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Kuinka kauan sulle menee kun teet näitä ja käytätkö valokuvia malleina tai ihan vaan inspiraationa jos saanen kysyä? Hienot värivalinnat muuten.
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Hi, I think this has a very professional quality to it. Great great choice of colors and light. Also the composition is very very good.
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Thanks. I like the composition in this one too.
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I love how you so effectively communicate form and volume with such simple shapes. - That's a good thing
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I'm not sure what the fuss is all about - this is a fantastic piece of work. Well done. ~
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Me neither. I guess some people just want to complain about everything lol. Thanks.
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Ehecod,
I viewed this piece after seeing it in thumbnail on the recent art front page. I would like to say that I enjoy it very much. I think it is a nice sketch and I enjoyed seeing that you have improved since the original.
However, I am very disappointed in the way you handle suggestions and critique from your viewers.
I can tell from your journal entry "mfmfnfm " that you are frustrated with your lack of improvement. I am sorry that you feel this way, and I can understand that it may be hard for you to feel that others notice the same. But people who care about your work aren't just going to sit back and bombard you with compliments to inflate your ego. If they find your work could be better, they are going to try to help you improve by pointing out what they see.
Regardless of skill level, artist, non-artist, etc. everyone has something to teach and to offer. The people commenting here have been kind to you in their suggestions, and they offer them to help because they enjoyed your art and wish to see you continue improving. You should treat them and their suggestions with respect. In my opinion, the best way to respond to a critique is to give an honest "Thank You."
I wish you the best in your future.
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Meh. I have improved a lot in the past few months, especially with characters.
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I enjoy the thumbnails of your art. It's a pity I feel like you have capped your abilities and innately stunted your growth with such a lackluster attitude.
I don't know if you have realized this, but every painting you produce is pretty much the same as the last. What I don't understand is how you can be content with no progression and such a low aim. Don't throw your talent away....
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Well, that's your opinion. But after a quick trip to your gallery, I can tell that neither your eye nor hand level is at a stage where you can make such statements. And don't take this the wrong way, as I'm not trying to insult you, I'm only saying that perhaps the improvements that I see in my art are not the kind of improvements that you would know to look for. I agree my visual library is largely limited, but that doesn't really bother me as I'm improving with every sketch, painting, drawing and even with just keen observation, I'm improving. It's a pity that you can't see the improvement in my work, but maybe one day you will. Just set your aim a little higher and you're good to go.
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A none artist can critique an artists work. And yes you did insult me. But I wouldn't have expected any less from you. I am not a pro, but I have come a very long way in the very limited time I can spare for art between a very busy life.
Oh ye master of keen eyes and teller of other peoples skill level....why don't you point out one thing you presume to have actually improved on in your infinite doodles only worthy of being called thumbnail sketches?
Like I said, your attitude sucks and your art is paying the price. I hope you will grow out of it of your childish antics because I sincerely look forward to seeing the next level from you. In the meantime, you can take a look again at my gallery and open your eyes to what it really means to be improving and not stagnating.
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Though I'd agree a non-artist can critique an artist's work, I reckon it'd make for a pretty lousy critique. It'd be like me advising a professional programmer on the type of code he should be using. Seeing as I don't know a single thing about coding, I'd reckon my advise would be pretty much useless.
That being said, ehecod never called you a non-artist, so calm your tits mate.
To be fair though, your initial "critique" was rather harsh as well, so I'm not too surprised with ehecod's response.
Judging by his journals and recent comments, it just seems like ehecod going through a bit of an art-block, which, though rather unfortunate, is quite normal. Commenting on his lack of progression and blaming that on laziness and setting a "low aim" won't help much.
Also, I find it rather odd that you're the one pointing out his lack of improvement, seeing as your pieces seem rather monotone and similar. Don't get me wrong, I'm still very much an amateur myself, but, looking at your pieces, it seems you're not much of a professional either. Except for some slight improvement in your anatomy, I can't really see all that much progress ("look again at my gallery and open your eyes to what it really means to be improving and not stagnating"...yeah, I can't see it). Your lighting is rather messy, your colours are muddy, your facial anatomy is lacking and your characters are often displayed in rather awkward poses, pointing towards a lack of anatomical understanding.
So yeah, let go of that megalomanic attitude and your blatant hypocrisy, humble yourself and work on improving your pieces instead of insulting someone who is going through a bit of a rough patch.
That'd be all, cheers
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^ This
and Ehecod your attitude towards those who are trying to help you is unacceptable
and artist in a community like deviantart are here for critique and helping eachother i understand that trying is harder than just making something fast but you need to be able to listen to your fellow artist. otherwise you know what will happen you'll go to get critique from a "professional artist" and they will say what the see its shit they wont feel sorry for hurting your feelings. you need to develop a thicker skin when it comes to your art look at it and learn from every drawing
also side note if you think every piece you do is fucking amazing your probably not looking at other artist and challenging yourself as much as u should
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I like it, but I'd maybe crop out some of the sky since now it takes up about half of the painting, and doesn't really show all that much...
Just my two cents, other than that, great use of subtle value shifts
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Well, it's a remake so... I wanted to remain true to the original, which had even more sky I think. I would've done a lot of things differently if this was from scratch (like probably making the whole sky blue instead of the weird overexposured white that it is now), but thanks anyways. ^^
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Oh, it's totally better than the previous one! I really sucks you in! Good focus!
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I was expecting so much more when I saw the small picture. It's still good though, you have it in you, seriously.
I just miss how you used to make your pieces more detailed, like this one:
You really should spend more time on your pieces. That would help to create more unique pieces, and that's what people like to see most I believe.
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Meh, I think it's detailed enough. The one you linked isn't that good (it's too green!) and there's small sguiggly lines everywhere, and the color of the water doesn't match the deeper blue of the sky. I don't really care what people like to see, to be honest. I just do this for myself, and if they like it, that's good. That's great, even. I don't want to become another artist that bends to their viewers' likings. That's already like 80% of the popular artists on deviantART.
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Well, got your opinions straight there, as did I.
What I was trying to say was that the more you work on it, the nicer the final result. Again, just my opinion, which you could always ignore.
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I'm not ignoring your opinion, I've acknowledged it, but it collides with my own opinions and therefore I don't really gain anything from it. Besides, just because you spend a lot of time on something, it does not necessarily mean that it's better. You could spend an hour filling a glass with water, one drip at a time, but does that mean you did it better, or that the final result is somehow nicer? I know that's not a very good analogy but my point is that some people like spending less time on their work. I would bore myself to death if I spent more than an hour and a half on a drawing or a painting. People have different kind of approaches to art, and I don't know what my approach really is but I just like to get everything done fast. I don't really care for details, especially if it's a landscape.
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What are you talking about, Condoriano?
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Looks great, love the brushes! Maybe add a little elements to the foreground and it would be perfect, plus more saturation the closer an object is to the "camera". just sayin' though, great work anyways!
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The ground closer to the camera should be a little more saturated, you're right about that. Maybe even a little brighter, since now it looks like it's in shadow when really it's not supposed to. I was thinking of adding some kind of tree in the foreground as a finishing touch but I couldn't make it look right so I left it as it is. Besides, I wanted it to be more or less like the original.
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yeah, that's what I meant, like a tree or something. Maybe, like put the camera closer to the ground, that would maybe make it more dynamic.
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