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Published: 2007-03-27 15:58:03 +0000 UTC; Views: 18698; Favourites: 534; Downloads: 333
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This is one disasterous art work that i ever work on, and it kinda dimotivated me so much that i felt so depressed with the final outcome.Things went well in the beginning, only during the coloring process things started to screw up one after another, first i messed up with the all the color keys until i have to rework on it to get it right (a few times) then i was overly ambitious until i overloaded myself it ended up with with no proper directions and more thing got messed up along the way, poor finishing, unbalanced colors and the final outcome was disapointing, The final screwed up is when i accidently overide the original PSD file flattenning the entire artwork with no way i can salvage back the raw file. That Sux!
i'm so depressed with this whole work that i don't even wanna look back into it, i'm gonna do some other things away from painting to clear off my dissapointment, it's a good thing i just bought a new MG Gundam strike noir to keep me happy for this weekend
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Holy crap thats good... and sorry man about all of your pain definatly worse than Global Agenda crashing on you and kicking you out 4 - 5 times in a day.
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Well, at least it looks like perfection to me!
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wow.wish i was that good of a computer artist.Thats a whole new level for me,still working on it but for now i perfer my pencil and paper to bring out the realism in my pics.stil wish i was good though in computer i suck at coloring lol.But i did'nt know you were the one who drew this pic,ive seen it more than once over the net and this is just an awesome picture.
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The cockpits and control panels of Mobile Suits were always important to me, but are rarely showed to any degree. I like seeing a fan's take on the cockpit. Nice work!
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now i wouldn't be so hard on yourself. i understand the need to replicate to the exact speck of the image in your mind but this turned out very well. i cannot draw nearly as well as you do in any stretch of the imagination but when I'm not feeling good about a work of art i look through the deviant gallery for similar works that scream suckish. 
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MECHA! Great artwork and lots of good detail in it, it's fantastic!
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That is excellent! I love all the detail you put into it. just amazing. very good view and potions.
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Like I know you are a tiny art god, and this may not be up to your original Empyreal quality, but this is still a great piece of artwork.
It is... a absurd amount of detail and art work that looks very daunting to me and I would probably never be able to add that much detail without breaking at some point myself.
You are still the man though, Still a breath taking job on this though
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Dude, don't be so hard on yourself. This pic is excellent!
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I am not sure what you dislike about this drawing. Yes, there are a very few places that seem to need a little bit more shading that I found under close scrutiny, but are nothing major. The only thing that comes to mind is the exterior as it is a bit washed out in comparison to the wrest of the drawing. However, I don't see that as being that big of a deal since I feel that the focus of the drawing is inside the cockpit. Speaking of, your attention to detail is quite amazing. I think that you managed to capture the cockpit to a degree not even present in most gundam anime. The last notable thing about your drawing is your brilliant use of perspective that really enhances the quality of the image and the experience of the viewer. As for a suggestion to further improve your wok,consider that MS have their cameras mounted in their head,and thus the view from inside the cockpit is at the level of the head. It doesn't seem to be quite this high in this image. If I had to give your drawing a rating it would be 9/10 for a few minor lighting errors. Don't let your problems with this image discourage you from creating more brilliant works such as this one! A curse upon DA for not allowing me to post this as a critique since I am not a paying user!
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Wow. Such detail dude. That must take oodles of patience.
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i think you did great. that the view my fursona dragore sees on a daily basis. it is awesome
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O M G I love Your Art!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Though it is gundam, it reminds me of the Front Mission series. I loved that game!
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for a new one starting to learn..i hope can be like u someday..
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that is truly astounding.
I could never do anything like this.
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this is fucking awsome, you did the cockpit view and the angle very very well. nothing to be unhappy about! Do more! we need more quality mech/furry stuff going on, maybe like a entire regiment of them
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Are you kidding? This is awesome artwork there! I mean you put in so much details and all that! And second this is going in my faves for sure!
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ok... first gotta fave.... second, Finally... Another person with a Gundam addiction. *just finished building MG RX 178 MKII and putting addons to the PG strike
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Fuck me, don't feel depressed this is amazing, exactly how the cockpit of a mech should look.
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Okay, mechs and anthro, my two favorite things. Must fav!
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WTF are you talking about?! This is great! A very nice job if I do say so myself.
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Screwed up? You must be kidding, It looks fantastic! Its alot better than what I would have done. I love the amount of detail in the cockpit. The point of view gives it a High adrenilen feeling. Don't get bogged down by something like that. Take a break from it and work on it later when you feel better.
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You screwed up? It looks fantastic! I love the cockpit detail, its better that any of that I've made before. But I can understand how you feel though. I've had similar situations my self. Keep up the good work!
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Disappointing? Looks like it was ripped out of a comic book it looks so good.
