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:icondaequitas:
Well "The Shadow" havent seen him for a long time :D

back to you art;

you have requested crits on the lighting and composition so i will try and do my best, and i must say that i am no expert so pls bear with me :D

The Composition is pretty strong and 'Shadow'y
the pose is solid, although it would have been better if we could see the legs to complete the pic, to see if he is cornered, in retreat, or about to move forward to pop his twin guns at the baddies below, to get a sense of his stance.
the general color palette looks good enough but the over use of grays have kinda made it look flat, you could have used stronger highlights to bring out the form forward, since the two spots on him as well might pour some serious light on him.
then since we talked about the spots we might as well move on to Lighting which is there in basic. as i stated before the two spots that hit him right on spot the front of his coat should have stronger highlights and the metal of the guns should have brighter harder glare/highlights. the full silver moon also should lighten the left side of the Shadow, on the darkened inner side of the coloumn might have some reflection of that light.

For last the crimson scarf and ring really create a strong focus for the eye and balances the attention on the form, if not present would have moved on to the moon.

thnx for such a great piece on such a cult hero. i gotta go and watch the movie now :D your piece created the need for it :D

cheers
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:iconcharkxl:
Thanks for the in-depth critique! I keep staring at it and realise the composition is a bit weak in terms of story-telling - shoulda thought up a story behind the piece, instead of having a generic 'character standing there' piece. Originally there were supposed to be 3 light sources, don't know what happened to the other 2. Judgement seems a bit clouded at the mo - kinda inspired to do a whole brand-spanking new piece and do this character justice. Thanks again for taking the time - very helpful!

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i ain't gots no friends, only flowers.
:icondaequitas:
dude u r welcome
i am really glad that, and i say that from the bottom of my heart and you are a way better colorist than i ll ever be, you have taken my comments serious and into consideration.

looking forward seeing more work related The Shadow :D

cheers
burak
:iconcharkxl:
mate, I'm just glad you took time to take a look at my piece. You inspired me to redo a new one - a revision, I'll keep it in the spirit of the original but with your input and a clearer mindset. Keep ya posted!

Thanks again!

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i ain't gots no friends, only flowers.
:icondaequitas:
on the look out, i will be :D

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