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[Goomba's Last Moments]

"Aaw, crap."

Not a bad little image, this one, though I would have to question why the Goomba has blue eyes - I've never seen a picture of a Goomba without either brown or black eyes before.

I love the shadows that you've put in here and the only way I can see this starting to look better is if you've put some effort into making the goomba look less two dimensional. The way that the image has been rotated and the camera moved, it's a really nice looking concept, but to keep it away from being more three dimensional is where you lose out.

A decent take on the floor, possibly requiring some sort of background of a sewer pipe, since we are in the mushroom kingdom, after all.

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chesster415 responds:

I gave the Goomba blue eyes because I thought it looked cuter that way. Black didn't seem colorful enough, and there's a lot of brown already. Blue brings the focus of the picture to the eyes. A three dimensional look might be pretty cool, but it's more of a cartoony look I was going for, although the floor could be adjusted. Thanks for the review.

[Level 49]

Nice work

Well, this is certainly a piece that could class as a World of Warcraft fan art submission - have you considered sending it in to them so that you can get published there?

I think that your issue with the right hand isn't something to worry about, as it wasn't noticeable, until I read your notes on it all. The detail is good - sparse where it is not needed and not overkill where it comes into play. Lots of high fantasy elves tend to have leaf motifs crawling across their armour and shields. Perhaps this could have been picked out on the armour, to give a nice additional look. I would have worked with making the background look a bit more detailed, giving more shades of green and a more dark, mysterious tone to the piece.

I also think that she's wearing a little too little in key places - If she puts down her quiver, there is more than just a hint of nipple on show. Even in a comical sense, the costume would need to be practical overall. Perhaps a crop top style for the top and then the strap for the quiver between the comically oversized breasts, as this will then accentuate that look as well.

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LegolaSS responds:

well co-op, i like warcraft 3 so thats most likey where it came from... and i dont do art for money... not my style... anyway... it might not be noticeable but it really pisses me off everytime i see it... i wanted to do more to it but i was short on time... i wanted to keep it rather basic as i was still trying new ideas and taking tips from other artists... as for the background i added it as a quick background so that she wasnt just standing in the middle of a grey box... its my piece for the level collab in the art fourms... i have already altered the background so it doesnt stand out as much... i want the main focus to remain where its needed... as for the clothing... i see where your coming from... il keep it in mind for when i do proper pieces and not just blatenly trying to get more views :P

[Kinetic]

Nice.

I think that what we've got here is a very nice looking piece, but there's one or two bits that I'd like to bring to your attention for future reference:

1) The eyelashes look wrong - they tend to curl and separate naturally, but not go bushy and matted, as if they are in the style of 'bed hair' - just my observation, I suppose.

2) Perhaps a little more detail could be used on the finger nail above the ete itself - it looks as if the subject has a mutant eyebrow, which would be interesting in itself, but in this context is just not needed. Some work with the shading to take it away from the same colour / complexion of the bridge of the nose - as it's under the nail, after all.

I love the detail level that you've put into the eye, particularly the iris. I'm not a fan of the smudged effect of the whites, but you can't win them all, I suppose.

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KrevZabijak responds:

Thanks a ton.
I just wanted an in-human portrayal of the sclera. I like blending and smudging to give things an inaccurate feel in this spur-of-the-moment idea works, unlike my Gryphon or Where to? pieces.
As for his eyelashes, well, he is not well-endowed with gorgeous eyelashes so I embellished and went crazy with it. The first two drafts of his lashes looked too sparse and alien-like for my enjoyment. So, I ended up with this. (I love the highlights in them that echo the colour in his eye.)
Again, thank you for your detailed review, Coop!

[TriFlame]

Adobe Logo?

The 'A' in this image looks a lot like the Adobe PDF logo, which could lead to a lucrative deal with them - perhaps contact them about marketing and perhaps they'll want to use it. Can you convert apophysis files to .pdf files? I'm sure it must be possible :P

The piece is reminiscent of a firework, like you said - perhaps it could use some other 'firing angles', to make it look more like a fireworks display if you're pursuing that metaphor to the fullest extent.

Possibly could have used more variations with the colours, as I'd have preferred something more colourful than the traditional 'yellow-orange' flame of what people would say is most common in Western Fireworks.

