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[red scorpion]

A little "too perfect"

Don't get me wrong, this is an excellent piece of art that has great lines and definition for the character. Perhaps the forearms could have been better defined, with more musculature, to compliment the upper arms, which look very buff in comparison.

The weapons that are being used are very interesting - should they not have been complete horseshoes, to give them better rigidity in a punch situation? Perhaps I'm reading too much into the situation. The look is still very impressive though.

I like the background and it does offer some sort of "character selection" feel to the proceedings, which is slightly accentuated by the symmetry of the muscles and the tattoos that the guy has. Nothing is perfect, yet it looks like if you ran a mirror down the middle of this guy, he would look just the same, from either side. The hair does a little to offset this, but all in all, I'd still take some steps to make the tattoos just a little more imbalanced.

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Rennis5 responds:

sweet,
i love that "too perfect"
i think this would have to be the biggest review i've gotten on anything so far.
you'r right about the forearms but as for the blades this wasn't my design.
the background was kind of inspired by kirby crackel, kirby was a guy that (i think) did comics for marvel titles like fantastic 4, anyway the crackel is like a power aoura and i always wanted to try it out.
i don't know why i tryed so hard to make the tattoos symetrical, i only added the smaller details to it anyway

[Freaky Food]

...Freaky...

Well, the addition of a background to this piece certainly brings it to life and the fact that they both appear scared of something else is a little off-putting. If you had their eyes both looking the same way, i could understand, but it seems that from my point of view, I'm threatening the apple with a corer in my left hand and the pear with a peeler or a knife in my right.

Crucially though, there are no shadows from their assailant - could the light source be between the fruit and whatever they are afraid of, or is it just an omission? I'm tending toward the latter.

I'd like to see you make some sort of comic out of these techniques, because you're getting quite accomplished at this sort of drawing, so why not make it better, by encouraging you to develop as you write something like that?

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PlusPlusKid responds:

i actually made a 13 second cartoon with these guys XD

also the light source is between them :)

[Willburt]

Rigid

An image of a man from an unusual camera angle, though I would say I am quite surprised to see this particular angle being employed. I'd have gone above the level plane of the eye-line, rather than so far below it.

Is the character in question fitted to a rigid frame? It looks like you're preparing to crucify him, or he's doing star jumps, which his suit would make me believe he was not doing... A more natural pose would have helped you here, studying various catalogues or clothing websites could give you an idea of how or where to pose the character.

Lastly, you really do need a background, as otherwise, it looks like this guy has been manufactured in a factory of some sort, which does take away from the image itself.

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PlusPlusKid responds:

you do know about Wil-Co don't you?!

[No More Running]

Ugly ears

Certainly a decent "opening titles" freeze frame for an animation. I'd certainly recommend that you use it for just this reason (perhaps that's where you got the idea from).

The form of the character is good, although I would suggest that you hide her ear behind her hair, as it looks quite ugly and out of place in such an environment. I'm aware of the exaggerated eye size and this might account for it. If that is the case, while eyes can look captivating and beautiful, I cannot say the same for ears.

The colour choice is quite bland, though that could be something to do with the context, if this is taken from or will be added to an animation. The only bright colour being the blonde of her hair - perhaps something else in her clothing could be bright, to bring the image out of the page, somewhat?

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Aigis responds:

It's for a comic, actually. As stated in the author's comments.

[The Classic]

Basic, but a decent effort

I'm not the biggest fan of your two dimensional lettuce leaf here, but the rest of the image is quite good. The bun has nice texture to it, but this is quite let down by other aspects of the food having "perfectly smooth" form, which just doesn't occur in real life. Curl the edges of the cheese down, while you're at it ;)

The background is quite large, not really allowing the piece to be shown off - McDonalds for example fills your TV screen with a shot of the burger, to make the most possible impact, with the promotion of their products. You might have chosen a better font / colour for the wording, as this can negatively affect the product, as if you're trying to advertise it, but only half heartedly.

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PlusPlusKid responds:

the cheese does bend :D

[Tough Timmy]

Head like a bowling ball

Well, it's not bad, but the head is quite freaky, with the empty hollows for the eye sockets. Why not put something in there to make it look a little human, as otherwise it's just freaky and I want to try going bowling with it.

The other main design feature that I see you are lacking seems to be elbows and knees - the limbs are perfectly straight, which is a little disconcerting, as it seems to want to be nailed to a cross.

The background is kind of neutral, though I'd prefer a proper background, with some sort of scenery in there, just to add perspective.

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PlusPlusKid responds:

it has a rig for a more natural pose

[Thor]

More like Thrudd the Barbarian

Well, you've given the detail around the whole issue of hair, but it's unkempt and quite messy. In similar fashion to your other works, more work is required on the background and you need to finish the picture off by adding a top of the body / shoulders.

The eyes need to have pupils and irises, to make them have more of an impact. Given that there really isn't anything else to review here, I'd say that your level of detail is good, but needs to be expanded to engulf a lot more of the picture.

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PlusPlusKid responds:

I could re-make this now and it would look 10 x better :)

[SOLD OUT Soldier Hoodie Print]

Interesting thoughts

Well, it gives a powerful message to the viewer, with a hefty dollop of symbolism and you've been clever with making it look like stencilled spray-paint graffiti.

I like the flowers that you've put on the AK-47, which is very well detailed and well proportioned. I think that you could stand to improve the look of the background, perhaps by adding a little more detail, as if it were a brick wall, or one covered in some sort of render screed, which could crack and have all sorts of imperfections.

The bloodstains are nicely placed, but they could also be given more impetus, by the addition of bullet holes. Little details make all the difference and this image could be so much more powerful, by a little more work.

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[Stitches The Butler]

Needs more

Hmm, there are two major issues with the piece which leaps off the start block at me. The first is the "teddy bear ears", which look like you've sewn a patch of cloth over the front of his ear. The second is the "seam" running straight down the forehead. More smoothing required, as I've never met anyone with that kind of regularity to a facial feature.

The moustache gives a very stern look to the butler character, but I would not have said that one's butler is posh enough to warrant a monocle. A pair of spectacles would be tolerable, but Monocles are clichéd indicators of upper class, not one's manservant.

Similarly to your other piece, you could do with some background and more context. While this piece fits the frame better (consider narrowing it down slightly), it could use shoulders to the left of the picture, as we look at it.

Clearly, the program is easy to manipulate, so a little more attention to detail will reap greater benefits.

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PlusPlusKid responds:

what do you mean its easy to manipulate?! ITS NOT EASY TO MAKE THESE!

...anyway, thanks for the advice :D

[Super Creep]

Bizarre sculpture

Well, it looks like using the 3D rendering, you've chosen to take a "lump" of clay and sculpt it into a rather mystifying visage.

I think that it meeds a little more work on the nose area, to round it off, as I'm not sure I've ever seen a nose quite that angular - drinkers have the best noses, which look like partially exploded strawberries. If you could capture that image, I'd be really impressed.

Yes, the detail of the eyes is simple and relatively effective, but the picture taken on its own offers little more - a background of some sort would help, as would making a little effort on the body, even if it disappears out of shot - sort of a more modern bust sculpture.

Is the "lipstick" effect supposed to be lipstick, blood or other? I'm not sure I can comment on it until I know, just so you're aware.

For the effect that the piece has, it suffers from a lack of fine detail. Yes, it's a head, but it needs something else, to make it really absorbing, as well as the effect that you've given, where it leaps from the page.

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PlusPlusKid responds:

it's 100 % blood!...mostly yours