Comments: 16
Ace1999 [2016-06-14 18:13:02 +0000 UTC]
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Such a strong story to quite the strong painting. The fact that you chose such a subject to draw/write about just shows what a strong artist you are, and I applaud you for that.
I really love the way to did the lighting and used the effects of the brushes in this piece. it makes for a warm, yet aerie atmosphere, something suiting of your description of the scene. The details of his hair is on point, and has a great flow in it, something I personally love to see as I find much fun in drawing hair >v> The shades and various colors you used to create the shadows also adds on that great effect, making it clear what time of day it is and what's about to happen. All in all I really like this, keep it up!
Now to the critique!
First I want to mention the background. I see that you created quite the in-depth background here, with great shadows and such, but the lighting isn't as well. While it should never out-shine the main focus of the painting, lighting can create such a rich atmosphere that I sorta miss here. A little of that golden orange that can be seen on Sasha could also be great seeing back there in smaller portions. Keeping it at the light, the lense-flare effect (or whatever you went for) kinda out-shines and blocks the buildings like a too strong filter. You did such a great jjob at the shadows back there, so why hide it with that? Not to say the effect shouldn't be used, but you could perhaps tone it down a little <:
To end this I have a little tip about shading things in general;
Blend the outer lines with the colors in the middle <: I tend to use watercolor brushes to get that nice blending effect, touching upon the inner borders of the lineart/sketch, blending in inwards towards the rest of the character. I'm not too good at explaining things, but if you wana I could always start up a live stream and show you uwu
That's all for now, I wish you good luck with your art and story! Keep it up <:
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Ace1999 In reply to Meerabelle [2016-06-18 12:08:03 +0000 UTC]
No problem! I'm just happy to help <: Good luck!
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ThereallylargeFly [2016-05-30 20:34:18 +0000 UTC]
The excerpt in the beginning of the description was very powerful, something I think about quite often. The lighting and expression made me think that, at first glance, this was an angry or at least frustrated peace. But now after reading the description, I can see that it depicts a sad serenity.
I don't know if Sasha is supposed to look effeminate, but I thought the picture's character was a girl until I read the description. I'm fine with him being skinny and thin faced, but his hair and his eyes add to this misperception. Perhaps that is just me.
This picture definitely treats the subject you are exploring in the correct manner. However, the fact that one of Sasha's arms disappears behind his back (at an awkward angle) means distracts from what should be the focus (his face, and the shabbiness of his clothes).
The blurriness of the surroundings make it difficult to know where the character is, but I feel that is fine. The audience should be able to imagine a suitable location for this moment to take place in.
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ak5hAyvs [2014-10-12 15:23:16 +0000 UTC]
I love the way you've described this.... it's quite something!
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