SciFi and Fantasy Art: Lycanthrope's Ball

This is cool. I'd love to see the finished work. I say that you make it closer and put in a couple more people to make it look like a frenzied party.

Unique idea, and well laid out. On your people, go back to shading them as shapes (cylinders and spheres) and you'll get much more of what you're seeking.

When I get around to the actual drawing, I'll do those things. This version is just a study sketch, though, to lay out character positions, lines, organization of the drawing, etc.

One teensy, minor thing that might make it less Richard Scary-like: just give the lycanthropes skinnier ankles. The lower parts of wolves' legs (and people's) generally get kind of slim; this would help give the impression of realism even though you're probably going to make up a leg structure that's not quite human (I can't really tell from the sketch whether your lycanthropes have human-type legs or wolf-type ones).

Yes! In fact, thinner, leaner figures in general would tend to make the characters look more threatening and less like characters from a children's book. Please, whoever you are, by all means make many more 'teensy, minor' comments!

This is very good but touch it up.

The picture is very complex and was done quite well. For more detail or new ideas (perhaps for the more that you are adding) you could take a look at a few animal encyclopedias. You could impress people by adding something unique such as a Lycanthrope Crocodile, Bear, or Owl. Slightly like how you made the swan unique.

I like the owl idea. I already have a bear, by the way.

The pitures are good but very childish. Please make it more grown up in future as it would be very handy for me as I am intrested in the Romans and myths.

I'm not sure what this drawing has to do with Romans... Are you sure this is the picture you meant to comment on?

I would vertically elongate everything. Your figures are looking kinda squat (unless they're supposed to be short and doggie-like). It's difficult because you're going for a perspective shot (sorry, I think in film terms), so they're bound to look a little crunched. But if they're in a ballroom, the room would be huge (if you want that whole Baroque grandeur, which it seems you do judging by the lovely windows and the magnificent chandelier). The problem is, if you want to be this close to the characters, and look at them from this angle (about 4 metres off the ground, from maybe 5 or six metres away) the windows would soar right off the page, and you wouldn't see the chandelier at all. Which is unfortunate, as it would look nifty and cap the scene off very nicely, adding that extra class and sophistication.

It has the makings of a very good picture, lot's of interesting interaction and stuff. I look forward to seeing the finished product.

I have serious doubts about the format of thes thing.
You're doing it to much in a 4 way. This looks like a TV show.
Why not rather make a triptychon out of this stretching to an overall format of 2.35:1

Very nice, I've been viewing the progression of this piece, and feel it holds great potential and truly can't wait to see the finished product. Absolutly beautiful perspective pieces as well on your gallery as a whole. Please let me know when you finish this piece, its very refreshing to see an artist that uses the coments of his critiques to better himself.

Fantastic! I have an idea for a story and I'd like to use the idea of a magical creatures' masque (similar to your lycanthropes' ball).

Let me know if I'm stepping on your toes; it will be set in the Harry Potter universe and very vaguely like your drawing.

Scott E. 'Sven' Johnson replies: "Go head and write your story, skbar. You won't be stepping on anyone's toes, except possibly Ms. Rowlings'. But thank you for asking."