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craftsbyblue [2016-05-30 09:34:31 +0000 UTC]
Overall
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Technique
Impact
Looking at this artwork, it's clear that your drawing skills have improved significantly, even compared to your work from just 2-3 months ago. You have become noticeably better at drawing hands, and your line art is cleaner, more polished, and more aesthetically pleasing. This is one of the best works I've seen from you yet, and I look forward to seeing more beautiful pieces from you in the future. Excellent job!
I really like how you varied the thickness of the line art based on the character's and/or object's distance from the viewer, which makes the scene look more layered and three-dimensional. Furthermore, the way the character's jacket and clothing gradually transforms into paper fits very well with your title - it seems as though the character is casting an illusion, and we, the viewer, have become entrapped in it. The calm look on the character's face adds to the impact of the piece, as they come across as a powerful and experienced person.
I have three main suggestions for this piece. First, while each of the character's facial features are well-drawn, the way that all of the features come together makes the face look slightly asymmetrical. I think it might be because the center of the mouth is not aligned with the chin and nose, and the nose is slightly closer to the right eye than the left. The size of the left and right irises are also slightly different, with the right one being larger horizontally and the left being larger vertically. That said, you can fix this easily by penciling guidelines on the face in future drawings.
The second suggestion is about the papers in the back. Since they are the furthest items in the scene from the viewer, you can abstract out some of the details, such as decreasing the number of lines on each paper. Right now, the background looks a bit distracting due to the number of lines on the papers.
Finally, the hair. It's beautifully done, and the way you used denser and fewer strokes in places where there should be shadows and highlights respectively makes the hair look very evocative of high-quality manga or comic book-style inking. However, some of the hair flows in a way that suggests that they should be part of a smaller or different strand, rather than the strand that they are currently in. I think you could afford to add some additional strands of hair, including some that are thinner than the ones you have currently drawn, as increasing the unruliness of the hair a little bit can make it look more realistic.
Hope this helped!
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fireytika In reply to craftsbyblue [2016-05-30 09:44:39 +0000 UTC]
Hello~ Thank you so much for the compliments and critiques, dear! I really appreciate it! I'm so glad that you enjoying my artwork. I did a sketch with pencil first before inking this ^^
Thanks for your suggestion! I'll be more careful with face structure~
I'll try to keep improving ^^
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Lupinalia [2016-06-23 21:28:00 +0000 UTC]
In this piece of critique, I'll be discussing 3 topics: Guideline Usage, Foreshortening and Composition
Please refer to the attached image: imgur.com/nicQuKu for illustrations of my points.
Guideline Usage
This work has facial features that are not symmetrical and are off-centre, with a slanted chin.
In 1), you can see how the use of guidelines would help centre the facial features and ensure that they don't "run off" per se.
Also, do note that these guidelines are not a must-follow but a suggestion. For example, you might not need to strictly place the eyes in the spacing between the forehead and eye line, but might find that placing it slightly below may improve the character's appeal. It's best for you to play around and see what works for you best, though I personally place the eyes right in the middle of the eye line.
Protip: Remember to flip the image frequently to see if the image looks odd. With traditional media, you can just hold it against a bright light source from the reverse side of the paper and view it.
Foreshortening
You're quite close, but no cigar.
The forearm has a little more flesh there, and the arrangement looks really flat. Try to think of it as the shapes as shown.
Thank goodness for Clip Studio Paint and its 3D models hahahahaha
Composition
The piece is off centre, which would've been much better if it was properly centred like 3), using the rule of thirds. Note that this is a suggestion and you don't have to strictly follow the way I suggest. For the effect I think you're going for, a centred shot would be the best to portray it and so I have aligned it like so.
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UnrealisticFear [2016-06-14 17:09:46 +0000 UTC]
Amazing! I really like it♥
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JSenpaiDaNinja [2016-06-07 23:07:25 +0000 UTC]
Hooooooollllly shhiiiiiiiiiaaaaaaaaaattttt!!!!
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JMFAnimations8 [2016-06-07 19:27:24 +0000 UTC]
epic it all looks so awesome
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Pai813 [2016-06-07 17:54:06 +0000 UTC]
I love the shapes, and you got the proportions down! Great work!
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fireytika In reply to Pai813 [2016-06-07 20:40:01 +0000 UTC]
Aaw thank you!
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MidLuuna [2016-06-01 13:11:16 +0000 UTC]
Not bad, I like it. But I think that her eyes should be a little to left.
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KayStarlit [2016-05-30 11:02:00 +0000 UTC]
This is cool! I love the shading and the abstract feel of it.
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fireytika In reply to KayStarlit [2016-05-30 11:09:09 +0000 UTC]
Thank you very much! ^^
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Baldateg [2016-05-30 10:29:18 +0000 UTC]
It's ready Cool, but I thank that eyes too close. Sony for my english😅😅😅
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fireytika In reply to Baldateg [2016-05-30 11:08:50 +0000 UTC]
Thanks~
What do you mean by too close? :3
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Baldateg In reply to fireytika [2016-05-30 11:46:25 +0000 UTC]
The distance between the eyes
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fireytika In reply to Dark-Lina [2016-05-28 15:00:32 +0000 UTC]
It's a matter of preception XD
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rainbow000pegasus [2016-05-28 01:40:05 +0000 UTC]
Looks cool! Illusion-like indeed!
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Re-juvenate [2016-05-27 23:47:36 +0000 UTC]
This is amazing great job!
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sunshinegladiator [2016-05-27 19:23:50 +0000 UTC]
This is cool, really like how you drew the hand.
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docterzero [2016-05-27 18:33:45 +0000 UTC]
This is cool! ^^
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