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SeventhDeven In reply to chuckles-the-cat [2015-04-06 04:30:07 +0000 UTC]

You did state that the message wasn't well thought-out.  In my opinion, the painting does need work.  I see what the artist is trying to say because like you said, she uses cyan to represent healing.  Yet, the message doesn't click with viewers because at the same time her foot's being healed, the tiger looks angry.  It's like the animal's threatening the girl.  I think the tiger's face expression could change.  If the foam was healing the girl's foot, green would be another good color to use.  Then again, maybe green foam would look like spew.  Lol  Seriously, the only thing that makes sense here is the cyan foam.

Another thing:  Maybe the background could change.  It seems pretty spooky more than it does refreshing.  Perhaps it could use a white-green tint or the colors of the trees could be adjusted.  The painting might even need a totally different background.

I strongly disagree with your statement about the girl's face.  I don't think there's anything wrong with the face besides the ear being a bit too high.  The jaw seems to be a reasonable size.  It's a bit big, but it's not gigantic!  Although personally, I'd change the face expression, not its position.  Also, I've seen people in this position before.  The girl is resting her head on her leg.  To me, her head doesn't look displaced.

Now, I do notice something about the girl's foot in the tiger's foam.  Her toe on her back foot is totally off!  If you look at the toe, it almost looks like a thumb.  It's kind of strange.  You also see paint at the tip of her thumb--I mean, "toe"--like someone drew a marker on it.  That should definitely be fixed!

This picture is awesome, but like you said, it does need readjustments.  I would have changed the face expressions for both characters.  The toe and the background need to be fixed and the painting needs to convey a message more clearly.  If these drawbacks are fixed, this painting would have a lot more value.

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SoSaucy In reply to chuckles-the-cat [2015-03-04 20:54:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!! What a great critique. You really did point out a lot of things I didn't realize. I really need to work on composition and really plan out what I want my art to convey to the viewer for sure... This is really my first piece where I really took into consideration color and lighting however, that was my main objective in doing this.  I have never been very good at those two things. This is exciting because it is another step to becoming better and I hope you know that your critique is something that pushes me to continue improving! 

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chuckles-the-cat In reply to SoSaucy [2015-03-05 07:28:56 +0000 UTC]

No problem, glad to help! Yeah, color and lighting are very difficult. That makes it even harder to remember the intent of the lighting in the first place -- to support the storytelling/mood of the image. One good way to practice is to do photo studies that are all practice and no message, so that when you do decide to make a beautiful colored, storied illustration like this you don't have to sacrifice the story to focus on the lighting. Hope that helps, good luck on your next painting

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SoSaucy In reply to Myklor [2015-03-06 12:15:57 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! That's so kind of you ^_^ I'll be doing more paintings like this in the future!

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Myklor In reply to SoSaucy [2015-03-06 18:30:27 +0000 UTC]

You are very welcome ^.^

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SoSaucy In reply to DrowsySnarkFish [2015-03-05 03:21:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! That means a lot to me because this is my first real attempt at including lighting in my art. I've always been too nervous to go crazy with color

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DrowsySnarkFish In reply to SoSaucy [2015-03-05 19:07:11 +0000 UTC]

Mm yeah I know what you mean, I'm the same with full painting without lines.

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SoSaucy In reply to CaptainPandaa [2015-03-05 03:21:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you hehe

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SoSaucy In reply to kaburninator [2015-03-02 13:42:05 +0000 UTC]

That's for you to interpret

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