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SleepySofa [2016-01-23 00:51:54 +0000 UTC]

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This truly is a beautiful piece! The brushstrokes, the colors, the idea, the.. EVERYTHING! It's brilliant! The way you drew the skull is my favorite part. It looks just like a photograph! It has a saddening feeling but such grace. The background is very fitting as well. The horse hooves and the wings almost seem like they're moving. The horns and the hair are very elegant. Whatever you used to draw/paint this, keep using it! Death in this picture, he (or she) has a very creative appearance. I've never seen anything like it! In all, I'd give it a 9/10.

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KaidokJ [2016-01-21 00:27:25 +0000 UTC]

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Firstly, very impressive painting. The contrast is very well established, both in value and in terms of color saturation and temperature, which is great. The figures read well and there is a good sense of relationship between them.

In terms of composition, what you have is very strong, but there are some areas to look out for in the future. The right wing, while well painted, does create a trapped feeling in the composition, because of the enclosed negative space created by the boundaries of the wings and picture plane. It also serves to drive the view back out of the composition. It isn't a big issue, but it is something to look out for.
Also, you have such a strong pattern of connected dark shapes with the wings, legs and ground, that it would have been even stronger, if you had connected the foreground ground elements together, instead of cropping it a little too high and breaking the connection. At the moment, that right hand side foreground element is disconnected and a little irrelevant. You would have almost been better off taking it out completely, or, connect it back up. But again, these are just suggestions. The painting as is, is very strong and impressive, and as I said before, very well executed.

In terms of rendering, there isn't much to say beyond great job. I actually like the little spots of blue on the wings, a little color variation suits the impressionistic and painterly style of the piece. You could have even gone a little further with it. The background mountains demonstrate that you have a solid of understanding of the subtle beauty of color variation, so I wouldn't worry about the wings.
The one thing that did jump out at me was the chest on the centaur character. I'm not really sure what is going on there, but if those are pectoral muscles they probably need to be a little wider and flatter. At the moment, and this could be a misinterpretation of what you were going for, they look a little round and squashed together. Having said that, my misogynistic brain interpreted that character as male, and you might not have intended that all, so I could be way off there. I guess it is just a little unclear.

So, there it is. Sorry if it is a little long, and if you felt like I was being overly critical, that wasn't the intention. The fact is that this is a really impressive painting with a tonne of excellently executed qualities. The background is masterful, values are strong, and the characters are interesting. There might be some compositional quirks, but composition is very subjective, so I could be way off.
Anyway, I hope to see more great work in the future.
Keep it up.

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kittykatxoxo57366 [2016-01-20 21:32:41 +0000 UTC]

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This is just amazing. Breath taking. I see no mistakes whatsoever. I dont even know how ro critique this peice. This piece is better than anything i could ever do. All i can say is good job. Great job. I love this piece. The way everything falls in its own place, how it all falls together, its outstanding. I think its astonishing the way you draw. I think tou should keep working. Working hard to get better. There is not much to get better at for you, but there is always more. I cant wait to see more of your work.

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Minorlycompetitive [2016-01-20 02:46:59 +0000 UTC]

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where to start is a great question

the background extremely well done and adds to this piece extremely well

the wings of the creature are also well done but i wish you avoided adding the blue smudges to the one on the inside of its left wing(the outside looked fine just the random ones on the inside... dont really add to the piece)

the chest of the creature confuses me, i dont know what shape you were going for (it kinda looks like breasts i think but not sure)

the woman with the blanket draped over her is perfect and gives the piece a wonderful touch

all and all a beautiful piece of work

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ThePickledShark [2016-01-20 01:40:47 +0000 UTC]

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As I said, it is really hard to pick something to correct but if I offered one bit of critique it would be maybe to bring the wing further out into the audience which I think would add to the drama.
The background is stellar except maybe really add a dramatic light source behind the structures to the right, I think it would really draw the eye and to help really make the light pop.
I would also look at the anatomy of a horse's back leg but like I said, this is an amazing piece, beautifully rendered. Just gorgeous.

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AkenaArt [2016-01-23 08:52:08 +0000 UTC]

Hi! First of all, i really like this piece, is almost perfect. Just a little thing what I do not understand: Does the creature has boobs? I really dont understand his/her bust part.

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Obelis [2016-01-23 05:02:34 +0000 UTC]

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First of all, I have to say that this deviation caught my attention because I noticed that Death here is showed as a person. I immediately realised that this has to do something with mythology. I don't know a lot about that Midnight odyssey- Shards of silver fade which you mentioned in the description, but I'm pretty sure it has a link with some mythology, right? Did you create this design yourself?

I'm impressed by your technique. It's rare to find such good quality artworks. I believe the design of Death clearly shows the point of death: it's powerful and often comes unexpectedly fast (strong legs), death will reach you anywhere, even if you run from it into the most unexpected places, like the air (wings), death often scares living beings (creepy face and horns). I' was especially charmed by the wings - they are drawn in the way that viewers can themselves feel the weight of this body part of death! Also, the color choice - I like how you gave to the woman bright, lighter colors, sch as red, and made her skin almost white, while Death was made from darker colors - this way, the contrast between life and death is revealed.

What could be fixed? At least to my eyes, the bending angle of the horns seems different. Maybe there should be more symmetry added to the horns?

Keep up the great work!

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Balkoth26 [2016-01-23 02:47:15 +0000 UTC]

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VERY interesting piece. Composition, value structure, texture and color are all spot on!

I especially love the contrast of the skin tones with the overall picture, they have that nice glowing look as seen in oil paintings. How you did this in a digital painting I do not know, but I love it!

If I had to say some critique, here it is. Number one, composition is good, but I feel with the wonderfulness of this piece, and the seeming importance of these two characters, I feel a stronger, perhaps more dynamic composition more focused on the characters could give this piece the DRAMATIC bit of flair it deserves.

There would be a number of ways to do this, a few ideas; if it was vertical, with tall mountains behind. Being a little more purposeful with the background elements and using them to frame and/ or point to these characters.

DETAIL: I feel like the front leg that is bent up is not anatomically solid, or at least not clearly defined enough to appear so, hope this makes sense!

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kyrawriter [2016-01-20 14:12:26 +0000 UTC]

interesting use of a centaur as a depiction of death

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Minorlycompetitive [2016-01-20 02:33:18 +0000 UTC]

well now that i have fuel for my nightmares tonight i can tell you that this is a stunning piece
the shading on the chest throws me off a little but its still phenomenal work

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ThePickledShark [2016-01-20 01:38:17 +0000 UTC]

Oh I really like this one.
ProjectComment to the rescue!
I like the concept, I love the lighting, I love the characters, it's all around just amazing.
I also happen to be a big fan of the contrast of light and dark, it's just beautiful and I really like how it carries a hint of surrealism and the subtly of details.

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Lunoxius [2016-01-19 02:28:32 +0000 UTC]

This is so beautiful! I love the detail!

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