Geti wrote:
http://www.pixeljoint.com/files/icons/eagle.png
I R EAGLE
EDIT:
CRITIQUE IS GO
I like how you did the wing, the feathers are very artistic.
The bird looks very goofy in my opinion, mainly because of the head. (which I kinda like. :3 )
However, The bird in general is sort of off. The legs are pointed towards the viewer, while the body is pointed to the right.
We can tell since the front of the chest should be as wide as the space between the legs, but it's less. This means it's in more of a profile view than the legs.
This pose is very unnatural.
(This is easily solved by moving the bird's wing so that more of the chest is visible.)
The head is also pretty strange. My initial thoughts are that it looks more like a chicken head than an eagle head.
Part of this is that the head looks partially plucked because of the feathers sticking out of the back of the head.
The pose the bird is in is unnatural. It lacks flow, and movement. The body is angled at a very obvious angle, but the head breaks this line of movement when it just juts out skyward.
The bird's neck is very strange in that it curves inwards at both ends, again making it look like a chicken. Most eagles have fully feathered heads that make a smooth line from the top of the head to the body.
The blue thing around the bird's neck, which I assume is a bandana, isn't identifyable. If it IS a bandana, the dithering makes it difficult to identify as cloth. Most cloth is very smooth in texture, so I would avoid dithering.
The collar/bandana also lacks detailing, and could use an area with a knot or a buckle.
The legs also appear to be a little too poofy when compared to my reference.
In general the piece lacks color identity, being covered in greys, browns, and greens. A simplification of the bird is seriously in order.
(Reference:
Golden Eagle)
My edit is in no way perfect, but I hope it gives you an idea of what I mean.
Ideally the head would be even lower, following the gesture line of the bird.