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[SpaceHulk in a Nutshell]

Awesome detail

While this might not be the most concise piece when it comes to the details you've given us, you certainly have provided a wonderful image here of Space Marines about to get overwhelmed by Genestealers. The amount of arms looks daunting and from the point of view of the space marine, it probably would be, if he could feel fear.

The little details really make this piece - the skulls on the space marine belts looking scared and / or confused, though I would have liked to see a pilot light on the flamer that was surprisingly not used. Mind you, if you're showing the turn-based nature of this game, he wouldn't be aiming, just praying that they don't kill him before he gets a turn to burn, though it should still be alight. (I had a vague brainwave about a genestealer walking up to a flamer marine and offering him a cigarette lighter, to get the pilot light going again - that would be funny, if done right.

The shadows make the detail of the picture a little difficult to perceive around the edges and the obvious "Games Workshop" trait of making all of the models look highly similar is still well documented, though it probably sped the project up by a few days, or even weeks. If I'm brutally honest, I think that you've not put enough into the background, since these space hulks have been abandoned for ages, so have probably become dirty, rusty and the like over that time. A little more ageing would benefit muchly.

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[piggeehh]

Marshmallow?

I'm sorry, but that was the first thing that leapt to my mind when I saw the shape of the pig - a giant pink marshmallow.

I think that you've done a decent imitation of the Newgrounds aura background, but if you were trying to make it effectively, I'd suggest more rays from the centre point. That would certainly help and lighten up the pink of the background, rather than having large swathes of pink, followed by large swathes of beige, or white.

Your piece thrives with little detail, which is effective, to a point. Why not just add a little more, like a quick sprig of hair, or some sort of marking on the pig's back - they usually have that at some point on their bodies. I'm just saying that with this level of detail, you could churn out dozens of these images within a day. If that's the case, brilliant, but only if you're using it for a comic strip.

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supersexybeast responds:

thank you for the critique!!

[blue alien]

Brain slug?

It reminds me of a Brain Slug from Futurama, though a relatively simple copy, as they had antenna and a more detailed "foot", with slimy ripples around the edge.

The colouring could use a little more work, since it's a wave effect, rather than a blend, where the colours slowly fade from one shade to another. Here, the lines between the colours looks arbitrary and harsh, taking away from the image itself.

A big way to improve would be to expand the drawing - throw in a background and give the piece something to work alongside, showing that there is more to this piece than just the subject. It will help with scaling and perhaps putting people off the fact that it looks a little like a Brain Slug ;)

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[Shego-Booty]

Nice and erotically intimidating

I think that this is one of your best pieces to date. Sure, the left knee looks a little iffy, but that's splitting hairs, since they don't look that good anyway.

You've played the subtle card here, only giving an outline of breast and focussing the attention on her buttocks / vagina is a pretty good work, when you're leaving quite a bit to the imagination. She kind of says "come and get me", but in a strange sort of way threatening that if you do come and get her, she will stamp on your balls.

A good use of blood splatter in the background and a pretty darned good piece all around.

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[Kei the Ronin Cowgirl]

Spoiled by the angular butt-cheek

A very nice piece, when I ignore that issue that I have with the piece, but the attention is drawn to the central part of the image - her butt. Seeing the straight line that you could use as a carpenter's rule, you've got to admit that a little "rounding off" could have been used to better effect here.

On further inspection, I'm not sure that her body is illustrated properly, as there seems to be a massive void between her breasts, only plugged by her calf muscle, which seems to have been contorted into some weird sort of shape.

The mechanical additions to the rear foreground are nice, though I would suggest a little more work on the actual background, just to complete the image.

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[Boom Boom Boom]

Good shapes

Well, this is an aesthetically pleasing piece - simple, effective and yet it strikes me that there are slight issues with her form, though I'm not entirely sure if I'm right or not.

The shape of the outside of her right thigh just seems off a little. I know that she's putting her right hip sideways, so it messes with the form, which is what makes the piece so challenging, but there is something there that feels a little odd.

You've given her a great pout, which seems enhanced by her size 12+ figure - the enhancement of those pouting lips could only be completed by some lip stick, which I don't think that this girl as a character would approve of.

