HOME | DD

ScarTheScarrel [2013-07-28 00:15:24 +0000 UTC]

Overall

Vision

Originality

Technique

Impact

Okay, squeee.
First of all this is my first ever critique, and I admit I'm very bias about this picture. We'll see if I can be professional enough to do this! >~<;

I'll start with the many wonderful things.
The lighting is absolutely gorgeous, and I just love the textures on her fur. The plants in the foreground are very detailed, and really give it a nice warm, green, forest-y feel. I also like the blurring on the edges, which draws the viewer into the contrasting center of the picture. The squirrel seems rather startled to see a huge hunter(ess~) leaping at it, even dropping its nut in the process! Subtler textures hidden in the picture give it a nice depth, with some of the tree branches curving back into the picture to lead the viewer back.

I'm supposed to critique this, so I'll out with the small 'imperfections'.
Looking at the picture, me eye is drawn a bit above Scar, focusing on the light before going to Scar herself and roaming down to her face. She seems very calm despite that she's hunting (but that might just be personal preference!) A few parts of the picture seem to have lost some of their shading, including the mushrooms and a branch or two. I'd like to see that sapling have a slightly thicker trunk towards the bottom, as it seems to be rather thin. That's really about it, as this, again, is an amazing picture!

Thank you so much for drawing this! >.< I cherishhh itttt <33

~Scar. Oh gosh this took a while to write

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

Constellraetion [2013-07-26 05:41:20 +0000 UTC]

Overall

Vision

Originality

Technique

Impact

Since you seemed to like my last critique I guess I'll do another one. But only because you're so amazing and I want to see you improve until there is no better artist!

So then...

The overall quality of this picture is GREAT and I'm not just saying that. I mean this is professional art quality right here! There are a couple things that could have gone better though.

The trees are amazing! (I'd know because I suck at trees) But they could use a little more rough texture to them. Right now they look too smooth and polished. They should also reflect less light. I mean, they're trees? Not mirrors.

The trees in the background are great but to make the light effect more realistic, darken the trees the farther they are from the light source (in this case, the sun breaking through the tree cover and shining over the fallen log) this gives the picture a better 3D effect and makes it seem like the forest is much much bigger! Also make the light source smaller. Usually forests don't have great big gaping holes in the middle of them.

I feel like you could've spent a little more time on the leaves though? They look a bit rushed.

Were the mushrooms added for comedic effect? If so, you're definitely on track! Though they kind of drag away my attention from scar and the squirrel to them because of their bright coloration and the sharp contrast to everything else. I would've left them out or made it that they fit with the rest of the scenery.

I know you worked REALLY hard on those fern leaves! They look so cute, but blurring them just partially kind of makes them seem a bit odd. If you're going to blur them because they're very close to the viewer, make them large, and I mean LARGE. Then blur them. It'll add to that 3D effect I was talking about earlier. Also, even if its more time consuming, draw every new fern plant individually, it might take longer but it looks a lot nicer than copy pasting.

The grass is lovely, but in the background it should be getting smaller the farther away it is from the viewer, but it seems to be doing the opposite here, with the grass being smaller the closer it gets, and larger the farther it is away?

There are no words for how lovely Scar looks with her detailed shading and realistically draw fur pattern! Like a proper warrior, that 'un! But next time try grabbing the colors from the background and putting them on a layer above the ones you drew her with, that way she'll blend more.

The last thing I have to say (which is so very minor) is that the squirrel could've had a bigger shadow, but that might just be me ovo.

Your vision for this was awesome and I'm so glad it came out this nicely. Mine never do
Forest scenes are very common, but your approach to this along with your own style make this more unique than most, 4.5 stars!

The technique is incredible and I can imagine how much work this took. Congratulate yourself for making it to the end!

The impact of this picture was immense! It gave me chills just looking at it!

