Wow really nice. The detail is insane, and the texture is really cool man.
There's still something about your art style that makes it hard to read (for me at least)...
I really couldn't guess there'd be empty eye sockets if I wasn't watching the flat. Something about your choice of contrast that I find weird maybe?
Reminds me of Membrain stuff if you remember his artworks. I catch the idea of that "distortion" thing but IMO it works good only with detailed drawings otherwise it makes head looking messy and lower quality. I really adore wild metamorphosis, this is an example where your style worked well. It seems like you still looking for your own style so keep it up I think you'll find a good balance because as I see you absolutely know about what plastic anatomy is nor you have good drawing skills.
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well, I dont think there is any reason to pick it apart, you are right, it looks a bit unpolished, I think if you just removed the mouth of the dwarf and just went for pure beard instead it would look better. but I must say that sword looks amazing.
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Ahri WIP
Ahri WIP of the WIP