OMG! thas amazing kacey.

ive said it once, ill say it again... Brilliant! your a master of detail! Escpecially the fur and the light that the candles give off *huggles* your like the best painter... EVER!

Real nice work. I admire those who use real media, mainly because I always mess it up xP

I love the way you made the reflection of the glow too

Once again Kacey, you've come up with an amazing image. just drawing the glowing symbol in the background alone looks like it too some considerable effort. I'm very impressed.

The symbol was pretty complicated. between the concentric circles are runes, which I had to look up ^.^, But to paint them the light blue, I had to almost erase all the pencil - so I could just barely see the pencil lines and paint over what I'd drawn without unsightly grey mixing with the light blue paint. I'm glad you like it =).

Very nice, I really love the glowwy effects! Has a nice 'mystical' look to it.

WOW! 0_0

That leather armchair is done amazingly, all the correct folds and shading, wow. The lighting effects on this peice are really stunning.

I think it's about time to rethink my avatar(s) and have you draw them. I can't think of anyone who'd do a better job. ^^

thank you =D. I'd be happy to do that for you

excellent job, although i doubt anyone is surprised.

I think it's time you admitted you're not actually painting these pics -- you're taking photos. ;)

Excellent!

Incredible lighting. Sheesh.. the more I see of your work, the more amazed I am. Lots of great texture in this - I'm really loving the chair most of all. Beautiful work. x.x

TILL UNDERVERSE COME.

Spiffy pic. Some of the reflections on the couch seem iffy, but it's still lovely to look at.

so... what are his powers? other than being his own nightlight?

The creator of the character has written some stories about him that are readable on his DeviantArt gallery - janusd is his handle there =). I don't know all his powers, but he clearly has the ability to manipulate (and partially become) fire..

Great atmosphere, and beautiful candle lighting.

colors, lighting, and texturing are all pretty alright, but holy hell whats going on with that background? This image is in need of some serious depth. More contrast would help too, everything seems to be equally illuminated.

I wonder if you could be a bit more specific with your critique? I do want to improve my work, and if there are gaping flaws that I don't see, it would help if I could recognize them...

the way everything is equally illuminated makes it look rather flat. Areas of darker and lighter shades suggest depth to objects. This will also help with the background. In a background elements are usually shaded for their depth, darker elements usually placed in the forground with lighter in the background, with the focus area having the most amount of contrast. Propper perspective can also help the setting. Try experimenting with putting a character in a background rather than fitting a background to a character, which from my observation seems to be the case here.

:nods: I do normally take those things into account - especially drawing the background first - which I didn't do this time, because I thought that a simple apartment background wouldn't be too hard to do, but I guess it doesn't read that way ^.^, And I was paying a lot more attention to the glowing effects than the differing contrasts in the various levels of depth in the piece, because the glow was something I hadn't done much before. Trying to do too much at once, I guess I lost some of it. Thanks for the critique... stuff to think about down the road.

Simply amazing

You're gonna floor me every single time you upload, you know that? XD I really have to get on the ball and start getting better. You're such an inspiration (and you're prolly sick o' hearing it too ^^ *hugs*)!

Thanks so much =D. I dont get tired of hearing that ^.^, It makes me smile =). I better not get a big head, though!

[cackles] yay! ^_^ That's good. {tailwags} Someday I'm gonna get as good! ^_^ Or get enough money to commission you >.< whichever comes first!

beautiful artwork once again

Way past coolness

Great picture, and you solved the fishnet problem well!

excelent work with all the illumination effects

Uh...wants powers

oooh awesome XD

Very cool, I especially like the Anubis-eyes.
Didn't know they were that good w/ magic, though (although, I suppose, with Anubis being the god of the underworld, the blue flames are appropriate).
Definitely some killer work.

the candles are a nice touch for an already detailed piece... u are an amazing artist... truly

It's 14 years old but I still appreciate getting this way back when. The original is still framed on my wall \o/

Time flies! I'm very glad you enjoy the art after all this time, and that it has an honored place on your wall =D. I remember what a fun challenge it was for me when I made it!