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genggiyen-ejen [2019-03-03 17:25:33 +0000 UTC]
The chaotic nature of a dream, captured in an allusion to the human mind. I like it
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WynautWarrior [2019-03-02 14:46:34 +0000 UTC]
I really like what you did here. This goes every well in the way of abstract. I think the picture could be a little brighter though, but it still looks amazing!
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Crabbit-Minger [2019-03-02 08:26:26 +0000 UTC]
Hi. I'm from Project Comments. There's a lot I love about this picture, especially the juxtaposition of humour and the macabre. The cartoonish, chubby worm poking out the bleached, more detailed worm is a great contrast, both humorous but also gruesome and unsettling when you stops and think about it. It makes you wonder how long it:s been there, eating whovever owned that skull form the inside out. Indeed there is a strong sense that there's a bigger story going on here. Who owned the skull? How did they die? Where did the flood come from and who are the people on top? Is the picture simply abstract or is there an underlying narrative? All these questions add to the work's mystiery and intrigue. The lack of detail on the figures works to the picture's advantage, giving them a sense of mystery which adds to the eerie atmosphere. The sense of form, especially the way that the smoke twists out the chimney is also strong, and there's some good shading on the trees.
That said there are a few issues. The lines on the sunbeams look a bit too short and stunted. The water looks a bit muddy and some areas look a bit dark, making it hard to take in all the details. Getting better lighting when you’re taking the picture might be a good idea. Photographing during midday when natural light is at its best would be best, and if not make sure you have the picture properly lit. But that's more to do with the camerawork, and the picture itself remains a strong effort. Brush up on the lighting and photography and you'll do great. Keep on improving and good luck!
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radijad [2019-03-02 06:09:30 +0000 UTC]
What’s up I’m here from ProjectComment . I’m gonna start by saying I love your coloring; the smooth shading with colored pencils gives it a soft dreamy look that has a great effect. The gradient from light blue to purple in your sky is especially good. I also like the effect of the sun shining through the tree’s leaves in shafts of light, but because the shafts are brighter than the light in the rest of the picture, it makes it look like the tree itself is giving off a brighter light. Two more small details that could be improved are the smoke from the chimney and the characters. Right now, your smoke cloud is a little too stiff, while in reality smoke moves much more fluidly. Googling smoke and looking at the different images will help you better understand the different shapes smoke can take. Another way to draw smoke is to sketch a curvy fluid line in your imagined direction of the wind and draw your smoke puffs in a way that follows this line. In terms of your characters, I think they would look better if you gave them more details, such as distinctive clothes (for the humans) and faces. Right now they look kind of like the guys on bathroom signs, and I think your piece would look a lot better if they had as much detail as the rest of the image. I think the idea of people living on a giant skull is really cool and original, and I’m going to give you some skull drawing tips. I have some experience from an anatomy class I took, but I’m going to explain skull anatomy to you without the science words so I’ll be easy to understand. Let me know if I was confusing and I will be happy to clarify! I’m also going to link this image for you to use as reference. The eyebrow ridges in your drawing are a bit too square and prominent, as you can see in the reference photo, the eyebrow area is much flatter. Secondly, the nose area has too much bone coverage, in a real skull it is pretty much a hole that sticks out a little. A good cartoon shorthand to remember for drawing skull noses is to just draw an upside down heart with a line through the middle instead of drawing two separate nostrils, because those are actually only made of the flesh layered on top of the bone hole. Next, you’ve drawn the tooth area going straight down from the cheek bone, but in reality, as you can see in the image, that area sticks out at about a 45 degree angle. This area should also be a little shorter, as teeth appear only a couple centimeters down from the nose hole. Your eye-holes look pretty good, but I would just suggest a little more shading in there to emphasize how cavernous they are. Finally, your cheek bone closest the the viewer is drawn a little strangely. When you look at the reference photo, you can see that the cheek bone area that is closest to the camera is shaped almost exactly like the American state of Texas. Next time you draw this area, just draw Texas where the cheek is, and then connect it to the ridge going up the side of the eyehole and the ridge leading to the side of the skull (where the ear would be). I’ve found this to be a lot easier than drawing the cheek bone’s shape without the spiritual help of Texas to guide my hand. This is a very special moment because it is actually the only time Texas has ever been able to contribute anything positive to the world. Otherwise, your skull is looking pretty good. I like how you colored it a little yellowish to show how aged it is. The erosion by the stream is also a good detail. Anyways, this picture is cool as hell and I hope this was helpful even though it was really long, sorry. Good luck!
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radijad In reply to razevortex [2019-03-02 15:23:21 +0000 UTC]
Yeah no problem!
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AskGoverntale [2019-03-02 06:05:34 +0000 UTC]
Then the giant worm attacked.
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