[Nw] Lugia

[Night]

 

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Yeah, Lugia's my favorite. 

cnc.

 

[.Rai]

I'd personally like to see the two images being better integrated. Edges of Lugia seem a bit rough. I think you could exaggerate the depth a bit more, just for better effect. Water effects have been done very cleverly.

Conceptually, it's a cool piece. Just needs a bit of neatening up. I think some bits are off. Highlights look a little bit blown out, and the cyans need to be toned down a little. Not anything major though.

[Agro]

I feel like the part of it inside the ball should be at least a little distorted due to light's refraction through the glass... or whatever it's supposed to be made of.

 

The wing that breaks out to the left seems a little shoddy and feels like it should be much clearer than the rest of the beast, whereas you have the opposite happening.

 

I'm not sure how much you can do about smoothing out the pixelated look it has, but that may be something to hammer out.

[Night]

Couldn't find a proper render and Yinny was nowhere in sight, I had originally planned to use a better render. 

The focal could be blended better in retrospect. 

[Agro]

I do really like what you did with Lugia's tail within the water in the ball. Just, like I said, could have done better with the refractions through the ball's material.