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Mamaleen β€” Nature's Spear

Published: 2013-03-23 14:39:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 781; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 2
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Description Well, something decent again to upload. Nothing fancy, still way to messy. But I'm just to busy at the moment to upload anything really good. Anyway, I'm happy with the outcome, it's good enough for me.

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CRITIQUES ARE WELCOME!
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Made with Sai and Photoshop
Time; around 4 hours
Stock used: [link] [link]
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Comments: 28

Kumata [2013-05-05 22:19:01 +0000 UTC]

Colours and lighting look great, though I particularly like the background though for some reason. It works well with the piece I think.

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Mamaleen In reply to Kumata [2013-05-06 12:12:49 +0000 UTC]

Well, I must admit that was a lot of luck

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MsArtrageous [2013-04-28 03:18:12 +0000 UTC]

I really like the design and texture in the background. Good work!

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Mamaleen In reply to MsArtrageous [2013-04-28 10:38:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Art-Eater [2013-04-28 03:13:03 +0000 UTC]

This is crazy good!

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Mamaleen In reply to Art-Eater [2013-04-28 10:37:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Narodenia [2013-04-28 01:11:20 +0000 UTC]

Nice use of lighting and detail.

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Mamaleen In reply to Narodenia [2013-04-28 10:37:45 +0000 UTC]

Thanks~

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jonesblachowicz [2013-04-27 22:26:53 +0000 UTC]

3 - The one thing with this one is that the background doesn't really seem to fit with the subject.

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Mamaleen In reply to jonesblachowicz [2013-04-28 10:37:38 +0000 UTC]

Hmhm, yes heard that more. I'm gonna do something about that in the future~

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fangirlregretsnothin [2013-04-27 21:22:40 +0000 UTC]

Very cool concept and you executed it beautifully

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Mamaleen In reply to fangirlregretsnothin [2013-04-27 21:24:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you~

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fangirlregretsnothin In reply to Mamaleen [2013-04-27 21:27:53 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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Limboplus [2013-04-27 20:42:26 +0000 UTC]

I really like background here, very suitable to character pose an colors.

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TheJack-jack [2013-04-12 15:25:22 +0000 UTC]

interesting character design.
we don't see feather-tailed humanoids that much.

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Mamaleen In reply to TheJack-jack [2013-04-12 19:56:25 +0000 UTC]

Indeed, which is quite a pity...

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dookrik [2013-04-09 03:00:07 +0000 UTC]

wow very very nice -quite original I like that beast man <3 and those cute little crooked legs > u <

I guess I just really like the anatomy of THIS XD good work, Mam'

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Mamaleen In reply to dookrik [2013-04-09 10:50:42 +0000 UTC]

Haha, thank YOU!

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dookrik In reply to Mamaleen [2013-04-09 20:54:48 +0000 UTC]

no problemo dear <3

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JNnucifera [2013-03-27 03:34:46 +0000 UTC]

Colors: You have a very simple, yet effect color scheme. You use the contrasting complements of yellow and violet well, augmenting it with reds and oranges. Because of this, you have really nice contrasts that help define where things are.
Lighting: It’s a little hard to tell where the light source is, but it looks to be mostly from the top left? The shadows are hard to read/determine because it doesn’t seem as consistent as it should be. This is breaking the overall unity of the piece, making it seem that the components are pieced together.
Background: As much as I like the spirals, it doesn’t seem to work. One thing I learned in art is that nothing is supposed to be isolated; things need to repeat (you do that well with colors, as the colors of the background mimic the figure to some degree), but the background spirals are kinda just tacked on; they don’t seem to be important or vital to understanding what is happening; either replicate the design somewhere else (on the fabric?) or use the pattern already existing on the fabric.
Outline: Some of the outlines kinda blend in with the piece, which is nice, as it means that the color of it was chosen because of what already is there, but some of the places, (like the left leg, left side), the outline looks like a shadow where I’m fairly certain there isn’t one. This is actually a common problem with outlines: they will look like shadows if the piece you did was shaded, not blocked in (i.e. in an animated cartoon, outlines are fine because the colors are flat, not gradients). To avoid this, put the outline on one layer, then get rid of it as you progress.
Face: For some reason, the face looks strange to me, but I’m not sure if that is just the way the creature is. I think I’m just basing it on facial proportions of humans/other animals I know, which may be limiting. (Although, see notes on outlines above; this is also an area where it doesn’t look natural.)
Composition: I’m not sure if this is intended, but you do a great job of β€œframing” the body of the piece, which I find to be the focal point (which is odd, because often, the focal point is the face). The feathers, spear, and the highlighted area of the background kinda encircle the torso and legs, making it seem more interesting.

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Mamaleen In reply to JNnucifera [2013-04-03 07:43:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for this critique. It's a bit a late reply, but this critique was of great help! You said many things I didn't see before, and those were the things I was searching for for a long time to improve on. Thank you very much!

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kwinzilla [2013-03-24 15:58:38 +0000 UTC]

hehe, ik zag een WIP hiervan op de AI XD

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Mamaleen In reply to kwinzilla [2013-04-03 07:40:51 +0000 UTC]

Yeeeeyyyyy

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IamSKETCHcat [2013-03-24 09:40:24 +0000 UTC]

njice creature ,looks like interesting char :3 i really like pose and shading,but as i usual say in shadows must be reflex xD and it will b e good add some more details and highlights :3

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Mamaleen In reply to IamSKETCHcat [2013-04-03 07:40:38 +0000 UTC]

Hmhm, thank you :]

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YoshizawaArt [2013-03-23 23:52:34 +0000 UTC]

This is very nice. Great design. I love that background also.

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Mamaleen In reply to YoshizawaArt [2013-04-03 07:40:14 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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YoshizawaArt In reply to Mamaleen [2013-04-03 08:46:16 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome

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