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JREAGANA In reply to nikolesilva [2016-04-13 15:53:47 +0000 UTC]
Thank you, that's exactly what I was trying to accomplish..
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kskillz [2017-03-18 04:37:43 +0000 UTC]
This a great pic, love the imagination and detail. The colors are very bright and Vibrant. You did your thing on this my friend.
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JREAGANA In reply to kskillz [2017-03-18 13:32:15 +0000 UTC]
Thank you very much! Lots of hours paid off, I guess!
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kskillz In reply to JREAGANA [2017-03-18 21:05:43 +0000 UTC]
It sure did!
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Tuntalm [2016-05-04 16:32:20 +0000 UTC]
Hi ! member here !
That's a nice curved body, for sure ! It seems to be a very careful character, and I like the fact you mentioned the story of the universe she lives in, we can easily figure out who she is.
Let's start with the good points !
- Style ! You have a determined style, with a lot of interesting ideas I like the way you try to accentuate every shape and line, almost as a caricaturist would do. It is very dynamic and refreshing, and I feel like you mastered the art of lineart !
- The character design is stunning ! I mentioned the caricatural look above, but I like your use of curves and circles to give a very sexy look to this amphibian. I also like the way her "fish" face isn't covering her "human appearance", and that there are only a few elements related to water universe (on the ears, the forearms and the thighs). The green swimsuit is very clever, since it echoes the algaes of the rocks and catches the eye, and creates a sort of harmony in the piece. The character seems more settled this way. What is the grey and pink element on her hip ? It seems attached to the blue-pearled jewel she wears, but I cannot figure out what it is.
- The colours are bright and remind me of holidays, with the beach and everything. I think you did a great job at catching the atmosphere of the sea, with all its colours and warmness. The warm blue of the water is very refreshing (once again !). So, great job with that
- I would give a special mention to the little mutant frog/lizard, with its glasses ! I think it is a good thing you put some funny elements in your piece, because it adds a lot to the caricatural vision of your work. This applies to the fishing bag and to the big smile of your character as well.
Now, the points to improve...
- The shading of the background and of the rest of the universe could be improved in my opinion. I think it is too soft and prevent the audience from looking at your character more deeply. Creating some variations of tones in the water could make it realer, as you can see here : mystarfire.com/wp-content/uplo… . In the example, the water is a bit clearer near rocks and when the shore is close. It creates a yellow/blue gradient, because of the sand. Regarding the rest of the universe, I think shading the rocks and underneath them could be a solution to highlight your character. Try to work on value, by driving light where you want the viewer's eye to look at, and create contrast between the different areas of your piece (front part/ background..).
- What are the little pink elements on the rock ? I have some trouble to figure out what it could be. Look like gems, in my opinion.
Overall, you did a great job with the character design and the universe, and only have to create some contrast and work on where you want the viewer's eye to go. Your style is very interesting !
SO, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK !
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JREAGANA In reply to Tuntalm [2016-05-05 03:05:13 +0000 UTC]
thank you very much! I see what you mean with the different tones in water...I used reference for the sky, I don't know why I didn't for the water(*facepalm), since that's a fundamental lesson I learned in school; to draw what you see, not what you know. Same for the rocks. I meant for there to be less contrast on the rocks to stress them being in the background, but I think I made the light part too light, and the shade should also be a little darker.
The pink stuff on the rock is supposed to be kind of like a little fungus growing on the rocks, and the grey and pink element on her hip you refer to is her version of a knife...a sharpened blade made of rock/stone she can jab into or cut her prey, but designed for more of jabbing or punching motion instead of swiping or slicing--for under-water hunting/fighting. Don't know how I could have accurately pointed that out, but it wasn't a huge focal point for me.
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Ly-s [2016-04-30 23:58:13 +0000 UTC]
Hi ! I'm from ProjectComment
I like what you did here, it's a really joyful drawing that left us with a smile on our face (maybe not as big as your oc ahha that's a really big and content smile !). I like the concept and I have to say that her suit is so nice. I like all the details you did for the texture, and the pearls are so nice. You even made some water on her body, that's a nice touch. I like the details in the background, that makes your work even more lively, we can travel all around with our eyes. The moss is particuliary great and so well made ! I have to say, I love your little amphibian so much (the one with the little beach umbrella), it's such a funny and nice add ! We can see that you put a lot of time on the water, and it's such a hard work to draw a sea or even the ocean, urgh. It's a nice try even if I think that you'll be able to do even greater (with how you made the sky per exemple, it's just amazing!).
