a tapestry of textures

Okie dokie. I'll start with your first image. The shapes and colors are very interesting. Attention grabbing for sure. The only thing that I can say is there is a lot of negative space on the edges. Perhaps maybe filtering a little bit of the color into the space or just cropping it a little on the sides. it helps balance everything out.

Second image is pretty much epic. I think you win with that one.

Third one is good too. Only suggestion is thinking of a different color for the face. The gray blends into the background so much and makes it almost vanish. You want to try and keep the human's face as a central point when drawing people. That way the eye goes from the head and works down so they get all of the person and not just pieces. Make it pop. A flesh color or something would probably take care of it.

Fourth image is my favorite. For this I suggest the same as I did for the first. Trim just a little on the sides and I think it would pop more.

That's all I have, I really like these. All done with Photoshop, yes? You have a good grasp of color and I like your use of it. Keep it up.

Ohmigash, this is probably the awesomest thing I have ever seen in this forum yet. And that's not an exaggeration. XD This is so cool! I love cats! :3 And the colour black, and forests, and everything there is in this wonderful artwork...

The second picture is sooo cool, too. Forgive me if I'm being redundant, but I'm speechless. And so is the third, and the fourth... May I note that the third picture reminded me much of MJ in thriller? I dunno why. XD And the fourth picture is simply breathtaking. Look at all that blue. Oh wow.

So I guess that's all I can say. XD You. Are. Awesome.


See you around!

~Winter

Bumping this up with a new picture, so I can just keep all the artwork on the same thread and refrain from spamming the board with my stuff XD.

So. Here's another, very creatively named 'Castles in the Sky'. Yeah, I know.
The anatomy's a bit iffy (the arm especially), but I'm pretty happy with the clouds. Opinions, critiques?

Thanks to all of you for the comments!

Greetings, Jagged! =D

Okay, this is pretty neat, haha. It's unique and kind of strange and random, but I do like it. The thing I like the most about it would have to be all the different contrasting of the different colours you have. =D

Keep up the awesome work.

~Heather

So... I've still got a couple of stuffs, so I'm bumping this up, ya? Tell me if I shouldn't, I just feel having everything together works best. Thanks for the reviews, guys.

This one here is my second favorite, probably. A slightly modified version was used for the cover of my school's literary magazine, so I'm pretty proud of it XD (wings? Are a PAIN) Any comments/critiques?

I like this last one, except that it seems that his wing widens after the elbow joint. It would look more natural if it were shortened slightly (or you could elongate the part closest to his body), and tapered. Also, I found the shirt to be a little distracting, and the bright light pulls the eye away from the face and wings, which should really be the focal point. Have you considered making it a single color, but slightly lighter than the black background?

Other than that, this is very nice! Do you use Photoshop for these? And reference pictures?

It's really good, and pretty... I guess... Well, not much to say, but, keep on going!

First reaction after scrolling through all of these: Guh. O.O

These are all incredible! I'll give you a proper praising review on each.

First Picture: I love the colors of this. The reds, yellows and greens go together wonderfully, and are contrasted nicely with the black. Hehe, kitty! I'm kind of having a hard time understanding exactly what it is, besides the cat and the bird, but regardless, I like it!

Second Picture: I think Alteran about summed up everything - this is epic, and you win. I can definitely see the inspiration from the song in this one (Coldplay ftw) and the whole picture...yep. Epic.

Third Picture: The anatomy is good, but the hands could use work. But I understand how unbelievably frustrating they are to draw, so I won't count points off. And it might just be me, but he looks a little cross-eyed.Other than that, this one is pretty good. Not my favorite, but still good.

Fourth Picture: Probably my second favorite on here. I love the clouds in this one, and the ocean looks great too! My only complaint is the sharpness of the person in the boat. I'd blur the outlines a little bit more, and maybe even go so far as to make it simply a dark gray instead of full black. I'm not sure how that would look, but it might be worth trying? Either way, I really do love this one. A lot.

Fifth Picture: Third favorite, definitely. Again, I love your clouds. And the silhouette of the boy on the ledge in the left corner is an awesome touch. I think you could have afforded the castle a little bit more detail, but even as it is, it's an awesome picture.

Sixth Picture: You pretty much win with this one too. The wing is amazing! I have to agree with Shepherd, though, about the elbow - it throws the anatomy of the arm off a little, but its not terribly noticeable. Also, the skin tone for the face seems a little bit too pink. Gah, I can't get over how amazing the wing is!

So yeah. Overall, these are simply amazing. Definitely keep it up! You've got talent!

-May

This is truly amazing. Most of the time, people try to stay away from using red and green as a legitament color combination. The way you've used it here, simply amazes me. I'm definitely not an artist, so I don't have anything to "critique" you on. All I can say is GREAT JOB and keep it up