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This is pretty awesome. I like the perspective on the picture.
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I think its awesome. Oh and that is starfox right?
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He, he, reminds me of Fox McCloud from the Starfox-series. Nice work.
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You should not be depressed of this image, doesn't matter if there went something wrong while the completing of this image, it looks so damned awesome!! It is a more than beautiful image, and I am pretty happy to have been lead to this image to see!
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Heh, even though being dissatisfied with your work is probably the best way to improve, try not to be too hard on yourself... This is pretty damn good. Plus, it is either Battletech or Gundam, so that's pretty awesome as it is.
I'm unsure if it's intentional or not, but I like the way everything is slightly 'blurred' outside the windows - good glass effect.
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hey looks great! the 3D screen on top looks cool. but your cockpit dashboard interface thingy is too colorful for me....
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I promised a detailed comment, and I'm gonna keep that promise.
I'm sad that you're feeling depressed, leo. From what I can tell, everything started going downhill for you, and I'm very sorry to hear that. I, personally, think it is an amazing picture, but I can't claim to understand your feelings, so there must be a lot you disliked. Still, in all honesty, it's a good picture. Maybe it didn't turn out the way you wanted it to be, but it's not something to be ashamed.
So, I'm going to spend the next paragraphs detailing everything I like about this picture. Hopefully it'll help you see that you still did well, but I'll be satistfied if it manages to put a smile on your face.
I'm going to start with the first thing that caught my attention: the character. That is a very nicely-drawn fox, leo. The angle towards which the face is facing looks very challenging. He's looking away from the screen completely, but you can still notice all the facial features. THis is very important, because you couldn't really emote with the character if the face was obscured. So wonderful job on it.
He looks very stalwart and brave, with a certain raw, raging determination. I like that you chose a fox for this, because a fox doesn't immediately make you think of valour and bravery. Animals such as lions or wolves would easilly fit the symbolic bill.. but you'd lose an important message. See, because he's a fox, because he's small and not a brave lion, and yet he's on that mecha and fighting, he represents the "common man". He's no trained soldier fighting because he's told to, he's someone who is in there because there's something he wants to defend. It's very touching and inspirational.
I love how you have the ears sticking out of the headfur. To me it's always been a problem on how the hearfur acts around big ears. I'm certainly going to take a lesson from this pic. See? Not only do you do great art, but you inspire others to do so, too.
The rest of the body is amazing. Again, the perspective is flawless. Then there's the uniform he's wearing. I am in awe not just by the folds, but how you create the illusion of texture. The armour isn't like the glove or the shirt. They are all different, as the materials are not the same.
Next up is the colour. Now I know you said you screwed up somewhere, but frankly, I can't guess where. The shades are almost symphonic in how they all play around throughout the picture. There is hardly an inch of this piece that doesn't shine out with colours.
And what range of gradients! You didn't just use solid shades for this, but the depth and texture is all given through colour. Even the shadows and the light have a feel of being part of the objects. It gives everything this sense of unity, or harmony. You don't feel like you drew colour first, then shaded it, etc. It's all together in one full piece.
I can't stop staring in utter awe at places like the dashboard/control panel with its myriad of lights and symbols. Look at the detail on the switches and on the displays. Wow. Then as a parellel we have the back part of the fox's seat. Sure, it's just two or three large hunks of metal, but look at the way the shadows play on them, or the perfect style in which you added the metallic pieces.
The details are mind-boggling, leo. There is not a pixel in here where I can't sit and stare at some little thing that makes this piece come alive in its complexity. Why, just the rocks of the canyon, or the wireframe representation on the top part of the cockpit are enough to make one drool. The wiring under the panel, the shrapnel, the "caution" logos... There's simply too much to explain. I feel I'd never end the commenting.
Finally, there's the perspective, which I believe is a key to this picture, considering that the title of this deviation is "Point of View". I don't really know what to say. I am in shock at how well you designed it. Everything inside the mecha is pointed at the attacker. It's not just the bullets, EVERYTHING is focused on the enemy. It makes for a very dramatic and intense thematic that displays an amazing ability to convey the conflict. Wow.
The rocky background spreads around the scene, like a barrier that encloses all of this battle into a single universe. The focus is that intense, that you feel there's nothing more than you and the foe to defeat. Everything else is a backdrop. It's very evocative.
I can hardly imagine what really got you down. You've recieved hundreds of comments and favourites from fans... but I can understand that's not the point. You draw mainly for yourself, expressing your thoughts and ideas, so if you're not satisfied with it, it's not good. We all think it's great, but I can understand how you feel.
Don't give up, though, leo. We learn more from our mistakes than from our victories. Try harder next time, and don't burn yourself up, either.
For all it's worth, we'll all be waiting for you, and rooting, too.
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thanks, i do feel better now,
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