Echoing Mindchamber's comments, please have a go at remaking this, since you've got the talent to and it would be nice to see how much improved you've been with all the practice.

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[Radius Discharge]

3D was ruined by 2D

Well, I was encouraged by the background and the purple tinge to the lightning, being nicely offset by the moon itself. That's the real beauty of the piece.

This piece sadly has one major flaw, which is where the two-dimensional tower stabs into the picture, really taking something away from it - there is little indication of perspective, as if the building was three dimensional. Don't underestimate this, as the lack here really hurts the overall impression that the tower gives to the rest of the image.

Where you seem to have done something along the lines of the perspective, you've mucked it up - try getting the tower ever so slightly side on, so you see two faces. Remember, if one is in view, the one behind it won't be on a square plan building. The roofing sections have let you down and working to resolve them would help a lot, along with showing a little of the left or right side of the building.

Play about with it and see what you can produce.

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MCarsten responds:

Hey there Coop, thanks for review :),

"Well, I was encouraged by the background and the purple tinge to the lightning, being nicely offset by the moon itself. That's the real beauty of the piece."

Thanks, I also liked the purple lightning I made :)

"This piece sadly has one major flaw, which is where the two-dimensional tower stabs into the picture, really taking something away from it - there is little indication of perspective, as if the building was three dimensional. Don't underestimate this, as the lack here really hurts the overall impression that the tower gives to the rest of the image."

The difference beetween 2D to 3D space probably happened because the light effects I leaved in some spherical area, and the clounds in the backgrounds, thanks for tell me about this piece.

"Where you seem to have done something along the lines of the perspective, you've mucked it up - try getting the tower ever so slightly side on, so you see two faces. Remember, if one is in view, the one behind it won't be on a square plan building. The roofing sections have let you down and working to resolve them would help a lot, along with showing a little of the left or right side of the building."

Yeah leaving 2 faces would turn the building more into 3D but for some reason I think I kinda prefer in this ~2.5D vision.

Thanks again for review :)

[Heart of Autumn]

Striking

What can I say? This piece really does capture the essence of an autumnal afternoon. The way that the clouds over the mountaintops contrast so spectacularly is fantastic and the shades of blue in the sky are displayed so well.

The difficulty that you experienced with the reflection could have been made a little "soft-focus", by adding some more ripple effects to the water's surface. From there, I would say that you could be symbolising an autumnal breeze, across the surface of the pond or lake. Perhaps some vegetation there would help as well?

Finally, looking at the trees, it would appear that you've drawn conifers, which are brilliant with one exception - they are evergreen, thus don't have the colours change and the leaves drop off... If I'm wrong, brilliant, but if not, it's just a casual observation that might cause a little consternation.

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[Montyyy]

Strange proportions

Hmm, I am left with a strange feeling over this image - the face seems out of proportion, with massive eyes and nose, while having a relatively tiny mouth. The way that the head seems strangely rounded, as opposed to the more elliptical of these facial shapes that I have encountered. This is where you tell me that it's a portrait of a guy who you know.

The piece has a nice non-committal background and it leads us to focus on the face, which would work, though I am still not convinced about the whole facial shape. I like the expression on his face and the bags under the eyes put me in the mind that he is a little stressed.

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[Dining area]

Incredibly intricate

Wow, this piece really shows how far graphic design and CAD have come over the years since I last saw them applied in this sort of manner. The level of detail is highly impressive, complete with the reflections in the window and the fact that you've put the garden detail in as well, to give the piece depth.

With the finish to the chairs, I'd suggest that you reduce the length of the panel that extends to the floor, possibly by as much as a foot, to give somewhere for people to put their feet under (I like it that way) and even tipping them forward, which you're not supposed to do, but so many people do these days. Now that I look at it again, they are the front legs of the chair, so perhaps putting some sort of square hole, or arch there would help? Also, will these chairs support someone adequately, with only one rear leg?

With what I said about the detail level, the vase and the lamp do look a little out of place, almost cartoon in finish, compared to the rest of the room. Perhaps a deeper red (crimson?) would have produced more beneficial results from their presence in the room?

Functional and well presented. I like it.

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