Trek through the Desert

[Jim16]

Dr D I see no shadows? more like footsteps to me.

[Opacus]

Dr D I see no shadows? more like footsteps to me.

No he didn't mean drop shadows, but the shadows on the characters themselves.
And he is indeed right. The light source is behind them yet they are illuminated from the front.

[mozzy]

Yeah I was working more on her shape and such, cause I kind of changed the scene midway d:
I'll fix it when I change the colors.

[Dex]

It's looking nice. It seems, however, that you're getting semi-correct anatomy on the people, yet the faces are anime and lack expression. I'd suggest adding more realistic facial expressions and convey what they are feeling through their emotion. They're going through a desert at night, being chased by a monster. Make them scared, worried, etc.

Also, is the hill going straight down? Because the footsteps flow straight down, whereas in the desert there would be bumps and clumps of dirt in different places, making it not a smooth walkway.

I love the monster's design! Good luck, Moz.

[mozzy]

I'm always kind of embarrassed when I see how bad previous things are ):
About her expression, she isn't aware that she's being followed by a monster. She isn't a character who can be scared, she's super tough and somewhat tomboyish.

And not all deserts are bumpy and full of cloddy dirt.
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/1693223/2/istockphoto_1693223_footsteps.jpg
I'll probably have the footsteps slope more though.

[Dr D]

Her feet also look weird, the way they're on the same line, like she's crossing her legs.

[Jim16]

sorry about that crappy comment, didn't read properly.

[Terley]

Yeh I agree the back leg seems crossed over a bit too far left. Thinking about it, if she wasnt holding hands with the kid she'd most likely fall over, there's no balance there.

Nabbed these from google, may help
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/womenshealth/research/pregbirth/images/woman_walking.gif
http://www.poopinmymouth.com/3d/delilah.jpg
(http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/6114/womanxz3.jpg)I flipped and resized to help.

And a 3d female character walking in pretty much the same direction, so ya can see the weight distribution and hip movement. Looking at this maybe her left arm needs to be more relaxed (loosen up like)..
http://www.internationalheralddailynews.org/women-1.gif

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[mozzy]

very messy edit

Edit: Gah!
happened again. Sorry posted before I saw your post. But hey, got pretty close didn't I d:

[fortunato]

i think its looking good dude. i like the style, it sorta reminds me of wind waker. the ear on the woman looks odd to me, though. it almost looks like its a hairclip; maybe making it a tiny bit closer to her face would do it? also her back leg looks really awkward.. almost as though shes twisting her leg to the left and pointing her toe backwards hahaha. im no anatomy expert, but i just think it looks a bit off.
also, did you go to pixeltendo by any chance? your name looks familiar!