Now, there's so details with the shadow that doesn't always works, like she have a big BIG bag and we can cleary see that the sun is behind her. Normally, she would be in the shadow of her bag right ? Or she would have another source of lightning, which doesn't seem to be the case. There're some other little mistakes with the light as well, but I can understand why, because otherwise the drawing would be darker and wouldn't give that joyful moment. Perhaps the sun isn't well placed for that. It may be because of your art still, that I sadly doesn't know well, but her face is a little scary somehow, it's maybe because of how wide open her mouth is. The details on her teeth is well made, but that accentuate the scary feelings. It's maybe just my own point of view though. You could had more water on her skin I think, that would have being really nice, and since you did it a little on her (some water dripping etc), we can see that you know that you can do that ! (and that is well made). Wet hair too, etc. Accentuate the "reality" of your piece.
But well, it's just some advices to perhaps make it better ! Your work is really good, don't forget to add more reality on it and beware of the shadow/light !
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JREAGANA In reply to Ly-s [2016-05-01 01:23:16 +0000 UTC]
Thanks for the feedback, I can see what you mean. I agree with your comment on the face, and in fact, am a little surprised no one's mentioned it earlier. I think I should have gone with simpler, more cartoony teeth and maybe nose. The sun is actually supposed to be more high noonish, but the glare in the top left is supposed to be more like a glare on a camera lens rather than the sun's actual glare...but if it doesn't come across that way, then I didn't do it good enough. Dang. Thanks anyway, though!
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Marzi17 [2016-04-30 18:24:54 +0000 UTC]
Hiya - member here.
Wow... this is phenomenal! I especially like what I consider to be the focal point of this piece - the unnamed lady in the centre. You've captured her beauty exceedingly well without making her appear overly provocative or suggestive, because her swimsuit has been done in the perfect way that it reveals the killer figure that she possesses without showing too much off so the bits left to our imagination are teasingly concealed, and her beaming smile sort of looks 'cute' in a way put together with her squinted eyes as well as highly arched eyebrows so there is a good juxtaposition between her sexy below the neck appearance, and her kind of more 'innocent' facial expression in my opinion. The detail apart from on the lady is fantastic too - with the moss dangling from the rocks, reflections on the water that then bounce off the woman's skin and even the light clouds streaking across the sky, it all comes together to form an overall excellent piece. Well done!
One tiny thing that I did notice though, which sort of made me take a double look, is that her navel appears to be a tad too high up - to me, it should be quite a bit lower down her stomach as it looks like it sits on her waist in my eyes, so a way to perhaps amend this would simply be to move it so that it's just above the bottom of the swimsuit cut-out that it's in (if that makes sense). Also, as someone's already stated before me the rocks look like they're made of plastic a little so I think that a possible method of getting around this would be to add more shading to them in order to build on their dimension a bit more, but with all that being said you've done a really good job with this; I'm looking forward to seeing more from you, and keep up the good work!
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JREAGANA In reply to Marzi17 [2016-04-30 19:38:28 +0000 UTC]
Thank you very much! The "sexy but innocent" look was exactly what I was going for and I'm glad it worked! I see what you mean by the belly button, but I think my mistake may have actually been how I drew the hips. the belly button most always rests at the top of the waist, about even with the elbows when the arms are resting at the sides. So maybe the pelvis/hips may be slightly off as well? And yes I also notice the "plastic" look of the rocks. I'll be addressing those in the future. Thanks for the feedback!
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Mr-Toontastic [2016-04-21 15:21:50 +0000 UTC]
I have to say, I'm sure she likes to catch some fresh fish!
What I do enjoy the most, aside from the cheery woman, is how the light shines over the vine-covered rocks and slabs. The ocean looks a bit mixed with turquoise instead of aquamarine, but all-in-all, this is a very well done drawing. Excellent Work!
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Synmor [2016-04-21 02:37:02 +0000 UTC]
I'd love to see heavier shading on your background, and less shiny-ness on above-water rocks. They look almost like plastic.
The lighting itself in this picture is great though and really captures the bright heat of a perfect beach day. Nicely done.
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JREAGANA In reply to Synmor [2016-04-21 14:37:11 +0000 UTC]
I didn't realize it 'til you said it, but I now see what you mean with the rocks looking like plastic. I was just going for a wet look. As for the heavier shading, I did actually have more shading on the rocks at a couple points, but it always seemed to distract from the foreground, so that's why I decided to keep them somewhat light. However, I think you're right, they probably do need more.
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Synmor In reply to JREAGANA [2016-04-21 14:49:31 +0000 UTC]
I know you were going for a wet look, and I think it works on the lower rocks. But on the high ones, such as the arch behind her, it doesn't make much sense because they're so high out of the water. Even there, I think the lighting itself is good, but maybe mute it down a little so it looks bright rather than shiny? Either way, I still really like this picture.
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IWSC [2016-04-21 01:23:47 +0000 UTC]
Very beautiful! I like your style.
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JREAGANA In reply to IWSC [2016-04-21 02:15:50 +0000 UTC]
Thanks!
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IWSC In reply to JREAGANA [2016-04-21 10:22:04 +0000 UTC]
You're welcome!
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