Keep improving, Goldy! To be the best artist!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

KitsonHeart [2013-07-26 03:10:20 +0000 UTC]

Overall

Vision

Originality

Technique

Impact

OK OK, lets start...vision...well i bite, this is really good! e.deviantart.net/emoticons/x/x… " width="15" height="15" alt="" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="93" title="XD"/> if you ask me...well, i can see what you tried to do, with a forest and the sun off in the distance, but it looks too focused from one area, that where it's highlighting Scar. Some of the trees in the BG, they have openings which from where more light could come through as in the trees to the left (two or three from her tail) and those right next to the light source(on the right). also, while the shrub to the left looks good, one of the branches from the fallen tree make it look like an oddly growing bush. that or it's supposed to be a small tree because how i see it, at the very left, that branch goes straight up and fades into the leaves. Also, the leaves were made by blurring xD you still got a way to go with them, and while they look really good and do the job, they do not look realistic while those right in front of the Camera do. Originality...well i'm sure there are dozens or hundreds of pictures like this, but This is my first e.deviantart.net/emoticons/x/x… " width="15" height="15" alt="" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="93" title="XD"/> so i let you with it ^^ that and i like how this shows the scene before the blood owo
On technique...well i already told you, the leaves should match. the trees, that's a pretty good texture. but it doesn't show on the fallen tree. Sowwy. the ground is also somewhat blurry but hey! it's dirt e.deviantart.net/emoticons/x/x… " width="15" height="15" alt="" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="93" title="XD"/> though there could be better detail to it. probably more...rough? x3 as for her legs...i don't know THAT much on anatomy but the way i see it, if she's pouncing on an animal shouldn't her legs be more outstretched and or aimed higher? i mean she is trying to catch it right? so should her rear legs since she leaped, though that would probably be acceptable since she may have jumped from the log. also her tail, at least by the tip, should be higher since there's an updraft and whatnot caused from her flying down on her catch.
now...impact? i read Dazz's comment earlier and i admit, scar DOES pop out more than the rest of the image. i bet you WANTED to get this to happen but...well the very bright light in the BG and her shading, as well as the rest of the image, clash badly. sure it offers some eye candy relief in the sense that the whole image is not ridiculously blinding or dumbly dusked. but is it balanced? my eye skims over the image, lands on scar or the light first, then goes to the other, then towards the squirrel. then it heads to the mushrooms (which by the way are highly noticeable in the log) and then up and out of the image. there is a lot, and i mean A LOT of information in this image. but there's so much that the eye, and mind, gets a bit over loaded and then when the eye skims over it again, the whole beauty cannot be appreciated. Though, this is some ridiculously high skill e.deviantart.net/emoticons/x/x… " width="15" height="15" alt="" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="93" title="XD"/>
i hope you don't think of this as being TOO harsh or others that i'm being unfair or mean. Again, i DO take an IB Art class so this stuff i'm kind of being trained to look for e.deviantart.net/emoticons/x/x… " width="15" height="15" alt="" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="93" title="XD"/> though keep up the good work Goldy. outside of the IB thingy, and even in it probably, this is a highly skilled piece even if done digitally. I suggest you try recreating an older or this or make a new one on traditional and try to get it as you get these. Don't chicken out if you say you will. It will be hard but think of the points you'll rack yourself up if your traditional is as good as this stuff e.deviantart.net/emoticons/x/x… " width="15" height="15" alt="" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="93" title="XD"/>
~Kitson-Heart Sentrionel Out.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

CocoaTheKitty [2013-07-31 15:58:07 +0000 UTC]

In LOVE with this. AMAZING.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

Brambsie [2013-07-26 13:47:52 +0000 UTC]

Wow Goldy! This is terrific, you are such a great artist! I love all the detail, and well, everything, really! It's just really... really... good!
its to good for words
This is just very excellent, and I am sure Scar loooooves it. Amazingisngifdngifnfds job!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

Constellraetion [2013-07-26 05:42:24 +0000 UTC]

I forgot to mention in the critique that you can see the tops of the trees through the leaves where you didn't completely finish them oops.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

INKFR0ST [2013-07-25 23:06:25 +0000 UTC]

*screams* this is so amazing, wow! No words can describe how advanced this is, you're as good as capukat and all those amazing artists, and are such a great inspiration! Woohoo, this is seriously amazing! Keep up the great art <333

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

ScarTheScarrel [2013-07-25 22:57:48 +0000 UTC]

Someone should invent words for this amazingness

seriously
omf

goldy

cannot

process

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

Sabroo [2013-07-25 18:56:39 +0000 UTC]

Holy crap Goldy this is probably one of my new favorite pieces from you. The plants look so realistic and I love how you did the angle and perspective on this is just uGH. The detail on the trees and the grass HUFFS I lovelovelovloe it ok. AND THE LIGHTING is spot on sir! 

one thing I'd try is incorporating the characters more into the picture. Scar kind of looks popped out, and I dont think she has an underneath shadow? ;w; THE acorn & mushroom too could use shading.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT this is really perfect omfg keep up your awesome work.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

Okoe [2013-07-25 18:53:31 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing!!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1