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Sinije [2013-11-18 11:16:54 +0000 UTC]

This is a really good painting, reminds me a lot of those reeeeally old MTV commercials where they showed industrial backgrounds and such, with a giant sad penguin wailing away sadly. Was really meaningful and emotional, as is this. Fantastic work. The color-contrast works marvellously as well!
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LisaCheesa [2013-09-24 13:26:59 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful artwork!!!!!! It´s amazing!!!!

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edxo [2012-12-06 19:23:24 +0000 UTC]

This has got to be one of the most spectacular pieces of artwork I've seen on this website.
Reminds me of this animation by Anthony Francisco Sheppard. The dull lifeless city in the bg in my eyes represent the fact that advancements in technology ruined the natural beauty found all around us. We are so caught up in this surreal way of living that we forget the important things. The more time that flys by, the more regrets each and every one of us has to live with. This toucan is hope; a reminder that there is still some promise in this cruel, corrupt world.

Incredible.

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Aijoku [2012-09-22 08:13:29 +0000 UTC]

I love toucans, this yours is beautiful, nice work really

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awaicu [2012-01-28 19:01:32 +0000 UTC]

Critiquing through

That background. It is simply stunning! And with watercolors?! I really love it. Your execution is beautiful and the way it falls into streaks of paint at the bottom is brilliant! I can't suggest anything that needs work for the bg.

Critique on the bird really depends on what you were trying to depict. On the one hand, the bird is much less realistic looking than the city, which could be taken as an artistic choice if it connects to something you wanted to portray in this piece. On the other, perhaps you just wanted to emphasize the bird's color being a contrast from the city in black and white. In this case, perhaps adding some more details and highlights (especially white) to the bird in order to make the style blend a little better with the city would be a good choice. This would also place a little more emphasis on the color difference.

Honestly, this piece is really beautiful! Thank you for sharing it and I hope my critique was somewhat helpful

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MajdoleenWhite [2011-10-24 13:25:39 +0000 UTC]

i love thz bird >>> beautiful work <3

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bLiTh3 [2011-01-17 05:37:10 +0000 UTC]

Nice concept of using BW for the background and the color for the forefront object, BW signifying the fading away part.

Again well worked upon painting the buildings. I like the way you have tried to describe the "falling" of the world(rather the cities) with the paint strokes applied at various places. I also like the BW for the buildings as I feel that those buildings have taken away the various colors the nature has to offer.

I also like the way you have depicted the toucan, sitting far away from the dead place. watching carefully. The color on the bird attracts the attention of the viewer along with making him distinguish the living portion out of the whole art piece.

I somehow feel that you should work a bit more upon the bird to give it a bit of realistic look which would enhance your whole artwork.

Give its body a bit more hairy look by adding a few brush strokes at places. Also the eye and the beak should be worked upon.

Overall- Good work.


P.S. - This is just what I feel about your work, and there aint a scene where it all has to be true.

Good day,
Ashwin

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PB509 [2010-09-22 14:30:13 +0000 UTC]

whoa! awesome! love the contrast : )

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PetiteDesse [2010-09-11 00:55:07 +0000 UTC]

I just LOVE your use of color and the contrast between the toucan black and white bleeding city scape behind it. And what I get from it is the theme that nature will always prevail and how unnatural everything man made really is. Truly remarkable!

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Hortensie-Stone [2010-08-28 17:34:38 +0000 UTC]

This is a beautiful piece and congratulations on the art show. You really deserve it.
Your choice of colour and materials are perfect. It's obvious alot of time has gone into the detail in the background and this is definately worth it.

I agree that the pastel part needs a little more work. Maybe try adding some darker colours on the beak for more depth. I think the underside would look good shaded with dark blues and purples.
But then I really know nothing about pastel work.
Great picture.

