Elephant Rider [WIP]

[balls01]

Currently it looks a bit out of balance, the trunk is too heavy to be balanced by the small tail.

so thats the reason why you need to add the giant balls back in. it balances it out.

the pillow that the little rider dude's on looks flat to me, doesnt look like its curling around your ball-less elephant.

sorry ptoing, im getting really picky, but that eye looks to me to just to be a sticker (including the eyelids) this is probably because its wip, but i want to have my glory

[ptoing]

Good points. The eyebrow and the eye itself need to cast shadows downwards, seeing as the light source is sun in zenith. I will address that.

[Elk]

Very interesting, the legs seem not too stable though, was this piece inspired by BAB? His mecha stuff has plates like those and eyes aswell!
 That's why I ask...
I would even add a slight evening-red gradient to the back  to add more atmosphere to it!
Very nice aside from that at all

[Hugo]

lines/bas-relief-indicating-panelled-sections textures are a great way to quickly fill in large surfaces when you have a restricted palette.
it remind me rather of Bitmap Brothers/Moebius.
 
Speedball 2
http://amigamuseum.emu-france.com/Fichiers/tests/screenshots/Speedball2/speedball2_cd32_02.png

"Les Yeux du Chat" from Moebius:
http://www.bdtheque.com/repupload/G/G_3199_02.JPG

[philipptr]

Woohoo, yet another great piece from you.
About the shadow of the eyebrow: if the only lightsource is the mentioned sun, then the clouds and most of the shading that has been done is wrong. So I would rather think about moving the lightsource, or placing the scene in an universe with 2 suns

[ptoing]

The sun is in zenith, straight above. That works for most parts I have polished a bit, the suns would probably have to be a brighter to show their depth, which is no problem. How the moons are shaded does not matter a lot since you do not know how far the sun is away, angle too moons and whatnot. Most parts are not properly shaded at all yet, this is not even halfway finished and lots will change.

[philipptr]

whoops mixed zenith with horizon

And now I realize that I not only mixed these words, I also didnt read what you wrote about the shading of the eyebrow properly...

So I only have 2 minor things to critique:
1. The lower side of the eyebrow seems a bit too bright considering the amount of light it would receive and the brightnes of the shadow it casts.
2. The aa on the ear seems a bit too blurry here and there compared to the rest of the very sharp lines.