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I assume that that is a dock in water, so assuming that I will being the critique ( sorry if it's not e.deviantart.net/emoticons/a/a… " width="19" height="19" alt="
Okay so the sky seems a little bland and almost has a bit or an odd streaky look that goes across it, you might want to smudge that a bit, in the future. The water that comes up to the edge could use a bit more definition to make it appear more like water. The sand looks really good though, and I love how you did the texture of it. The dock is shaded quite nicely, and drawn beautifully! Keep up the amazing work! e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/b… " width="15" height="15" alt="
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I like this! The sky could use a little cleaning up, and the dock could be made a little bit more clear and crisp, but the shading here is wonderful and so is the contrast
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I feel i could have done this alot better and i plan to redraw this whole picture.
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Ahh..landscapes..been a while since I did one or commented on one..okok, no matter what type of drawings, we gotta be careful of the shapes; here the dock (your main subject) doesn't look that solid, even if the texture was nicely done..don't give up!
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actually looking at this again studying it. I see what you see. Wow, such a stupid mistake to add to the list. I plan to redraw this, so next time i'm at this location i'm going to take a close look at the framework of this dock.
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Thanks for the tips, i know there are lots of flaws with this one. I rushed it and took away a good bit of quality.
As for the structure of the dock, its not supposed to look very solid or sturdy its actually falling apart if you look at it in person.
The only problem is i overdid it. It looks like my dock is falling into the water where its not supposed to.
Thanks for the comment i am still a young artist who has alot to learn. I started tacking art seriously and really cracking down on techniques and such a few years ago. So i will learn.
If you have any more comments go ahead and say them, with work of your quality i'm sure there is plenty more to critique because i know there are many flaws.
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Hey, don't rush yourself..take it one step at a time...come to think of it; dock falling into water might work out as an interesting piece..hehe
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when you try photography, just apply the same principles as when you are drawing a photo when you are shooting a picture
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at first thought. i was like i understand...
then i thought about it alittle deeper and kind of get a much better understanding of the process.
I take a few pictures but i dont actually sit down and consider composition. I just throw stuff together because when i draw from photographs i dont entirely use the whole photo. I manipulate whatever i want to manipulate.
But yea i understand and your response makes alot of sense.
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I very much like this one--it looks like the dock is fairly old and has had a lotta people leaning on it, therefore weakening it's stands and letting it lean in toward the part in the water.
This would be interesting to see in color, if you ever had a want to. o.o
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It is a very old dock. The wood is collapsing ontop of it and everything. Next time i go there ill take a photo and you can see how lazy i was. I should redraw this and i want to. I feel as an artist i can do a better job.
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Probably so! Especially that you have the mind for it. ^^ And hey, who cares about laziness, you're the artist. XD
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Oh when i take the photo you will understand.
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Just to be more clear there is a total of 3 docks not one in this location. Oh and a bridge. But at this angle im pretty sure you cant see the bridge.
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Oh neat. o.o I can't wait to see the photo!
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this is amazing! I think the dock is the best part of it - very well drawn. The water too, it looks like it's flowing.
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im glad you can appreciate it.
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Love, love, loooove the depth in this piece! Even more, I love the overall composition. It's very well put together, and i love the fact that your strokes can actually be seen in the sky and such. It gives texture and a personal touch! Fantastic job!
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thanks. Im glad you like my work.
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I really like the shading and texture in this picture. The ripples on the water are subtle and done really well! I also really like the way the water and sky somewhat mirror each other. Great work!
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I should crop out the part of the picture that i stopped using my real-life reference for. That way people can see the high decline of quality. I should go back to this place and redraw the whole thing, i also got impatient on parts of the wood as you can see the texture of the wood quality slowly declining and such.
Oh well -_- I'm glad you like it
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I really like the strokes you used on the sky. The textures you created on the wood are quite spectacular, as well!
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thanks. I was practicing textures
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thanks but i honestly dont like this one very much. I rushed it and tried drawing too much of the sketch without looking at the reference in person.
Lesson learned.
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This is great atmosphere! I love the detail on the wood. I must say, landscapes are something that I've always struggled with, so much so that I don't even bother anymore!!
Fantastic job....imagine how good you'll be in just a few short years!!
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im glad you like it. There is alot about this i dislike, if i could cut out 90% of the photo and leave the portion i do like, all you would have is the pillar and some cement. The dock, as for the textures and such i tried my best but the dock looks too distorted and terrible. I tried drawing a bush using detailed foilage and everything, the sketch looked great. I went in to shade everything and it just fell apart so i ended up just shading ontop of all the detail. The sky never really blended with the piece and i couldnt get the right textures of water that i wanted. There was LOTS of fail on this. But im glad you liked it. As for drawing, i wont be doing as much i decided to pursue a career in Computer Science instead of going to art school. Even though i was offered a 20k scholarship, i just wasnt confident enough to trust that with my income and how i pay my bills. Now i will go to art school and get a degree i wont abandon art, i just will be taking it slower then i was when i drew everything on my DA.
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i dunno what this is... it looks nice really, but, is this a desert or the ocean?
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I seem to have a problem with my pictures, people dont really see what i draw
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i think it just needs more shadow/depth 
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I think my art is better when i dont try to draw things from real life. But its hard to learn how to draw without doing that. Only thing is once i get drawing things from real life down i can start incorporating new ideas into my pieces that i enjoy making ( i have a larger arsenal!)
Im glad you think im a good artist, but my improvments w2ill be slight. I am not purseing art as a career i have chosen computer science. My priorities are in that field and wont be drawing as much as i use to.
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we honestly have the same predicament, in a sense, because i too am not pursuing art as a career. in fact, i am in the medical field, yet i am not pursuing that career as well. i barely have time for art, but since i love it so much, i try to "revive" my hobby once in a while. and each time, i improve. maybe resting helps too. and, well, maybe you should just outline your drawings when drawing from real life, THEN, incorporate all the things you want to change about it. maybe that should be your style
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Thats usually what i do when i draw from real life! lol I dont like to use photos or exact the details. But i try to make the details present to the best of my ability. I dont like doing realism. But what i meant is the art i like to do usually has a message or meaning behind it and i want to be able to draw more things so i can have a wider range to utilize.
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haha yeh I'm a business major... I started drawing again (since i stopped during middle school) because seeing others draw on DA just really gets me excited..
i think us 3 all have super different style lol i thought that was interesting..
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oh yeah!! hahahaah that's nice!!
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yeh we should be friends lol we should learn from each others
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hmm, so this is some bench? at a beach? that how it seemed to me... the sky is wavy for some reason... the shoreline is showing something, perhaps that would be the ocean? but the texture of the ground doesn't seem like send.. and what is the black thing behind the bench?? your drawings are so interesting. It looks realistic yet, i cant seem to grasp what it is... XD
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Yea it has its weakpoints the bush behind the "bench" is really bad and i hate it completely. I was trying to incorporate better textures and really rushed things. When i was doing the foilage in the bush things didnt turn the way i wanted so i tried to just hatch it around and call it a day. And its not a bench its supposed to be a dock in water. But yea. its not very good.
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