a je fora i zanimljivo na početku, al poslje postane samo muka kad se nakupi kanjia i bace ti tekstove od kojih doslovno ne znaš pročitat ni izgovor, a kamoli da znaš značenje xD i onda imaš takav tekst na 3 strane i 4 sata sjediš doma i samo tražiš prjevode na google translejtu XD ili ti bace japanskog lektora da ti predaje i oni pričaju sve samo na jap, tak da izađeš sa sata like "wtf smo mi sad tu radili 2 sata, ja nisam skužila ni 3 rečenice" XD
a dobro, ja sam sad prva generacija, pa actually još često niti nemaju pojma šta ni kako raditi xD možda će bit drugačije za par god kad se malo uhodaju... evo ovima koji su sad 1. god je već lakše nego je nama bilo, jer su se malo bolje organizirali.... al kanjia će uvjek bit, bez tog se nemože, tak da će uvjek bit muka svima kako god okreneš XD to baš trebaš bit frik da prođeš xP
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
hvala, hvala
auuhhh... kanji.. to mora bit teško, to se uci napamet, zar ne? Masu ih je, ne znam koliko ih je potrebno znat kao da možeš uopće pročitat obične novine, preko tisucu, jelda??! (to sma negdje nekad davno procitala) Uglavnom, zeznuto je to ako se tako nakuplja, a profaci vam i dalje gomilaju textove! Mislim, shvacam ja da ste ipak tek novopeceni odjel i sve, da im je potrebno da se uhodaju i organiziraju bolje, ali isto mi je blesavo malo da su stariji studenti tako baceni u vatru i da nije nista poduzeto po tom pitanju ako su vidili da neke stvari ne štimaju 
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
heheheh I see... a yea da, istina ne cjeni se umjetnost baš.... a ništa, želim ti onda sreću da uspiješ negdje nać neki poslić s kojim ćeš bit sretna
yea.... prve 2. godine su nam samo davali papire za dz za ispunit- 10 puta napišeš neki kanji i onda oni kao smatraju da si ga ti naučio i zapamtio za sva vremena xD al sad su ove godine uveli poseban kolegij za kanjie- di žena actually objasni i porijeklo i korištenje i uvjek nam da neke trikove kako ih zapamtit, jer ipak nisu skroz bezveze, nadograđuju se jedni na druge, jednostavniji tvore složenije, pa ih se lakše usvoji pomoću nekih mnemotehnika.... ugl. oni su si zamislili da bi mi do kraja 3. godine trebali biti na B2 razini znanja japanskog i znati 1000 kanjia... well ja ću sad na kraju 3. god znati samo 300-tinjak kanjia i to samo zato jer su nam uveli taj kolegij, inače ništa nebi znala XD al da, japanci u školi nauče ~2100 kanjia i ti su kao temelj koje svi moraju znat za normalan život...
a gle još ni profaći neznaju di, kuda, ni kako... manjak je predavača, tak da su već i nas sad tražili da predajemo nižim godinama... ja sam prošli semestar bila asistentica jednoj japanskoj lektorici koja je učila 1. godinu studenata- znači japanka koja studira u japanu dođe tu na razmjenu na 1 god, hr naravno nezna, engleski joj je koma ko i svim japancima i bace je da predaje ljudima koji prvi put čuju japanski XD onak bilo mi prekrivo prvašića, jer sam znala da ju ništ ne kuže, pa sam se smilovala kao ajd ić ću ja tamo bar da im prevedem nešt, da skuže koju stvar XD
ma ugl. sad planiram uzet apsolventsku godinu- tak da se mogu godinu dana pravit da pišem završni rad, samo da imam status studenta XD i pitali su nas na faksu da neko od nas koji ćemo bit apsolventi samostalno vode neki kolegij... kolko bi mi se to dalo i kolko bi bila sposobna za to neznam, al eto opcija postoji- pa ćemo vidit šta će bit... realno s ovim šta sad znam nemogu niš radit u vezi japanskog, jer neznam pol k... XD tak da bi trebala bar diplomski završit, a to možda otvore preksljedeće godine, pa je recimo plan ić na to...
općenito nas na faksu tu dosta usmjeravaju na turizam... jer ima dosta japanskih turista, a u hr ne postoji ni jedan turistički vodič koji zna japanski, tak da je to problem pošto su japanci loši s engleskim... od ostaloga se može predavat negdje japanski (na faksu il škola stranih jezika), prevodit nešto ili kak se ja i kolegica stalno furamo da ćemo kao ić pisat svoj vlastiti udžbenik iz japanskog za hrvate, jer to uopće ne postoji- svi udžbenici su na eng xP
u Japan definitivno NE mislim ić ni pod razno XD nude nam tu na faksu svako malo stipendije i doslovo nas ono vuku za rukav da idemo, a niko od nas neće ići XD sve je to ljepo i divno i krasno zvuči kad gledaš tako sa strane, budu ti japanci fensi... al kad si malo duže među njima i malo dublje upoznaš njihovu kulturu, običaje i stil života, vidiš kolko je to zapravo bolesna nacija i shvatiš da ti je doma najljepše XD
+imam sad tu dečka, tak da se nebi htjela odvajat od njega, pogotovo ne na tak duže razdoblje
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
ajme @.@ ...stvarno se cini kako su vas malo uvalili u sranje s tim kanjiima i jos tako uvališe i jadnu lektoricu da prica nesto studentima koji je ne razumiju! Uhh.. nadam se eto da ce se stanje popravljati kako bude fax stariji i s više iskustva oko svega! Dobro je da uopce ima zainteresiranih ljudi u ovoj nasoj zemlji za japanski jezik i kulturu!
Aha, znaci orijentirani su na turizam, pa to je ok... valjda je turizam buducnost hehe
ahahahaha a dobro si rekla ovo za japan... nekako i ja mislim da je mozda dobro otici tamo samo u razgledanje, kao turist..kako oni nama tako i mi njima hihi 
👍: 0 ⏩: 0