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[Dragon Eye]

I feel like something's missing...

Don't get me wrong, this is a wonderfully detailed piece. However, with such a level of detail, I think that you would have been missing one of the more 'traditional' features of such a reptile - the second set of eyelids underneath the first. I know, it's just me and I like to set really high bars for your work, since you're one of the best artists here.

The lack of sharpness and overall clarity of this piece is one of the features I like, since it's so easy for artists using computers to get their images so crisp and clean cut with relatively little effort - something you would struggle mightily to do as a painter. You know, I think I would like to see the finished piece, as the dragon itself, rather than just the eye on it's own.

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EchoRun responds:

I am loathed to over sharpen a traditional painting - it just looks pixelised or too 'clean'. So I am glad you like that.

Do all Reptiles have second eye lids? I know at least some birds do, but I didn't think all did, in either case. Oh well. From an artistic point of view it simply isn't a detail I have thought about before, to be honest. Maybe for a future project.

[This Rose Has Teeth]

What happened to her legs?!

Dear God, this woman must have been deformed at birth - her legs are all out of proportion and the way they bow like that, she looks to have some serious problems.

With the length of the legs, please concentrate on the length from hip to knee and knee to ankle - both measurements should be practically the same - the lack of distinguishing for the knee joint does make this look rather weird. The curvature of the legs themselves lead me to think two things - the bow legged stance and the fact that her thighs seem to be quite a way apart. Perhaps I'm reading too much into this, but her vagina must be absolutely massive.

I think that given a choice, I'd have made the shoes heeled, as opposed to platformed, so there might have been a better look. I like the colour scheme and the glossy effect that you chose to give an impression of a PVC clad dominatrix. When it comes to the lack of detail and the relative simplicity of your drawing style, it does look a little flat around the cleavage area, so I am led toward thoughts of "should I really be interested in this?" as the girl does look a little young. How much detail would you be able to add without adding too much is the question and I feel that there is still room for manoeuvre on that front.

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Aigis responds:

I don't remember requesting reviews for this picture in that club.

I certainly wasn't trying to make this picture sexy. I was trying to make the girl look as awkward as possible.

And, while it might not be clear in the picture, the thighs curve and end up at a reasonable distance apart when the lines get to the crotch area.

[P.S. You Rock My World]

Gorillaz?

This piece looks like a cross between 2D and Noodle of the cartoon pop band that has been going for some time now. I think that there is some sort of influence here and it was kind of a shame that either you haven't noticed it or just haven't acknowledged it.

I think that the whole piece is a little let down by the background, or lack thereof. You need to have something going on there, just to add some life and detail to the main piece. Perhaps just a scene where you can see the front room of the house, or something that looks a little domestic, as opposed to the stale effect that this beige background currently gives. Of course, focus does mean that some of the details there needn't be as sharp as you have for the character themselves, but you would certainly enhance the picture itself by adding to it just a little.

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[Inxdemia]

NG Sketchbook tour?

Seriously, with a piece looking like this when you've drawn it in pen on some lined paper during a school lesson, I think that you're showing great potential. Obviously, you would need to spend some time developing the drawing like this on proper sketch paper, with pencils and perhaps even a splash of colour, to bring it to life.

With pieces like this, the abstract nature of the piece does tend to leap out of the page, showing that there is a bit of clutter around, which could lead to something being plucked from the relative obscurity of this doodle sheet and in turn being developed into "the bigger picture", so to speak.

As you progress to pencils, feel free to let your wrist become a little more loose, allowing for more expansive strokes, which will in turn let the piece develop better. It is all a part of the learning curve, but you have what looks like the energy and the passion to do this, so good luck.

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MonoFlauta responds:

haha i know how to use pencil and all that stuff :P i went to drawing clases many years but some time ago, anyway this was just to kill the time :P

Thanks for reviewing!

[Italian Paper Mola]

Start with a circle ;)

The main missing piece here is the fact that the face looks misshapen. If you'd have gone for a perfectly circular backing, I think that there would have been more conventional acceptance of it.

With this in mind, I think that you need to look at that, but the rest of the drawing is pretty good. The limited colour scheme really shines through and you can certainly give us a good set of shapes that symbolise more than a face. Warpaint, ambivalence, surprise are all words that I pretty much randomly think of when I see that visage.

