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[The Colour Of Water]

Better viewed further away.

Sorry, but I'm struggling to see what the piece is, any meaning or significance. I appreciate that it is abstract, but there is a line between abstract that shows me something and one that does not. Perhaps as the piece is viewed further away, it shows more. As I backed away, I could see more discernible shapes appearing out of the mist, so perhaps it needs to be made bigger, so that when you zoom out, it looks even smaller and crisp in the detail stakes.

Don't forget, Picasso did abstracts and he was pretty sharp on the detail.

I'm guessing rocks in the ocean spray, with the backdrop of cliffs, but I'm really trying hard to see this. I need to see a little more in the way of the detail to accept this as more than a messy pseudo-sketch.

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thies responds:

I know it's too sketchy, I should've put more detail in it and cleaned it up, but I'm really lazy. I actually don't see anything changing when I look at it from futher away, but maybe that's just me.

Thanks for reviewing :)

[Mini Mischief]

Good interpretaion

I think that the way that you've been able to conjure up this piece within a week shows that you can be really dedicated to your artwork when you stick to a project non-stop in effect. Perhaps it would be a better looking piece if you didn't make the dragon's arms and shoulders look rather human? I think that these particular muscle groups would be better suited being thinner and more athletic, as opposed to bulky, as if it had been doing miniature shoulder press.

I like the two finger like appendages on the wing joints, as they seem to add another layer to the piece in itself. With the way that this looks, there is certainly a chance to see past the image and find out why the dragon is playing with the keys. Helping a friend that is locked in a cell? Playing a prank, by hiding the master's front door key? Who can really say?

The wood does look a little plain, so perhaps put a knothole in there, just to add a little more detail to the bottom right corner, plus I'd have expected some of the keys to be different colours, since they are different lengths and each one does have a different head. Maybe these needed to be slightly more different, but I appreciate the level of detail is only held back by the time constraints.

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EchoRun responds:

I guess with those arms and shoulders, it was because I could see this guy climbing as much as flying - behind cupboards, through wall cavities, that kind of thing. Hence larger muscles. I think I did define his right shoulder a too much though, less shading there would have done a lot for it I think.

Thank you for the review. :)

[Orbital Shift]

Focus on the art

For me, I think that there is too much focus on the signature here. No-one ever went to an Art Gallery to look at someone's image of their name. Sure, it is an integral part of the piece, but it takes up far too much space here. Spend time with your art programs and develop a sort of signature that remains constant through your works, as opposed to the name remaining, but in vastly different styles across the range of pieces.

I don't believe that you did it in Photoshop, more like Apophysis, which is a fractal generation program. I say this, because it looks remarkably like the style of some of the works that have been made by her using that program. Yes, I can appreciate that you've added your name afterwards and tidied the piece up, but it needs to be credited if that was so.

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Flash-Gamers responds:

FIRST OFF I AM TIRED OF PPL OF SAYING I DON'T DO MY WORK FROM SCRATCH! I USE PHOTOSHOP, IN FACT I'M GONNA POST A LINK TO THE WEBSITE I USED TO HELP ME CREATE THIS PIC!

Anyways thanks for the review!

As I said bellow: Yes I kno the sig could've been smaller....besides this was my first pic I ever made in photoshop so what do you expect?

Everyone needs to start paying attention to the art and not the sig...and the sig was suppose to actually be apart of the pic itself hence the fact that it is getting sucked into the picture.

[Lobbyist of Cthulhu]

My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen...

...I present Narlethotep.

The imagery is there, some sort of unreal butler introducing some of the more grotesque creations of H.P. Lovecraft to some sort of evil cultist ball. Perfect. I love the way that you've put the detail into the background, with the swirling portal and the bricked floor, which does look around the time set of the traditional Call of Cthulhu setting.

I think that while the ruff might look slightly out of place, I think that you are certainly onto a winner here - is this piece inspired by Doctor Who as well as the Lovecraft masterpieces? There is much detail here, from the stitching of the shoes and the folds of the ruff. I love the way that you've developed it, though I would certainly love to see more of the characters from this scene, as you've painted a small part of the picture, so perhaps you need to paint more of one.

