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Introducing Nark Sakel, escaping the meat factory
this was fun to make :3
lots of different stuff used...mainly watercolors
hope you like it
this was fun to make :3
lots of different stuff used...mainly watercolors
hope you like it
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Fantasy
Species Monkey
Size 422 x 568px
File Size 203.5 kB
The details of the gondola, character, and costume are impressive and imaginative, and I really like the colours.
The only issue I have with this picture is the lack of depth. Everything -- the monkey, the hat, the ropes, the basket, the balloon, the sky -- seems to lie flat on a single plane, like a leaf pressed into a book, which makes the image seem cluttered.
Attention to lighting and contour would go a long way toward resolving this problem. The sky, for instance: as it is right now, it looks more like a partially-lit backdrop than a distant vista; a smoother, more consistent blending of values would provide a background for those sunset clouds.
Brighter highlights on the sunward edge of the figure and the basket, deeper shadows on the left, would help to bring out a sense of dimension.
Your imagination is strong, and so are your drawing skills; a bit of work now on your lighting would really bring your pictures to life.
Mark
The only issue I have with this picture is the lack of depth. Everything -- the monkey, the hat, the ropes, the basket, the balloon, the sky -- seems to lie flat on a single plane, like a leaf pressed into a book, which makes the image seem cluttered.
Attention to lighting and contour would go a long way toward resolving this problem. The sky, for instance: as it is right now, it looks more like a partially-lit backdrop than a distant vista; a smoother, more consistent blending of values would provide a background for those sunset clouds.
Brighter highlights on the sunward edge of the figure and the basket, deeper shadows on the left, would help to bring out a sense of dimension.
Your imagination is strong, and so are your drawing skills; a bit of work now on your lighting would really bring your pictures to life.
Mark
I suppose the best thing to do in a case like this would be to accept the picture as it is (because it is, after all, a good picture), and to move on to the next, while keeping in mind the skills and techniques that you would like to improve upon later.
I feel I should apologize for being so critical, yet at the same time, I feel as well that I would be letting you down if I said, "Hey, that's great," when you yourself are honest and conscientious enough to see your current limitations. But current limitations can be surpassed, and I think you have the skill and the drive to become better and better at what you do. So I feel that I should be just as honest with you as you are with yourself.
I feel I should apologize for being so critical, yet at the same time, I feel as well that I would be letting you down if I said, "Hey, that's great," when you yourself are honest and conscientious enough to see your current limitations. But current limitations can be surpassed, and I think you have the skill and the drive to become better and better at what you do. So I feel that I should be just as honest with you as you are with yourself.
you know I love your comments don't you?
It's allright if you are critical I expect this. After all I'm still young and haven't used all the skills that may be or not be in me^^
To sum it up: I'm here to learn. I don't learn anything from "man this piece is so great!!!" comments although I highly appreciate it when someone enjoys my work
It's allright if you are critical I expect this. After all I'm still young and haven't used all the skills that may be or not be in me^^
To sum it up: I'm here to learn. I don't learn anything from "man this piece is so great!!!" comments although I highly appreciate it when someone enjoys my work
hahaaaw ><><>< i love tha little squirrel-racooney critters >< and i LOVED this pic from the first time i saw it*...*
l really like the cracked glass and you have such a GREAT DAMN WAY of texture-izing stuffs 0__0
the only thing that bugs me about this pi is that his body looks reaaaaaaaaaaa-aaaaaaaaaa-aaaaly small
God-damned monkey and his god-damned artstuffs....only satan could brandish skills this...satanic O___O
l really like the cracked glass and you have such a GREAT DAMN WAY of texture-izing stuffs 0__0
the only thing that bugs me about this pi is that his body looks reaaaaaaaaaaa-aaaaaaaaaa-aaaaly small
God-damned monkey and his god-damned artstuffs....only satan could brandish skills this...satanic O___O
Excellent piece. The colors, detail, and all around skill level is seriously high. Great character design.
dq405 makes some good points. I think if you had kept grays out of the background, especially the propeller blur right behind him, the character would have popped out just a bit more.
As is, though, it's an -incredible- piece, and screams to have a story wrapped around it :)
dq405 makes some good points. I think if you had kept grays out of the background, especially the propeller blur right behind him, the character would have popped out just a bit more.
As is, though, it's an -incredible- piece, and screams to have a story wrapped around it :)
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