Dream of a horseless carousel

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The dream begins with me inside of an antique shop. I am with my family (My mom, sister)
Well anyways I am looking around and I find myself alone in an empty part of the shop. As I walk down the store browsing the shelves I hear music playing. I go investigate and discover a tiny carousel playing music. It is slowly spinning like a carousel only that there is nothing on it, no horses, lions, rosters, nothing. The pretty music attracts me to it, and I pick it up. Suddenly rays of colorful lights pour from it and spin around me. I can't see anything but the bright colors, but I hear my name being called. Then I fall backwards and through the floor.

The next thing I know I am riding in a wagon being dragged by a horse. There's no driver, but for some strange reason I am absolutely calm and at peace. I wait in the wagon, while watching the forest scenery pass by. The wagon stops in front of a huge sparkling castle make of colored stones. I head inside knowing exactly where to go. I soon come into a room in the tallest tower. The floor in like a mirror and so are the walls. In the center of the room is a carousel (normal sized); however it has nothing on it, no horses or anything. I stare at it and then continue to walk till I am standing on it. Then the carousel starts to turn and I stand there, turning with it. Eventually I see a horse appear in front of me, like it was always there. I go on it and began to ride it, around and around.

I could of been riding it forever till I heard my name being called. It was my mother's and sister's voices. I close my eyes and open them again. I am lying on the floor in the antique shop. I get up, and my mom and sister tell me it's time to leave. As they head towards the exit, I look at the table. the carousel was spinning and playing its song, but this time there was a small horse spinning with it. I smiled and the dream ended.
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Haha, I loved the dream so much, it was very sweet :P

Perhaps make it in color? I don't know if you can or not, but just a suggestion.

The proportion is wrong. The carousel should be much bigger, as most small ones are bigger than your hands.

I'm sorry, but the background fails; it seems half-done. You have a bookshelf and that's it. Add more shelves or something to fill the white up.

What are the weird lines by the girl?

I like the mood created by the picture. It's very anime/cartoon/comic-ish.

Normally, if there is hair on you're head, you can't see through it. It will be fixed when color is added though.

And her nose is...flat??? I'd suggest looking at that.

I found this picture...very interesting.
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That is a weird dream, but then again, you should see my dreams.

Is that what the music sounded like in your dreeam? Because that looks like Heavy metal.

I like the eyes, very cool.
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this is a work in progress, and I just lazily did the background ^_^ I am gonna work with GIMP on this soon.
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Oooh. Nice :D
I liked the carousel and the patterns that flowed out of it,
Depicting the music. It doesn't look like a very calm, dreamy-ish kind of music though.
More upbeat looking XD
One thing I tend to be somewhat nitpicky about, is the body proportions,
This seems like it has an element of manga to it,
So it is normal for the proportions to be a bit off,
But the arms are really like sticks. Make them bigger if possible.
And her...*tries not to giggle immaturely* chest, is shaped a bit awkwardly.
I shan't comment on the background since you said that you were too lazy.
On the whole, not bad. Add some shading if you can, for a better overall effect :D

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Heeellllllooo, Maki-chan!

I'm Sakura, and I shall be your reviewer today!

On the Person

:arrow: The arms are so skinny! The look like they belong to a skeleton!

:arrow: The ear is a bit large and lumpy.

:arrow: Like Meep said, something is a bit... pointy about her chest. :? ^_^

Background

:arrow: It's rather meh. Just a book shelf? :wink:

Carousel

:arrow: It's a little bit too tiny.

:arrow: The music doesn't look angry, it looks harsh and bold.

Soo...

I'd recommend taking a few drawing classes so you can study the proportions of the human figure. I know this is manga-style, but people still should look like people. XD

Hope this helps,
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Well, I absolutely love the dream and picture :D . Seriously. I give extra congrats for the hair - I can't draw hair to save my life ^_^. Onto critique:

(1) The shoulder doesn't look like it's attached to the body...

(2) The arms look a little too thin

(3) The nose looks a little too far forward

PS. The eyes are incredible!!!
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thanks for the reviews. I must do my best! I am going to fix those things. Yes.... v_v I just wish school would end so I would have more time to do stuff.
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