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MachinesBleedToo [2012-07-02 13:30:21 +0000 UTC]
Yo- #FeedbackFrenzy brought me 'ere!
This is adorable. I really love the character interactions, the expressions are so playful and full of personality. I also like the silhouette of the gryphon in the background, gives this environment a sense of depth.
The light sources are a little all over the place though- the shadows from the rocks on the water look too long to be realistic, it took a while for me to notice where they were coming from. The darkness on the left side of the cliff vs the brightness on the right side doesn't make a lot of sense to me either, the left side cliff would still be fairly bright even if not as bright.
The characters also look shaded entirely differently from each other. The one being bitten by the turtle (Kai?) has less depth in her shadows than on the laughing one (I assume that's Amini...I feel terrible when I don't know people's characters names lol. :<) and also she has less detailed highlights. The turtle looks different again, I suppose it's because it appears to have lines while the other two don't, so not as much as a shading issue as it is style.
The last thing I want to note is the highlights on the water- they come a bit too far forward if the sun is on the horizon we see. If the sun is on the horizon BEHIND the turtle, the highlights would come up further towards the viewer, even reflecting on the turtle a little bit. I would advise also look up references for the way water reflects light too, the 'pattern' of it doesn't look realistically water-like (I HATE saying the ref thing because it seems lazy, but I suck at water lighting so I can't really give any solid advice on technique.)
Overall I really love the vibrancy in the characters and their environment. You've created a scene with life to it, and the characters feel easy to relate to just because you've depicted them that well. I really adore the texture and detailing of the cliffs, they're so three dimensional and solid looking. The way you shaded with blues and yellows gives this a lot of value depth which is wonderful- it's so common to see people shading in black and white.
I like The clouds also, they're beautiful. And the white parts of the water, it really depicts the movement of the water well. Awesome work dude! I hope that was helpful. <3
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LoD90 [2011-08-25 18:39:04 +0000 UTC]
this is so wonderful!
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Shadow-and-Flame-86 [2011-08-23 11:12:08 +0000 UTC]
hehe love the angry turtle and kailani's expression! great work
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Quisum [2011-08-13 04:59:49 +0000 UTC]
That sculpture of Titania is making me giggle XD
It's cool how you captured the sunset with those long shadows instead of painting the actual sun. Nice touch!
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rice-chex In reply to Quisum [2011-08-13 06:13:57 +0000 UTC]
lol yes I love it! thank you!
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rydicanubis [2011-08-12 04:02:55 +0000 UTC]
Bwaahahaha! I love the 'portrait' of Titania! x}
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FootyBandit [2011-08-12 01:46:55 +0000 UTC]
Love this! How cute! I love the painted style as well! Beautifully done!
Hehehee Poo. 8D
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Paper-Rabbit [2011-08-12 00:15:24 +0000 UTC]
So pretty, I love the details on the feathers and the turtle's scales. The sandy texture you used on the background is also a nice touch. Now I'm gonna feel bad if I don't turn in something as nice as that XD.
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rice-chex In reply to Paper-Rabbit [2011-08-12 02:51:51 +0000 UTC]
pssssshshshs you don't even have to try to put something out better than this, so no problem for you! lol
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KestrelWings [2011-08-11 23:58:01 +0000 UTC]
Ahaha, this is awesome! I looooove the colors and textures you used. So, so pretty. <3 And the story made me giggle lots.
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Elephantfreak [2011-08-11 23:32:10 +0000 UTC]
Also, I love how you got all those feather's on Amini's breast. They're so poofy! The way you colored the clouds in the bg is lovely. Purple with pink-ish highlights.
Waterfall probably would have flowed down more against the cliff than you have it. Love the details on the cracked eggs. The sea turtle also looks well done, I like the scales on it's flipper thing and the way you did the lip of it's shell. I like how you have the shadows very long, but the shadow on Kailani is much shorter than the ones coming from the rocks in the sea, making their shadows shorter, or them taller would look better in my opinion. All in all, for me it's hard to tell distance in this picture, even with the gryphon in the bg.
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rice-chex In reply to Elephantfreak [2011-08-12 02:49:48 +0000 UTC]
true to all. for the shadow though I moved kai up in the picture, then her wings blocked out the rocks so I had to reposition them even though I didn't shorten the shadow. poo on me for that, but all is easy to fix. Except for the distance, I was thinking that before I submitted it, then I was oh welllllll. haha yup
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Elephantfreak In reply to rice-chex [2011-08-12 07:04:22 +0000 UTC]
Well, that explains it, it's fun to know why things are a certain way in art~ Makes it more original and interesting! Yeah, distance is really hard. I have trouble with it too.
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Syphellium [2011-08-11 23:24:31 +0000 UTC]
This is so cute yet so beautifully drawn ;u;
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Elephantfreak [2011-08-11 23:22:04 +0000 UTC]
Lol, I like this, a very silly and entertaining scene. *is at the beach right now so finds this coincident lovely*
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Cao [2011-08-11 21:48:26 +0000 UTC]
The 'poo' is a rather enjoyable detail. XD
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rice-chex In reply to Cao [2011-08-11 21:50:18 +0000 UTC]
it's my favorite part lol
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Ciameth [2011-08-11 21:37:12 +0000 UTC]
Beautiful! That Titania sand sculpture is absolutely fetching, and I like Kailani's unfortunate run-in with one of the remaining mother turtles.
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ferretsketch [2011-08-11 21:34:46 +0000 UTC]
Hahaha love it
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Raicoh [2011-08-11 20:17:37 +0000 UTC]
So soon but so beautiful! I think you captured the "essence" of the Turtle Festival perfectly; nice job! btw love the expressions
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rice-chex In reply to Raicoh [2011-08-11 21:46:09 +0000 UTC]
thanks much!
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