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Published: 2011-12-16 23:20:11 +0000 UTC; Views: 485; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 9
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Look at meYou may think you see
Who I really am
But you'll never know me
Every day
It's as if I play a part
Now I see
If I wear a mask
I can fool the world
But I cannot fool my heart
Who is that girl I see
Staring straight back at me?
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?
I am now
In a world where I
Have to hide my heart
And what I believe in
But somehow
I will show the world
What's inside my heart
And be loved for who I am
Who is that girl I see
Staring straight back at me?
Why is my reflection
Someone I don't know?
Must I pretend that I'm
Someone else for all time?
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?
There's a heart that must be
Free to fly
That burns with a need to know
The reason why
Why must we all conceal
What we think, how we feel?
Must there be a secret me
I'm forced to hide?
I won't pretend that I'm
Someone else for all time
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?
Song: [link]
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Be yourself. Life is too short to be anyone else.
Lime and art are mine
The song does not belong to me
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Comments: 29
Okay, here we go...
Vision - I love it! It's so simple, yet has so much emotion inside of it. I'm sure every person who sees this has a slightly different view of why the cat may be crying. That said, The lake is a little too...Solid If you took away the line from it, it would be better. 4 out of 5
Originality - Hm...Not quite so good. As amazing as this may be, it is just another emotional drawing. Now, I'm not a big fan of them, and maybe that's because I see too many of them...? 2.5 out of 5
Technique - As I say, this is amazing! The reflection is so realistic, the way you blurred it. Although, again, the lake is a bit solid, and so is the sky... With skies, I usually go from light near the top, to dark at the bottom. Like, navy blue into black. Anyway, overall I love it. 4.5 out of 5
Impact - Like I said, it's so simple, yet such a changeable message! 5 out of 5
Overall - I love it, if there was a section for this, five stars!
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Thanks for the critique ^^ This is vent art so it was ment to be emotional by the way xD
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Beautiful. Very sweet. I could be that cat....crying over something I don't even know about. However, I have seen this before once or twice. Again- however the moon might need to shine a bit better. And the puddle should be more waved and warped like the real thing. I can see you sketched and put a lot of effort on this. I am however a hypocrite- i cannot do these things well. i just needed more words to post this. -.- i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
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Thanks for the critique x3 I wonder how many critiques I have of this piece now xD I have heard about the moon and water from the other critiques and I'm working on it with future pieces =3
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Once more, a nice job. The sky looks a little too hard, though. The horizon line is too straight, also. If you were to look at the horizon, you would notice that it would have bumps and dips here and there. The water looks very nice, although you should have done some small ripples here and there. Her fur under her eyes should have tear-stains. Although I do like how you left the tears clear instead of blue, they would not be flowing like that. They would be more spots running down. Even though it is night, she still should have a soft, faint shadow. I like how you made Lime's reflection fuzzy, instead of hard and regular.
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Thanks for the critique ^^
I have started to do a lot of the things you mentioned already like the tear stains and making the sky look more realistic and detailed. xD
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This is very cute. I also enjoy your character design ^-^
The shading looks a little confusing and messy. It kind of looks like you just used black and white then used the layer opacity option. DO NOT shade like that! It may be faster but kills the lighting and atmosphere of the picture. Use some actual color to the picture like blue, purple, etc.
The moon is on the upper-left portion of this picture but you have shaded parts that would be lit up by the moon, such as part of the tail, the back, and the fluff on the face. There's also lighting in parts that would NOT be touched by the light, such as the left leg, almost the whole face, and hair. I made a simple of how the shading could be executed more accurately -> [link]
The grass looks more like some green with gradient-like, shading. You should draw some actual blades of grass into it, make your own custom brush, or add more defined details to it!
The water shading is a bit awkward. Even though the water is still, it should still have defined ripples because of wind. It looks kinda like someone had possibly spilled milk into the water. Add some ripples to the water and make sure the reflection is disorted a bit to show that too!
Now, for the moon, I'd just try and use a circular brush to add it in. Coloring and drawing it in by hand is very hard to make it smooth and have a round shape. Also, some shading to show the craters would be nice C:
Last thing is the sky. The stars are very large. Make them much smaller and add a lot more of 'em. It really brings out a night sky with small details.
Hope this helps! I would like to see more art from you in the future e.deviantart.net/emoticons/m/m… " width="15" height="15" alt="
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Thanks for the critique ^^ I'm going to respond to each paragragh of this:
First, Please don't yell at me about shading and layers. My watchers know this but I can't use layers and the shading is the best I can possibly do. Before you say to get a better program: I can't. My computer is broken.
Second, I'm very much aware about my lighting situation as well xD
Third, That again is something I can't do. If I could trust me I would. C:
Forth, I was going to add ripples from the tail but I forgot Dx I wonder if it would let me put that in.... *Goes to try it*
Fifth, I only just started to start shade moons xD
Sixth, Same as the above. xD
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Totally understand. My computer has been on messed up too AND my tablet wire is messing up. So many technical difficulties D':
BE GLAD YOU'RE WORKING ON YOUR BACKGROUNDS... I seriousssly wish someone would've told me to work on mine a few years ago. I thought, "Oh, people have some custom brushes to download for this >D" and then when I downloaded Paint Tool Sai I could NOT draw certain things at all since I depended so much on brushes n.n BEWARE!!!!11111
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Sorry for so many grammatical errors o.o;
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*This is my first critque dont judge me XD*
Firstly,I can very much tell you used GIMP.I'll give you a tip with the line art but it only works with a tablet.To get smoother looking lineart:
1.Go to the paint brush tool
2.Select 'Brush Dynamics'
3.Click boxes 'Opacity' and 'Size'.Use tablet pressure to make it look smoother.And if you need help,check out a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/h/t… " alt=" " title="TheDogzLife"/>'s gallery,who also uses GIMP.
Your lake looks unrealistic,but your reflection is good.To imrove the lake have no line art.Secondly,search deviantART for some grass brushes so it'll look better.If you can't find anything good,gently smudge the rim(or I should say around) the lake.Your reflection is good because you blurred it well,but use layer opacity.
Your moon there,to me looks a bit like a sun.I'm not the very best at moons so I'll just critque the stars for now.OK,so instead of having plain yellow stars,change the Background colour AND Foreground colour to white,go on to the brush tool and click use colour from gradient.And your gradient will be white.Also,if you want lots of stars,add jitter to the amount you want!
One last thing.
I am jealous of your eye style XD
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Thanks for the critique x3 I'll be sure to keep that in mind when I someday get a tablet Also, I do the lineart and coloring on MS Paint and then switch to Gimp for the effects. Layers don't work for me Dx For the grass tool bit, I would have gone crazy with those by now if my computer allowed me to download things xD
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I'd love to critique this for you~!
First of all, I really love the dark color of the pond. You also did a great job with the anatomy of the body.
If there was something I'd suggest, It would be to make the reflection in the pond a little more dull, or wavy, so you can really tell it is a reflection.
Finally, i really like you're style of drawing the tears on its face. The look cute, and they aren't blue, which is a mistake I've made and I've seen other people do.
All in all, I really like this picture and it's evident that you put effort ito it.
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Thanks for the critique x3 I'll be sure to improve on reflections =3
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No problem! Lol, the picture is still really good. (Including the reflection; I got that that was what it was the min i saw it)
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I fixed it ^^ It looks much better now, thanks again!~
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Good job! I saw it 
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Ha ironic how I ran into this.. because today in choir I found out we were going to sing this.
Love the song and love this pic good job!
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Lucky you! xD It is a great song! My favorite 
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