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AquaGalaxy — need a blanket?fluttershy and rainbow dash(MLP)
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Published: 2013-06-12 21:29:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 18606; Favourites: 1244; Downloads: 308
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just flutters sleeping in a meadow <3 Dashie is giving her a blankie yeeup !I had to finish this XD I was testing out some new techniques enjoy ^^
drawn on SAI 3 hours
critic welcome ^^
art(c) me
MLp(c) Hasbro
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I offer incredibly honest critique, and here is what I think about this artwork e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/b… " width="15" height="15" alt="
Overall as an artist your skill is quite unique and you seem to have your own signature style, which is often times something some artists lack in their experience e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s… " width="15" height="15" alt="
The colors you use in every piece you've made really stands out, and it hits literally every spectrum of the rainbow the eye can see. While this is a very good thing, it can also sometimes be a little too much. I've looked around your gallery to compare each style of your pieces and it's definitely evident that you spend a lot of effort into each piece of art, it really does show in all of your work the amount of time you put into them. While I just love the diversity of colors and shades, sometimes it's just soo.. BAM in my face, it's hard to register at first glance. I really have to sit and look at your artwork in order to truly find its beauty.
It kind of reminds me of Lisa Frank, who uses full spectrum rainbow shades in every corner of her artwork, not giving your eyesight a moments rest in between scanning the view before you.
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The colors are great, however I believe it lacks some contrast between the linework and the color. Perhaps with rainbow dash's darker blue line work it could go a little bit darker to help balance out her whole collection of colors, being Rainbow and everything. Fluttershy's hair is just darling!! I love how that turned out, it's just enough pink mixed with yellow. But speaking of yellow highlights, there seems to be almost too much yellow highlights going on all over this picture. I can't seem to pinpoint any particular source that emits such a yellow hue to call for yellow highlights being reflected from them.. Unless her coat is glowing? Hmm, which I don't feel was the case here.
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Your artwork REALLY screams "YOU" in every sense. I love that anyone who spots this artwork on any site other than DA will know where it came from, and I can't seem to find any other artists I can think of who can match your style. I really appreciate unique style artists and you're one of them! The ONLY reason I didn't get a higher rating in originality is because even if it's very unique in the pony-fandom universe, it almost entirely mimics the style of Lisa Frank. The first thing I thought of when I discovered your artwork was Lisa Frank. And she's been at her art style for almost as long as the first MLP generation.
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Your technique takes a VERY LONG TIME to master, and not just anyone can do it! At least not for HOURS at a time like you can. The real dedicated time and effort put into your artwork is quite obvious, and that makes the artwork even more grand!
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I really believe that if you darkened your lines a little bit (they don't have to be BLACK but they still should be considerably darker than all the colors you put in them) the impact would be a lot greater. From far away before I click your icon to view the image up close, it just seems a bit of a color mash up and it's hard to understand. When I click the image to see up close I can understand it much better, but sometimes artwork needs that "Grabs your eye and pulls you in" effect. If your lines were a tad darker to balance the contrast, it'd grab a lot more eyes for sure! And someone who has this much talent, the world needs to see it better, by grabbing their eyes and pulling it in e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/b… " width="15" height="15" alt="
I hope my critique has helped you, and as a dedicated watcher of yours I hope to see more artwork from you as well!
-Viral
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Wow, I love this piece so much!. But im'a get the errors over with first.
The rainbow in the corner. I don't know how else to say it, but it looks terrible. The worst thing in this piece. Also the "blanket." It dose not really look like anything. Also, I think Fluttershy's coat is to light. When i saw the picture smaller be fore i clicked on it, I thought she was Rarity XD;; And one last thing, Rainbow dash. Is she on the ground or flying? :U
Now the good stuff. I love the glossy look and the light/dark values, also the sun and clouds and sky? PERF AND AWESOME.
Well, I don't give out Critiques very often. But I hoped this one is helpful~
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I think you should consider going in to your graphic card settings and changing the brightness of the screen. Your computer seems to be way too bright if you can't see the grass Dash is standing on or Pinkie Pie's pink skin.
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WOW.Is what i thought when i saw this.my mind went blank i swear i almost died of cuteness Im surprised Equestria Daily hasent put any of your art on their site! is this a flutterdash shipping? nevermind that. this is one of the most artistic drawings ive seen on devaint art ! this thing is so cute! i wish i could meet you in person! i love the shading style,hair color,And everything! your one of the best devaints on here e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/b… " width="15" height="15" alt="
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~Alyssa
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So, when I saw this piece the first thing I noticed was that the ground contact isn't very apparent. For Fluttershy, I could immediately tell she was on the ground. For Rainbow dash, the lack of shadows and apparent ground contact make it look like parts of her are floating. I didn't even notice she was on the ground the first time I looked at her. Try adding more shadows underneath next time.
In this picture, everything looks like glass. The ponies look like they are made out of glass, which, I know, may have been the style you were going for. Though, the manes and tails of the ponies don't look very hair-like at all. You could try adding more features that would suggest hair rather than, sculpted glass.
