How should I send in my comments/thoughts? Do I just drop my critique here in a comment? Note you?

Yep, just here in the comments or one the artwork itself in the comments (just let me know which ones you picked here so I have them all in one place)

Ok so first caveat is that I am not an artist. I don't know anything about the art process or what makes something good or bad, just if I like it or not. I de, however, dabble in writing and read tons, so I can provide feedback on that.

My favorite art/story is definitely the Halloween arc you did, Moonlit Tavern. It did a really good job of blending the art and the story together to tell a tale that neither could accomplish alone. The written part had insights into the thoughts and clear descriptions of the action the characters were doing, while the art showed things that the character didn't notice, such as the other patrons changing in the background. It was done well enough that you could follow the story with just the words or the art, but paying attention to both got you more detail and/or depth out of the story. In addition I simply enjoyed the story being told. It was fairly straightforward, but it showed a lot of the setting and the two characters with a minimum of exposition.

I can't really point at anything as the worst and offer critique. Moonlit Tavern is what made me follow you, and looking through your archive there isn't much else like it. Some of it I like, others not so much, but it's less because of some error that I can critique and mostly just because of personal preference. The closest I can say towards things I dislike is that I prefer art that has a little blurb under it giving context or a micro story to the art. Y'know, stuff like the vigor series, with each one having a name and logo for what transformed the character. It gives me a reason to scroll down and sometimes makes me chuckle or go "ah so that's whats going on". Other art just has "commissioned by so-and-so" which is fine but less interesting then art that provides context.

Thanks for the feedback. I personally love writing those little blurbs as well and am glad that they are actually appreciated! I was never sure until Moonlit Tavern that anyone actually read them. I'll be sure to keep doing those and incorporate them into more things. The commissioned pieces usually have less of those because I'm not as familiar with the characters or setting, or I want to leave the circumstances open to the commissioners interpretation. But there are plenty of others that can be improved with the descriptions. Thank you again!

What would you like for you sketch?

It's a pencil sketch right? So no color, nothing to fancy?

Hrm... how about my D&D character? I do an online play by post game and it'd be nice to get some art of her. Her name is Stohp, a female Minotaur rogue. She's 7' 3'', which is actually very short for a Minotaur in this setting, with short, light brown fur. Most of her kind have long, pointed horns they can use to gore their enemies, but Stohp grinds hers down so that they're no danger to anyone; something considered almost sacrilegious in her homeland where horn size is a point of pride. She wears a simple outfit that any commoner might wear, but a keen observer may notice the leather armor underneath and her various concealed weaponry (if that's to hard to draw/make clear in pencil, just put her in leather armor with her weapons showing). She has a hat perched jauntily on her head, a magical item that lets her change appearance at will (no idea what the hat looks like; you decide!). On her chest is pinned a badge for the Adventurer's Guild; a picture of which can be seen here http://www.woldiangames.com/Woldipedia/index.php/File:NewWLAlogo.jpg

Sure thing. Drew up a quick sketch based off of your description. At the end of the month, I'll upload a better version. Figured that a magical hat should have a bit of flourish, so went with a grander design and gave her lots of pouches. Hopefully what I went with fits with your idea of her! Character design is always a fun challenge. Here she is: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/21789566/


Also, with 5 entries (which you are actually #5!) I am going to randomly select one of the sketches to upgrade to full inked lineart. With 10 entries, I'll make one full colour and one inked, so spread the word! The more responses I get, the better your chances for an upgraded picture!

Am I too late?

A bit. Officially this ended in November, so its been over for a while. But, I was actually planning on uploading the finished sketches tomorrow of all times! Since your comment came so close to that, it seems fitting I open it up. Obviously, out of fairness you won't be in the drawing for the upgraded lineart, but I'll make an exception and throw in a sketch for a critique! Just let me know when you've done it on this page.