>>6142712I got you
>>6142696Lose the stand when you can but if you can't do your best to hide it. Figmas come with that angled extension, you can mount it sideways then do your best to hide the stand behind the figure. Whenever you can't then Photoshop it out. If you're like me and don't have Photoshop then there's a handy little app called Pixelmator but its a pain in the ass because you're using a smudge tool because there's no clone stamp.
See pic related. If you look at the Stormtrooper's waist you can see where the stand was and where some of it still is.
Try to exaggerate movements a little more. As I stated earlier it helps if you mime the pose when you're putting the figure in position.
>>6142699Better, stand is less distracting and would be easier to 'shop out. I know what you're going for here but I'd put the knees closer together with an ab crunch forward and the head down a bit.
>>6142700This is also good. I'd bend the torso joint down toward one side more so it exaggerates the gesture and better implies movement
The Black background is tricky. If its overused then it makes things seem repetitive and uninteresting. However if you're suggesting a minimalist concept like what
>>6142705 did then it would work very well.
However, It doesn't seem out of place with your pics because a classical work of art against a black background looks like something out of a PBS show. However the figure is one solid color-- a color that directly contrasts against the background which is good but its still a muted grey.
Play with your colors or some (LIGHT USE OF) filters to add hints of reddish brown or baby blue. Both evoke marble stone.
If you have a DSLR you can use a shallow depth of field to blur out the background and add a splash of color and light so it's not completely devoid of a background. Also like in pic related.
