The title is from a song by the Vines... that I'd never actually heard before, I just thought it sounded relevant (and this guy reminded me a little of Craig Nicholls...)!
Criticisms are definitely welcome, but then so are ultra-happy comments and favs if you feel so inclined.
I hope you enjoy
-Hadyn
ps. It's not a real guitar, but rather combines elements of my two favourite guitars, my epiphone les paul and my fender jazz bass.
The pose is great, as is the shading. Background looks fine too. I wouldn't change anything. That's a cool minimalistic style you got going on.
If you wanted to make it more interesting, you could put him in his room. Make it messy with socks everywhere and stuff. But then again, it would take away from the minimalistic look and may clutter the piece.
Perhaps you could add some kind of spotlight to help pull him more into the foreground. The white against his skin in some areas are a bit uneasy on the eye.
Overall, the piece looks great, and those ideas for changes are just musings.
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If you wanted to make it more interesting, you could put him in his room. Make it messy with socks everywhere and stuff. But then again, it would take away from the minimalistic look and may clutter the piece.
Perhaps you could add some kind of spotlight to help pull him more into the foreground. The white against his skin in some areas are a bit uneasy on the eye.
Overall, the piece looks great, and those ideas for changes are just musings.
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plus it's a really cool image with so few shapes...really nice! (:
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