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[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

[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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[Looking up at a Jungle Canopy]

Fractal collage

This piece to me looks like you've made 3-4 fractals and then chopped them about to make a better piece from all of them. This is where people really can use these programs well for superb results.

I think that the way you've done it, the sky / tree canopy overhead does look like a baby cauliflower or cabbage, but it looks very effective. I cannot say how impressed I was once I clicked it to full size, as this truly does become an amazing work. Even the Avatar-like spirit / dandelion seeds look as if they really fit in, which at first I was confused about, since the forests there were darker and had more phosphorescent lifeforms and so much more plant life that getting a clearing like that would be difficult at best.

Keep up this work, though I would like to see you diversify a little away from the fractals, as it will get you noticed more, which is no less than you deserve!

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EchoRun responds:

Well, actually it was 8 fractal, but, hay, who is counting. :P

Thank you for the review. :)

[My only 12 inch]

Good detail

Fro, there's an amazing amount of detail here, with the way that you've gone and shaded each individual panel, to make it look like a trainer. The stitching is also really neatly done, so it does look quite professional. Are you going to be an art teacher at some point?

I think it does look a little flat around the foot hole, where you could have used shading to make it look a little more 3D and embolden the image. A shame, but still a damned good effort. Perhaps this is the sort of thing that might lead to you getting scouted for the portal, as it's some good sketching work. How long did it take you to draw it?

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Fro responds:

This was somewhere around 40 hours worth of work. I have an updated version with the shading and everything like you mentioned, but sadly didn't take a picture. When it is handed back to me at the end of the year I'll update this picture. (Not delete it because I know how annoying that can be) I'll let you guys know about it then and then we'll see how it looks. Maybe I'll just submit it as a newer version as well because after this art class I don't plan on having more art.

Also, my major allows me to teach everything from K-6 grade. It doesn't allow me to teach gym, music, or art though. Doesn't mean I won't do things like this in my classroom. :)