Hey! That is quite a marked improvement! That's exciting to see.
Is it possible to edit the post and add in a larger version of the pic? I'd like to get to see it more upclose.
There's a lot to like here. Compositionally, I like the tail, and how it moves the eye. Same goes for the lance. I like that you added the ...city? castle? in the background. I think it produces a nice sense of balance to have the 3rd object. I haven't gone over it in the videos yet, but I'd watch out about uses colors that are outside the typical color gamut you'd get with watercolors, if you're going for that natural media look-- the rich rich teals give pause, because they look too vibrant to be actual natural media. Second part that gave me pause was some of the very smooth brush strokes of brown down on the ground plane-- you have so much nice texture everywhere else, those sort of stick out to me because they seem
too smooth. I don't know if you're using the Layer Textures yet, but this would be an opportunity to explore and apply it. Just a thought.
I like the image. And your control of Artrage is already leaps and bounds better. I can really see it. !
I think it's cool to talk about your blog and all. I've got mine in my sig now. Everyone's pretty cool and mellow here. I've got another video coming up-- this one's on Brush Settings. I've been mapping out my thoughts on a few others-- Blending Tools, more on Layers and how to create glazing effects, Blend Modes, how to make Masks in Artrage and use them, Sticker Sprays, etc. I've got 'em listed, so we'll see. My work schedule has been very very slow recently, and that's allowed me to make a little lemonade with these videos, so to speak. I've had the time. Things look like they're going to be picking up, so I imagine the videos will probably start coming slower too come next week.