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MarvelAtTheStars [2010-07-21 14:51:02 +0000 UTC]

Love this love this.
Great choice in bird, Toucan's have amazing colours.
The Bird made me feel as if the world still has some hope, as it is falling away.
Great Job

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x-surrealist-x [2010-07-21 02:34:44 +0000 UTC]

This is so cool! The toucan caught my eye, then I saw the background and I was like, sweet! I'm not a fan of working with watercolors so anyone who can manipulate them to make something awesome has my admiration. On that subject, I wouldn't change anything about the background. 'Tis fantastic!
I've done very little with oil pastels, but from what I know about them they're kind of hard to work with. (Harder than colored pencils, at least. ) You did a wonderful job on the toucan, but if you had to improve something I would say you could make his (her?) beak a little smoother. I like the chest, though. The texture looks like feathers.
Oh gosh... interpretation... hmmm... the first thing that came to mind was that Toucan looked out of place (not in a bad way), so maybe he was displaced? It could be a kind of environmental thing, like deforestation, or maybe about being out of your element? That's just what came to mind personally. Congrats on the art show! Great work and great piece.

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Saitronprince [2010-05-30 03:58:35 +0000 UTC]

The backgrounds' lilting buildings give it a charm that it really holds on to well in contrast with the vibrant toucan. Accented by what seems like wilted trees and simply being in b&w, I think it makes for a great piece. Personally, I like the toucan, but have two quips about how it's painted:
1. the eyes seem too simple for me. I think you can get a lot of expression out of the eyes, even if it's just a bird.
2. The detail seems too... minimal, really, especially when contrasted with the background. I feel like simplicity here COULD work, but the toucan seems to not be simple by intent; rather, it straddles the line of simplistic and complex in it's colors and detail. At this point, I'm just spitballing, I really can't pinpoint what exactly seems off about it, I just have that feeling. Maybe some fine black outlines?
Overall, a very good piece!

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VAngelLJ [2010-05-19 22:14:42 +0000 UTC]

This stuck out to me in the message center because of just how bright the bird is. I think that is wonderful. However, I'm a little unsure about the contrast you've portrayed between the foreground and background - I think it's a little bit too much. I really love the idea, but I feel that some subtle colours added into the background (maybe some gentle blue shading so as it is still in contrast with the oranges and yellows of the foreground) would draw less attention to the starkness of it and help it to 'blend' more. I realise that the contrast was probably the point of it, but at the moment it feels to me more like two separate images than one piece of artwork.

That said, this really is spectacular. The detailing in the background is wonderful, and the bird feels very alive and vibrant. Fabulous work ^^

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thanxforthefish [2010-05-19 15:45:05 +0000 UTC]

Wow I think this is just brilliant. I love the background, with the different textures in it and its really interesting to look at. The contrast between the vivid colours and the black and white is also very effective. I really love it and can hardly think of anything to improve, although the lower park of the beak looks a bit radioactive to me... But that's fine

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wzrdofozfan [2010-05-16 21:28:48 +0000 UTC]

I really love the detailed, b/w dreary cityscape in the background against the bold, solid colored toucan in the foreground.

I don't think there is anything wrong with it. Then again, that's just my opinion and I'm not a painter/artist.

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Ravyn-Karasu [2010-05-16 05:20:59 +0000 UTC]

I'm afraid I don't really understand this piece. It's eye-catching, but it seems all the elements are so unrelated to one another [if I'm wrong, do tell me. I just don't understand it on my own]

I DO like the contrast of a black and white background and colorful image in the foreground. I've seen this done before and they normally make some really interesting pictures

Meaning aside, the components themselves are very nice. The little details on the background image is very nifty and rises a bit if jealousy in me lol. The toucan is so colorful and cheery.

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shinchai [2010-05-15 14:44:25 +0000 UTC]

oh my god I love you.

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leavetheviolinalone [2010-05-15 12:24:25 +0000 UTC]

I like the contrast in here, although personally I would have opted for a darker or duller background. Nice textures!

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PropaGandhi101 [2010-05-15 05:36:51 +0000 UTC]

you have amazing watercolor skills!
wowow
how? do you ink as well?

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da-joint-stock [2010-05-15 00:57:50 +0000 UTC]

Hi!

This is really good! Both the pastel-work and the background look amazing!

I agree with *Doodlee-a the beak could use a little more shadow.

I think it might be nice to put the slightest suggestion of colour in the background, but then that would lessen your contrast.

Dan

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