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One of the great challenges of a project like this one is to separate the figures clearly from each other, against the middleground and background, and to compose the image in a way that emphasizes primary details over secondary, tertiary, and so on, to lead the viewer's attention through the mass of details without losing focus on the central figures and actions.
In this case, the results are not what they could have been, because the contrast is not as strong as it needs to be, the luminosity of the colours not as varied, the composition not as forceful. The details are jumbled together, without variety and without focus. And that's a shame, because many of these details would have been worth emphasizing and prioritizing, to give this drawing a sense of coherence and movement and three-dimensional space.
Compositional focus is a great strength in art and a powerful way to compel attention. If you could work on that, your drawings would improve considerably.
Mark
In this case, the results are not what they could have been, because the contrast is not as strong as it needs to be, the luminosity of the colours not as varied, the composition not as forceful. The details are jumbled together, without variety and without focus. And that's a shame, because many of these details would have been worth emphasizing and prioritizing, to give this drawing a sense of coherence and movement and three-dimensional space.
Compositional focus is a great strength in art and a powerful way to compel attention. If you could work on that, your drawings would improve considerably.
Mark
Looking at your work on FA, I have the strange feeling that your undeniably attractive sense of colour is undermining your other qualities.
In many of your pictures, as in this one, the colours tend towards a very uniform, orange-yellowish-reddish-brownish palette with a similar range of values... and these bury the details in a sort of autumnal haze that flattens the space and de-emphasizes the composition. But in the kind of highly-detailed pictures that you favour, this flattening and defocusing makes the work much more chaotic and much less effective than it deserves to be.
For me, your pictorial sense becomes much more forceful and visually effective when you work with single figures against subdued backgrounds. (I have in mind pictures like "A Moment to Reflect," "Drink Me," "Barren," and so on.) These pictures make it clear that you do have a sense of composition, but one that you have not yet carried over into your more detailed pictures (from what I've seen here on FA; I apologize if these have given me a very lopsided impression of your work).
If I may, I would suggest a very deliberate heightening of contrast in values, to give yourself an idea of what can then be done, later, with greater subtlety. Strong desaturation might work as well.
For an interesting example of this approach, I'd recommend this picture: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1634374/ -- here, the details are present, but subdued where secondary, so that the picture is immediately clear at first glance, but then rewards a closer look.
Strong backlighting might also help to bring your characters forward, to separate their figures from the mass, and to give your pictures a much-needed sense of spatial depth.
Another possibility would be a deliberate, experimental simplification: a return to basics with an emphasis on strong composition and on clear movement within a frame, to give yourself the chance to strengthen artistic muscles that might need special attention.
For a good example of this approach, and of how effective it can be: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/875470/
At any rate, these are my impressions, nothing more. But I do feel strongly that your undeniable skills deserve to be matched by improvements in composition, design, and pictorial emphasis. I really believe that these improvements would boost your work substantially.
End of essay. :)
Mark
In many of your pictures, as in this one, the colours tend towards a very uniform, orange-yellowish-reddish-brownish palette with a similar range of values... and these bury the details in a sort of autumnal haze that flattens the space and de-emphasizes the composition. But in the kind of highly-detailed pictures that you favour, this flattening and defocusing makes the work much more chaotic and much less effective than it deserves to be.
For me, your pictorial sense becomes much more forceful and visually effective when you work with single figures against subdued backgrounds. (I have in mind pictures like "A Moment to Reflect," "Drink Me," "Barren," and so on.) These pictures make it clear that you do have a sense of composition, but one that you have not yet carried over into your more detailed pictures (from what I've seen here on FA; I apologize if these have given me a very lopsided impression of your work).
If I may, I would suggest a very deliberate heightening of contrast in values, to give yourself an idea of what can then be done, later, with greater subtlety. Strong desaturation might work as well.
For an interesting example of this approach, I'd recommend this picture: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1634374/ -- here, the details are present, but subdued where secondary, so that the picture is immediately clear at first glance, but then rewards a closer look.
Strong backlighting might also help to bring your characters forward, to separate their figures from the mass, and to give your pictures a much-needed sense of spatial depth.
Another possibility would be a deliberate, experimental simplification: a return to basics with an emphasis on strong composition and on clear movement within a frame, to give yourself the chance to strengthen artistic muscles that might need special attention.
For a good example of this approach, and of how effective it can be: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/875470/
At any rate, these are my impressions, nothing more. But I do feel strongly that your undeniable skills deserve to be matched by improvements in composition, design, and pictorial emphasis. I really believe that these improvements would boost your work substantially.
End of essay. :)
Mark
Wow, the sheer number of details in this image is simply amazing. Understandably, some people may be overwhelmed by this (ala Dq405 and the rest of the people out there who actually know a thing or two about art, and yes I do agree with him, sure some things could have made it better) however I, in my highly uneducated and naive opinion, believe that there is definitely something to be appreciated and commended about works of art done in this style that seem to be without an obvious path of focus or central focus. I can only speak for myself of course, but I find images like this very enjoyable to look at (definitely more time consuming but that's part of the fun if you ask me). Its like one of those panoramic landscapes by Hieronymus Bosch or something, only without the absurd levels of obvious fear mongering going on all over the image, instead its highly positive, uplifting and educational (I believe fantastical images of animals are capable of sparking an interest in biology. For instance the owl is sleepy because it is a nocturnal animal)
Personally I do not find it a chore to scan an image at my leisure and not have the focus of the image force fed to me once in a while. Wherever I chose to set my eyes and wherever they happen to wander there is something interesting to look at (perhaps that's only because I find great interest in the general subject matter of the piece). Each time I look at it I notice something new.
Anyway, that's how I feel. I think you're an amazing artist whose work has a great deal to teach us about nature, the most important of which is the desire to learn more.
Personally I do not find it a chore to scan an image at my leisure and not have the focus of the image force fed to me once in a while. Wherever I chose to set my eyes and wherever they happen to wander there is something interesting to look at (perhaps that's only because I find great interest in the general subject matter of the piece). Each time I look at it I notice something new.
Anyway, that's how I feel. I think you're an amazing artist whose work has a great deal to teach us about nature, the most important of which is the desire to learn more.
Wow!
This is so damn nice! The quality of the work, the details on the animals, the light and the idea itself (still, you got to be dreaming before watching it for true, really...) very original. What sucks... is the fact it can't happen! The drawing is top notch in my opinion.
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Could be a nice lessons for people. "See? Even animals can share! Why not you?". Perhaps too much. Nice work.
This is so damn nice! The quality of the work, the details on the animals, the light and the idea itself (still, you got to be dreaming before watching it for true, really...) very original. What sucks... is the fact it can't happen! The drawing is top notch in my opinion.
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Could be a nice lessons for people. "See? Even animals can share! Why not you?". Perhaps too much. Nice work.
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