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Published: 2011-12-21 06:13:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 835; Favourites: 37; Downloads: 0
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Meet Kiros Amadi, the son of Jahzara and Laughing Corpse on Withering Tales: [link]This is for MY use only! This is NOT for anyone else's use!
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To start off with the action, and the angle of this image is excellent - the motion being well developed. However, the first thing I noticed wasn't how well the image fit together, but rather the smudging job. The smudging looks a tad overdone, and extreme. I know, for my smudging I have two different layers for the horse. I smudge the bottom one with a rather small brush, at low strength, and put the top one at a low opacity over it. The top layer helps it keep the original texture of the coat, while not being so strong. Also, the shadow is a bit too defined, and might fit better if it were more blurred. The last part I would suggest is that while you tail looks excellent with all of the different hues, shades for the hairs, and well textured, the main is a little less developed, not nearly as well colored as the tail. And while the tail looks excellent, the colors of the main and tail seem a bit light. If you're going for a flaxen look, I suggest adding some more shadows in, and more highlights so it appears more flaxen, but if you're trying to match it with the body color, I suggest keeping a bit of the old mane/tail, and picking out a few colors from it so that the mane and tail match a little better. But otherwise, this is a beautiful piece, and I love the colors. It's an excellent job, overall.
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Thank you for the critique and advice! I'll be sure to remember all of this in future works. I do have problems with over-smudging, as well as the style that I do it making it look over-smudged. Manes and tails are my biggest challenge, so I appreciate your advice on those.
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No problem, glad I could help x3
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Maybe too much smudging on the horse though...
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This makes me thing of the wild mustang clouod rushing to defend his herd in the mountains
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Ok, I couldnt write a critique because I sat there trying to find flaws, I love every bit of it, its a beautiful piece, excellent job, I love it!
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