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[Stream Scene]

Into the ether

Well, it's a functional identity marker or a banner for various things to do with Ether. I like the visual effects that you've used here, but the quality could be made a little sharper , just showing a more crisp detail to the lettering and allowing it to stand out from the background a little more.

The dark and red colour scheme is a good choice. I like the way that you've blended the colours together and put some sharp detail with the blue lines, which reminds me a little of TRON. Perhaps the piece could be made in just blue, so that it really does look completely like it was from that film, since that should be going through a renaissance this year - the bandwagon is there to be jumped upon :)

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Flash-Gamers responds:

Thanks for your review......yeah, but I'm not gonna be redoing this picture ever...so can't say much about what I need to fix.....

Wouldn't mind doing a blue version; of this but....................maybe later

But guess what, I made a REMAKE of it so go and check it out!

[Velvet - Kaorishe character]

Secretary Fetish?

Well, this piece is a rather interesting and simple piece that does show some great artistic skill. I think that you've got an aggressive demeanor shown by the look on her face and the rapier that she is holding. Does this convey that she has been playfully spanked one too many times by her boss? Perhaps, but who can really argue with a woman wielding a deadly weapon.

I love the hourglass figure, the beehive and the surprising amount of detail on the guard of the sword. Perhaps this means that there should be a little more detail with, say, the stocking tops and you could have done a little more with something like a necklace, without going over the top with the piece, but overall, this is a very nice piece.

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kreeslak responds:

Thnx for the review Review Request Club ^^
Yea its that difficult moment of detail sintesis when you can get carried on and break the homegeny of the design.

[purple castle crasher]

More like "wine" or "burgundy"

I wouldn't have said that this piece was a purple castle crasher, as it looks too light to be purple and it was heading more towards the fabled pink character of that series.

I like the level of detail, as it's not gone over the top, but the understated nature is not too simple, which I feel would take something away from the piece as a whole. Perhaps you could have shown us what he had just defeated, possibly with a background as well - I'm not a fan of just the focus on its own and I much prefer some sort of integration.

Other than those two slight niggles, you've done a good job. Congratulations.

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[Waking Dream]

A window to the Apocalypse

Certainly a very good piece, to me. It looks as if someone is looking out of the window at the world outside through smoked glass that is offering some sort of protection to the viewer, as if hiden away in a bunker. Lots of scratches, dints and splatters coating the outside show that there could be a great deal of turmoil on the outside, which I think is symbolic of an apocalypse.

The figure on the left of the screen is particularly harrowing, with the gemstone for an eye and the menacing looking beak appears to be ready in wait for the door to open, that will inevitably spell doom for this viewer. With your use of reds, I'd have thought something more blue with the gem would have been a better choice for the gem colour, since if it were through a redish brown colour filter, you wouldn't have seen white...

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[Ethereal Trees]

Soft focus works well

I think that this piece actually looks better as the postcard sized piece, as the details get out of focus more, thus bringing the image into a greater perspective. I would suggest that you reduce the amount of white border that surrounds the piece, as I feel that you have just a little too much there.

I can certainly see why you've used the word "ethereal" to describe the piece. This piece really needs to have a nice slow ambient piece of music playing in the background, to complete the mood, but other than that, I might have pulled one of these points of light forward, just so that you could detail it a little more, allowing us to see exactly what you were focusing on there. After all it's all what you see from your imagination, isn't it?

With the colours that you've used, I think that the pastel qualities are shining through, despite them being quite dark, which is a relatively novel use for them. Perhaps use a smudging technique to flick the lights away, or give some halo effects to them, as it might enhance the image more.

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[Age Old Bad Idea]

Not quite what I thought

Granted, a winter theme of something licking something frozen and getting a tongue stuck could well have been a lamp post, or some metal railings, but a frozen river never crossed my mind as what the dragon might have been doing.

I'd have thought that the wings would have been closed, since the dragon is on land and is therefore not using them for flying. It might be that he is distressed by having his tongue stuck, so there might be a little more alarm on the face in this case.

I think the other thing I might have done is some sort of track that the dragon has left as it walked along to the riverside for the drink. All small details make all the difference to these pieces.

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