by johncee » Wed Oct 24, 2012 8:35 am
It is coming into being, and will look better when you draw it up finer, and put in the relevant shadows, best done transparently and lightly by glazing. Moreover, the shadows around the body will indicate the lines of the arms and solidity, to a degree. Being acrylic you might be able to work the pencil or a textra for the redrawing. Or painting in and scratching out till it appears correct. I like how you have treated the light interestingly. Colourwise it is hot and needs some cool relief and contrast- possibly blues and greens. The iguana's head needs some perspective indicating a bit more depth. Put it up on a shelf and look at it objectively and critically, asking how do I take it up to the next level? What usually brings an artwork into life more, is a relevant contrast and not an absolute contrast. Which can be contrasting shapes or lines against shapes, colour and temperature. Nature works that way, see how your hands work together even though they are opposites. And your legs, one goes forward and the other backwards to take you forward. Your two eyes are opposites but unify through contrast, as well as your two brains - the conscious and the unconscious. Hope this helps and would be good to see the finished attempt