Hey guys. I have a permanent thread around here somewhere - but it doesn't seem to get much attention with the amount of pages it had and I really want some feedback on this. Sooooo, here we go -

Originally Posted by skardash @ DA

So, I stepped away from this picture about a month ago. I was extremely happy with it at that point, but now that I come back to it, it looks off or odd in some way and I'm not quite sure why. Critiques or suggestions are much appreciated.
***This is obviously a work in progress.***

Bahaha, it's pretty fabulous as it is, I really love your face style.

As for critiques.. I think the shoulder width could use some tweaking, seems a bit too thin and unbalanced for your style. I'm really digging the background but you might have worries about everything being a similar tone. It's all at the same level of darkness and saturation. Might want to make some parts contrast a little, eh?

Otherwise, total love. The face colours are fantastic~

oh well it does look good.

Although i just want to say the face looks amazing.
although it irks my nerves though that his
face looks so detailed and the detail on
his cloths and everything else are very minimal becuase
of the way you decided to color it.
Also i think its his upper chest pose, it doesn't really go with his head they way it is bent.

i love the way the background turned out.

i do like it.its looks amazing.but those are just some of the things that stand out to me.

Originally Posted by Nemui

although it irks my nerves though that his
face looks so detailed and the detail on
his cloths and everything else are very minimal becuase
of the way you decided to color it.
Also i think its his upper chest pose, it doesn't really go with his head they way it is bent.

To the first part, I stated that this is obviously a work in progress - not a complete image. The clothes will be as detailed as the face.
Thanks for the insight on the second part, I'll look in to that.

@steam: Thanks, I'll try to up the contrast. I had a specific idea in mind when doing the background, but I don't think I executed it well at all.

Thanks guys!