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From now on I think I will shorten "Weekly Theme Challenge" to W.T.C. in my titles

Weekly theme challenge Flagship artwork for

Week 1 4/21/2012 to 4/28/2012- The Ocean.

Weekly theme Challenge season 1 (4/21/2012 to 5/12/2012)

Winner of season 1 will win a print of each flagship piece I made for the season.

Rules/ Guidelines can be found here: [link]

Note: just because it's a theme challenge for a group called personal art does not mean writers are not allowed! Short stories, poetry and any type of literature are happily welcomed to join the weekly theme challenge.

Copic Marker on Cardstock; 4 hours
Feel free to leave a critique since that's what the weekly theme challenge is all about; improvement of skill and style.

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Self Critique:
I personally am quite happy with certain parts of this piece. I wanted to do an ocean based picture simply for the sake of experimenting with stylized waves and I feel that endeavor was successful.
I am pleased with most of the coloring, except the shading is incorrect on the mermaid who, as you can no doubt see, should have been backlit.
I also am disappointed with the poor blend of the sunset behind her. there's a harsh line where green and greenish blue meet and it heavily distracts me.
In my rush to try the stylizing, I overlooked the steps I usually take to ensure proper body proportions on the Mermaid. This caused an out of line face (if you look, you'll see the nose and mouth are angled away from where the center line should be and her right eye is higher than the left).
The arms don't quite fit her body and this has been a trouble area for me all along. I intend to focus on practicing the arms and hands from now until I am satisfied with the way they fit the characters I illustrate.
I wish I had put more thought in to the tail- it looks like an afterthought because, well, frankly it WAS an afterthought. I intended to illustrate a human girl at first and then felt I would like to draw a mermaid.
The results of this lack of planning result in a physically awkward pose. If mermaids were real the tail wouldn't be able to curve that way from her body- assuming her tail was of the same proportions as a human's legs.
I am extremely happy with her hair. its glossy and clings to her skin the way wet hair should. I wanted to tribute Kerrie Jenkins, one of my favorite artists, with the detail in the hair, so I went all out on it.
This is a touchy subject, but I feel like her breast area turned out nicely. They are smooshed up against the rock and I tried to illustrate their being pushed up. I think it adds a realistic touch without being too skanky.
I know I already mentioned this but I'm most happy with the waves crashing on the rocks. The slight curls on the end look great in my opinion and I feel I managed to get a transparent feel while keeping true to the stylizing I wanted to incorporate.

If you see anything else I should take note of please feel free to state your opinion. If you're purposefully inflammatory I will simply ignore you. Poor attitudes harbor poor judgement.

Youtube Video: [link]

PRINT SIZES and PRICING:
Wallet/Trading Card Size (2.5 by 3 inches)~~~~~~~~~~$2.50
5 1/8 by 4 inches ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$6.00
5.5 by 8.5 inches (Image will be cropped on sides to fit) $10.00
8 by 10 inches (will have a white border)~~~~~~~~~~ $14.00
8.5 by 11 inches~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$16.00
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Shipping depends upon where you live and what size you order!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
These prices are subject to change, but they will not fluctuate very often. Keep an eye out for specials!!

Print Gallery: [link]

Easterly at Bric-A-Brac Records: [link] (sign up for their newsletter and get a free song)

Etsy: [link] (will be re-listing everything later today with new prices)

Facebook: [link]

DeviantART: [link]

Copiccolor: [link]

Twitter: [link]

Description
From now on I think I will shorten "Weekly Theme Challenge" to W.T.C. in my titles

Weekly theme challenge Flagship artwork for

Week 1 4/21/2012 to 4/28/2012- The Ocean.

Weekly theme Challenge season 1 (4/21/2012 to 5/12/2012)

Winner of season 1 will win a print of each flagship piece I made for the season.

Rules/ Guidelines can be found here: [link]

Note: just because it's a theme challenge for a group called personal art does not mean writers are not allowed! Short stories, poetry and any type of literature are happily welcomed to join the weekly theme challenge.

Copic Marker on Cardstock; 4 hours
Feel free to leave a critique since that's what the weekly theme challenge is all about; improvement of skill and style.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Self Critique:
I personally am quite happy with certain parts of this piece. I wanted to do an ocean based picture simply for the sake of experimenting with stylized waves and I feel that endeavor was successful.
I am pleased with most of the coloring, except the shading is incorrect on the mermaid who, as you can no doubt see, should have been backlit.
I also am disappointed with the poor blend of the sunset behind her. there's a harsh line where green and greenish blue meet and it heavily distracts me.
In my rush to try the stylizing, I overlooked the steps I usually take to ensure proper body proportions on the Mermaid. This caused an out of line face (if you look, you'll see the nose and mouth are angled away from where the center line should be and her right eye is higher than the left).
The arms don't quite fit her body and this has been a trouble area for me all along. I intend to focus on practicing the arms and hands from now until I am satisfied with the way they fit the characters I illustrate.
I wish I had put more thought in to the tail- it looks like an afterthought because, well, frankly it WAS an afterthought. I intended to illustrate a human girl at first and then felt I would like to draw a mermaid.
The results of this lack of planning result in a physically awkward pose. If mermaids were real the tail wouldn't be able to curve that way from her body- assuming her tail was of the same proportions as a human's legs.
I am extremely happy with her hair. its glossy and clings to her skin the way wet hair should. I wanted to tribute Kerrie Jenkins, one of my favorite artists, with the detail in the hair, so I went all out on it.
This is a touchy subject, but I feel like her breast area turned out nicely. They are smooshed up against the rock and I tried to illustrate their being pushed up. I think it adds a realistic touch without being too skanky.
I know I already mentioned this but I'm most happy with the waves crashing on the rocks. The slight curls on the end look great in my opinion and I feel I managed to get a transparent feel while keeping true to the stylizing I wanted to incorporate.

If you see anything else I should take note of please feel free to state your opinion. If you're purposefully inflammatory I will simply ignore you. Poor attitudes harbor poor judgement.

Youtube Video: [link]

PRINT SIZES and PRICING:
Wallet/Trading Card Size (2.5 by 3 inches)~~~~~~~~~~$2.50
5 1/8 by 4 inches ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$6.00
5.5 by 8.5 inches (Image will be cropped on sides to fit) $10.00
8 by 10 inches (will have a white border)~~~~~~~~~~ $14.00
8.5 by 11 inches~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$16.00
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Shipping depends upon where you live and what size you order!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
These prices are subject to change, but they will not fluctuate very often. Keep an eye out for specials!!

Print Gallery: [link]

Easterly at Bric-A-Brac Records: [link] (sign up for their newsletter and get a free song)

Etsy: [link] (will be re-listing everything later today with new prices)

Facebook: [link]

DeviantART: [link]

Copiccolor: [link]

Twitter: [link]