Sam in the cage - sketch - ideas please?

[amberdreams]

So I had this idea for a picture - Sam huddled in a corner of the cage with Lucifer and Michael - and so I did this pencil sketch. But now I'm not sure what to do with it next. I'd had a vague thought about making it quite dark, maybe with shadows of wings falling over him, but I don't know...

If anyone has any ideas, I'm open to suggestions! Of course I don't know whether I'd be competent enough to fulfill them, but throw them in any way.

Comments

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the anatomy comment - I used a ref for that (but not for Sam's head) and bulked it up a bit plus lengthened the legs...

I love the sound of your suggestion but doubt my competence at carrying it out - however, as hubby has come home it will have to wait until tomorrow which gives me more time to a) think about it and b) gather my courage!

[odysseaia.livejournal.com]

Well, I doubt there are many people who could draw anatomy this perfectly without a reference. I certainly wouldn't be able to. Wait...you did Sam's head without any references? Wow. That's really nice :)

I absolutely believe you can do it. There are some really great tutorials over at deviantart (but beware! I regularly get lost browsing through tutorials). I'm pretty sure you can pull it off :)

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Ah tutorials.... I've saved a load for later - one day I will actually work my way through some of them! Thanks for the vote of confidence!

[odysseaia.livejournal.com]

Yes, this is pretty much the same way I look at them as well. "You're great, but...later." ;)

I can be your cheerleader. ;)
By the way, during my massive SPN-re-watch I noticed that there are a lot of scenes where this light-and-shadow thing is used, so perhaps screencaps can be inspirational here.

[badbastion.livejournal.com]

I love doing sharp-edged lighting; if you want, I could help you out a bit? like, suggestions where the light would fall, etc.? If not, that's okay too :)

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

That would be awesome - how would you do it???

[badbastion.livejournal.com]

I'd probably just-- if you told me where the light source was coming from and sent me the sketch, I could lightly outline where the lit parts would be (without wing shadows; I'd leave that part to you.) I wouldn't go overboard, and I definitely wouldn't mess with any part of your sketch, and I wouldn't be hurt if you decided to change or correct anything, or approach it a different way entirely :)

If you don't like the idea of me drawing over your sketch, I could try describing it in words, but I think the first idea is more efficient.