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Fro responds:

"drawing"

It's not really a drawing. More of a craft project since the only tool I used was a knife. Yeah, the circle wasn't too great and it's probably something I could improve on.

[Crazy lines]

Corroded snowflakes

Hmm, a very different concept, I'll give you that. What I think you need to do is zoom out, for more impact. Don't go too far, just leave us with the oily, crystalline style structure that you're on at present and you will have a totally awesome piece.

Perhaps it is symbolic of the damage that we are doing to the earth, with oil and pollution? Maybe a tribute to the darker areas of humanity, but still something very worrying and almost upsetting.

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HeavyTank responds:

Haha, I never thought of it as a corroded snowflake, but then again, I never said it wasn't ;)
I really like how everyone interprets a picture in a different way because that was my initial intention, and it's working pretty well :P
Thanks for the review.

[Tyrannical Boss]

Sharp dressed dinosaur

Not a bad little piece this one. The pink background does kind of set the piece on edge slightly, complete with the creature in the right hand side of the frame. I have no idea at all what it is.

When it comes to the dinosaur, you've got a very Quentin Tarrantino style piece, with the way the hair and cigarette. The only thing that seems to be missing from that is the blood and a katana, but that might be pushing it a little bit.

I think that the posture of the dinosaur looks rather strange - I'm not sure that the tail would sit naturally underneath, more that it would sit behind the beast.

The best thing about this is the symbolism, which reminds me of the name of the piece. Tyrannical and Tyrannosaur being very similar. Perhaps this could have been done slightly more subtly, such as "Working for a Tyrant" and left it at that, but there wasn't much more you could have done.

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Celx-Requin responds:

The title was a little bit too on the nose wasn't it?
I love Quentin, the person who commissioned that naked vagina lady with teeth is
friends with him, so I have a copy of his first film "my best friend birthday", anyway this review made my penis wet, and drippy...

Thanks,
- Celx

[Red Crasher]

A good piece

If only your flash movies showed such a level of detail. I can certainly see this scoring highly if you get scouted. Draw more of this level of work and you'll be a shoe in for the portal.

I think that a little more work could be done on the background, in order to compliment the look of the central figure. The castle crasher is a great piece and as a result, you've got a wonderfully artistic impression of this being of fire.

I love how you've formed the fingers out of the flames and the personality of the character is certainly stated in bold. Perhaps he needs to be holding his weapon, as well?

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Icandraw responds:

thanks

[Psychedelic Rave]

Hippie last supper

That was the first thing that came to mind when I saw the image at the start. This seems like something that you'd see on Glastonbury's fields during the music festival - lots of drunk people wandering about, experimenting with drugs, alcohol, mud and tie-die.

I think that you've drawn each of the characters quite well, with the exception of the guy on the left with the knees torn out of his jeans. His eyes seem very out of place, specifically his left eye, as he looks at us.

With how these festivals usually turn into mud baths by the second day, you probably could have done with caking the lower legs of the revellers with a layer of the brown stuff, just to add a bit of authenticity to it all.

The sky and the light show do add to a marvellous background and as a result, you have got a great looking piece overall.

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Weenog responds:

hehe... yeah i did put a tiny little touch of that religious art in the composition, what with the damned in the left corner and a bit of a jesus feel to the character closest to you, well noticed ^^. As for the character on the left i realy wanted to make him look drunk and although it doesn't real look right...the eyes do give of that impression ^^
if i ever sort some of the bugs in this piece out i'l be sure to add some mud splats. thanks for the great review dude ^^

[Naera-2010]

Modern day Succubus

This piece could be straight out of the Kevin Smith film, Dogma. I love the way that the costume has blended in with modern looks and although she still has a tail, wings and claws, she does kind of fit in.

I like the level of detail on the shoes, amongst other areas. You do seem to have reduced the size of the wings, when compared to your alternative images. I'm in two minds as to whether or not the size of the winds looks practical. Would she try to hide them at all? If so, would it be worth trying to conceal the claws more as painted nails? I could see that fitting in better for a more "incognito" look to the piece.

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