Please Criticize My Best Work

Now, since I consider this the finest piece of art I've ever had the honor to sketch, pleas criticize and comment. This IS my best - I want to know how to be better.

I did this drawing trying to imitate Samwise's amazing Warcraft 3 battle pics (humans vs. orcs, night elves vs. undead). The main race are my torraps (original idea, i might note). They are fighting their way out of a canyon, being pursued by bugbear bandits (Warcraft-style bugbears - a failed experiment by Gul'dan to give animal-like traits to orcs). The main focus of the picture should, of course, be Kraegon Tor, the torrap in the center.

Not enough definition, it all blends together and is hard to see, i couldn't even tell what it was untill i stared at it for awhile.

Use darker colors on the main parts of the picture, so they stand our, shade darker, like the torrap in the front, I would guess hes the focus of the picture, shade him darker then the background guys and less important guys.

I like it. Battle chaos :D Shades are good. Overall this pic is awesome imo.

More contrast would help bring your picture into focus. Right now everything is a shade of grey, and it's hard to distinguish one thing from another.

that is a very good battle scene...very g/j
its like you took the thoughts of a battle in my mind and put it on paper, accept no guns.. and people not monsters....
but awsome!!

hey this looks great ! , Alot action and details.

I agree with everyone else, it needs more darks. Right now your shadows look like there in middle value greys. You have to watch out of that.

I think it has something to do with that your eyes are so use to the bright white of the paper, that middle grey appears really black in contrast with the bright paper.

What I do to make sure my values are in check, I put spots of value on the paper
one pure ink black, mid grey, and white.
This way I can compare my values in the picture with my little 3 value scale thingy. Make sure im putting darks and not mid greys.

values is difficult, Im still having trouble with it myself, but you just have to go for it. Dont be shy with it :D

hope that helps :god_help_us:

it great, i can tell you put alot of effort into it, but like everyone else said

i cant tell the people apart, not even follow a sword or something because the values are almost the same

Yeah, I have a contrast problem, thank you. Anything else?