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EchoRun responds:

Thanks.

I did try out other colour combinations, but this one was my favourite. I have my second favourite saved but I haven't rendered that one.

Sell it to Adobe? Nah, I wouldn't want to let a sneaky company like that use my work, I have principles you know. ;)

[Chaotic Space]

It's cold outside, there's no kind of atmosphere..

Wow. 'Nuff said.

Ah, that's against the rules... better lead by example. Here we have some sort of space scene that looks as if it has been carved into a block of ice. The detail is so intricate and things like the moon or planet that just seems to sit there are the great additions that make this picture so much more.

I love the way that there appear to be faults in what I'm calling the ice, which produces phantom reflections and scratches across the surface. I love this piece and even though it's not drawn by you, per se, it really is a fantastic piece and worth every single second that you spent looking at the screen to get the vectors just right. A great scheme of colours and even the effect where it looks 'wet' on the surface, with that slick sheen, that words escape me for a way to praise this piece.

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EchoRun responds:

Thank you very much! :D

[Capture the Moment]

Hurricane leaves family missing?

A foreboding piece, this has a lot of deep meaning for not very much detail. I can see that the detail that is there is very noticeable - the headline on the paper, the camera make being FroNick, giving you a lovely subtlety to keep the viewer very interested.

A few issues with perspective - the corner turning at the top and front edge of the table seem to blend together a little too much. I love the lighting effects and the crackles over the lens, but here we are with the most difficult part of the image and perspective on the zoom lens being a little out.

Perhaps a little work on shading, with the distinct lack of shadows from the table legs and the shadow on the wrong side of the camera - it needed to be behind, if the lightning has just lit the room up ;)

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Fro responds:

I'm happy you noticed the FroNick :)

[Dark Entry]

Carpentry class

Well, you get an A for the design of the door, but I'm more of a fan of four panel doors, with handles, rather than knobs :P

I think that the eye is naturally drawn towards the top right, where something sinister lurks within the pattern of the wallpaper. Possibly Illithid or even Cthulhu based, this looks very intimidating.

Perhaps the door needs to be ajar and whatever is behind the door is making a bid for freedom. This would easily be overdone, so subtlety is the order of the day, I feel.

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[Owen Morrison]

Nose hair problem

Not a bad piece, but one main issue is that the character seems to have a major nose hair issue. Perhaps splay the hair out at a different angle, just to keep it from looking like this unflattering angle.

The nostril on view looks a little small and there seems to be a gravity issue with the blood (is that blood, or just face paint?) from the eye, to mouth, to chin. Perhaps zoom out a little and give us a better view of his chin and the blood that drips from it.

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Fro responds:

Like the child who thinks something disappears when it goes behind something. I can't help that's where the hair fell.

[Dark Cavern]

ONCOMING TRAIN!

Quite a simple sketch, to be honest - I think that if you provided more detail on the walls of the tunnel or the mysterious doorway at the other end, then you'd find the results most satisfying.

I'm not entirely convinced by the border and the pencil sketch of a person looking at this like a piece of art within a piece of art... It might be that you're thinking too deeply about the layout and meaning of the piece.

Either that or more detail is required on the figure as well

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Fro responds:

The frame is simply a different room and this was a screenshot of the character walking from room one to room 2.

[aging up]

Needs more time

It is very easy for below average artists to churn out works that aren't up to scratch. This is one of those below average pieces that you need to work on, in order to set yourself above other artists in that same situation.

The piece is poorly drawn, at best. The mouse gives very little control here, but as a way of offsetting this, try zooming in and taking more time on the drawing, as when you zoom back out, you will have a better looking piece of work.

I think that you've failed to grasp how little people's face size and shape changes over the years. If they put on weight, their face shape may appear more rounded, but it age will not make the shape of the face change to that, which is reminiscent of a squid. I can understand the idea of a little receding hair line and facial hair, but perhaps you need to start with a baby, in order to get this working nicer - baby, child, adolescent, young adult, middle age, old age.

I can't over-emphasise how much you need to take your time with the drawing of this and if you can, invest in a graphics tablet and practice using it.

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piggy123 responds:

thanks