The next thing I noticed was that the clouds, quite frankly, look half-assed and like you didn't put any effort into them. You could have blurred the colors together and added shadows, then blurred them again. This would have made them more realistic and kept them from looking like scribbles that a 4-year old might do.
I like the circular motion of the clouds towards the sun, it make for a nice effect. Just adding that in.
The next thing I noticed was the quick, half-assed rainbow in the background. You could, at least, try making it loo like it didn't have holes. Make it complete, you know?
Okay, another thing I noticed was the blanket. It doesn't look like a blanket at all. It has no flow or freedom like cloth should have. It looks more like a pillow.
Over all, I like this piece. It's very pleasing to look at. The background could use work and there are some minor errors, but, overall, it's very nice.
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Thank you for the useful comments! it was very nice to get some feedback! though I would prefer it if you refrained from using the words "Half assed" as I do not believe swear words contribute to improvement
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XD Sorry if it offends you in any way, those weren't my intentions. It's a bad habit.
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oh no i'm not offended ! XD i'm just not use to swearing XP but thank you! your comments were extremely helpful
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You're welcome! I'm happy to help!
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at first look it is blinding. a sensational contrast of colours and atmosphere that shines through any possible problems, one small thing i did notice is due to the art style they no longer look... alive, they are so shiney and dashes lack of a pupil is an artistic choice of course but it does make them look more like crystal statues.
the surrounding Environment is beautiful, the lense flare was a nice touch and deffinately added to the shiny environment, everything just looks so clean and pure.
next thing i noticed: the ground, at first i thought dash was flying but upon inspection she is actually standing either further back or higher than fluttershy but considering where the ground ends in terms of background height, it looks as if dash isn't standing on anything.
the small touches here an there like the rainbow in the left corner which took me a good few minutes to notice and the... petals? reflections? insects? the multi-colourd lines all over the screen which does make the environment look like it's moving which only strengthens the first problem i mentioned about the ponies looking solid and stiff.
none of these really ruin anything though so it deffinately gets a high score in my book
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oh I am sorry! I was replying ot the wrong critique ! forgive me for my words! D:
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Thank you for the useful comments! it was very nice to get some feedback! though I would prefer it if you refrained from using the words "Half assed" as I do not believe swear words contribute to improvement
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Wow! you didn't even allow me to have the chance to finish scrolling through the rest of the Drawfriend without being smacked in the face by yet another masterpiece of yours! I really must say that you have outdone yourself on this one! The lighting and color work, needless to say, is absolutely stunning, but ehat is really captivating me this time around is the amazing one point perspective that is centered on your light source! The fact that there is that amazing son that ties this piece together makes it just mind-blowing! I also really loce the stylistic lines and how it works together with your brilliant coloring work! This is another amazing piece and I feel terribly honored and privelaged to behold your wonderful artistic mastery! Kind regards, Princess Luna
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This is amazing!
I'm not even going to try to point out what you did right aside from saying that the colors and shading are perfect. not because they are bad but because I really don't want to be here all day/
So lets move on to the ... 2... 3 things that I think you could have done better on.
Ground contact- Rainbow dash's tail seems to go under her hind leg in a way that it should not be able to it basically looks like it starts going down and when it should hit the ground and have to bend or curve out of the way it just keeps going very minor problem.
The blank is confusing this is the one time that I will complain about the color the blanket just matches the sky so much that its hard to tell what it is, In fact when I first started looking at it I thought it was a pillow. the next problem with it is that it doesn't seem to act like a blanket it seems much smaller and more firm. Again just a minor problem.
to sum it up the only problems where rainbows tail and the blanket even including that this is some of the best art I have ever seen!
Keep up the great work!
P.S. forgive spelling please its to late for me to double check.
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The picture is adorable, I love the subject and it happens to be my OTP. Love the way you drew them, your pony style is very cute.
However I have a hard time finding a center of focus because of all the elaborate shine everywhere. It's also a little hard on the eyes, I feel like I can't appreciate the small details when everything is highlighted. I understand that this just may be your style, but I really think you should try to down the shine some. They look like crystal statues, which is kind of a cool effect on its own, but it doesn't really fit with what you're trying represent. Also I can't find any proper lighting, there are sections where it looks like you had a proper light source but then the sine added to areas completely destroyed it.
My suggestion add more shadows don't be scared to use different colors other then the base color for shadows, and try to highlight where the shadows are.
That's really all I have keep up the good work
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-Heart melts- DANG IT! I need another TnT -Sigh-
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:33< oh meulin MY EYES MY EYES what is what????????????
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Their manes look sooo sparkly!!! 
And the sky is just... wow...!!! 
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Wow, so shiny! Q3Q I love the bright light and colors. Your drawing style is really beatiful.
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So much shininess, cuteness,and happiness great art work
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MY EYES! It's so damn shiney and colorful~!!!
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XDD thank you very much!
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you are so very welcome~ lol
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Omg O love the colors .O. Its a rainbow explosion I just love it
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I love all your art sooooo much keep making more please it all just makes me so happy its so bright and beautiful keep it up!
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Sparkles
Too many Sparklez
It's...SO BEAUTEFUL ASHDFSDTEBGCJWYSGGWDESW
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