SciFi and Fantasy Art: On the other side of the mountains

The man with green is crouched down. He seems to have a fringe of green feathers along his arms (whether natural or magical I cannot say). Thus, he is probably the one who spotted the temple of the forest, "from the air". I think this turned out rather well. The slightly faded effect of the photo allows it to blend well with the figures.

Maybe you could change the color of the legs of the guy with green feathers? Now he looks like a flying torso without legs. Everything else is great.

I think painting on top of a photograph is an interesting idea, and you've blended the colours in very well, in every case except one: the man who seems to be wearing a green skirt. The extreme colour contrast here draws your eye to this figure, he dominates the picture, and I assume he is the flying reconnaissance man. I'm not familiar with the story from which he comes, but I think it would look better if he was more clearly a winged individual, and if his colouring blended in better with the rest of the picture. I just updated the picture, having tried to make him better blended. I guess I'll have to try more.

Sneaky, using a photograph . Have done it myself. A trick you may want to try is "sampling" the colors in your bacground and incorporating them into your foreground figures. Not that this is perfect either but it makes it more uniform.

Hello again. I think you have improved the winged man, and those are now more obviously some kind of feathers growing from his arms. He still stands out from the background a bit. It occurs to me: I wonder if the problem is that the other figures blend in so well, almost seem to be made out of the same brown rock of the mountainside. It might be interesting to put a few colour highlights on their clothing as well, or lighten/alter their skin tones a bit. Just a suggestion.

I think the figures fit pretty good to the background. But that is because you made them fit, with just the right poses on the right places. I think it's a wonderful idea.

Here my dreams have flown, clambering among these rocky hills, many a secret treasure they hide and presreve. ... ~

What a fascinating scenario you've created! This scene catylzes my imagination so strongly, that I desperately want to know who these people are! Where they are going! and what planet they're on! A book could be written about this! Such a unique image. This is what Elfwood is about! I'm going to daydream about this now. Thankyou! Tell me when you're finished with the book!

I can't believe my eyes! Some months ago I made up a story about three persons, among them a "bird man" who were climbing the mountains to reach a temple. I do not think I've ever told you about that one. I like how you have blended the persons with the background.

This looks like a snapshot! Marvelous blending in.