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erickramirez [2018-11-03 23:57:19 +0000 UTC]

Love it.                   

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Seeeks [2018-10-23 14:16:11 +0000 UTC]

Found this on ProjectComment. This is a very ambitious picture and even though recently I've found it hard to come up with reviews, I could instantly tell that I could easily come up with several paragraphs full of text looking at this picture. I can tell that you put a lot of thought and effort into it.

The attention is instantly drawn to the creature with a hole in his face, and the redhaired woman. The poses are very dynamic and it's instantly obvious that it's intended as dancing.

There are three distinct color areas: the creature with a hole in his head and the background form one group, then there's the warrior woman that has multiple colors on her, and finally the flames and the mirror-looking objects. The lack of color on the creature paired with the multitude of colors on the woman form an effective contrasting couple that makes them seem like polar opposites, like life and death. The colorful scales on the woman's shoulder bring to mind a gumball machine and is an instant eye-catcher. The creature's lack of a face makes me think surrealism - this world isn't governed by the same laws of nature as our own. The stern expression conveyed by the lips and cheeks is one of the best details of the whole painting and the presense of the hole where the eyes and nose would be makes the expression even more effective. The shading on this area and also the shoulder and chest area are great.

The clouds have very interesting shapes and my attention mostly remains on the upper half of the picture, rarely visiting the bottom half. The use of color on the flames is bold, but the lack of purity on the colors eats away from the effect a bit. The flames also aren't casting sharp highlights and shadows on the stones as you would effect. The two smallest rocks appear vaguely believable in terms of reflection and shadow casting, but the three larger rocks are more vague and could afford to be defined further.

It seems that the mirror-like objects are intended to be floating, but it initially appeared that the one on the right was merely sticking out from the flames, and it took me a moment to realize based on perspective that the flames are intended to be on the ground and the mirror objects floating in the air. I think that the separation of different planes of depth could be improved. I realize that something like that is challenging to do, and I might not be immediately able to tell how it could be accomplished, but gut feeling says that the dirty purple color on part of the flames is too close to the purple shadow on the triangular part, causing them to merge, whereas a clearer separation would help establish that the mirror object is in front. Analyzing the visual cues in the picture makes the intended separation of depths more apparent, but at a glance, the lower part of the picture appears somewhat flat. I initially didn't even notice the burning silhouettes of characters in the flames. Becoming aware of them helped to figure out the implied perspective and made the picture easier to read.

The anatomy on the characters is partially good, but some things could afford to be improved further. The extended arm appears a bit too long in terms of width, and the hand a bit too small. Also the shape of the muscles doesn't really come out and the upper and lower arm mostly come off as even cylinders. Yet the skin tone and shading near the shoulder are rather attractive. The creature's arms are very different in terms of proportions, but given that he is clearly intended as a surrealistic creature, deformity doesn't stand out as flaw and could rather be seen as a character trait. The hand/arm holding the woman is beautiful and almost delicate.

The woman's face is expressive and the eyes are pleasantly luminous. I appreciate the crisp highlight on the side of the forehead, especially where it touches the eyebrow. I think the brown line separating the face from the neck is a bit too "in your face" and doesn't read as a shadow cast by the curvature of the jaw. Also the ear could benefit from some darker shadow areas, because the way it is now, it looks like the grooves and the outer curvature don't go as deep as they would in reality, making it appear a bit flat. The piece of jewelry on the forehead seems off center, not sure if intentional or not. The brown triangle between the golden armor and the creature's skin is a bit vague. It's unclear which character it's a part of and makes it look a bit like the two are merging there. The details and curvature of the armor are aesthetically pleasing and innovative. The way the colored mosaic on the boot is illuminated is impressive and reads as realistic, but it's easy to miss because it doesn't stand out unless you zoom in on it.

You might pay more attention to the direction and intensity of the light when shading. It looks mostly believable but doesn't always match the angle of the surfaces it bounces off of. The flames and the burning silhouettes could benefit from more definition. Also viewing the picture in the largest zoom reveals a level of detail that is no longer optimal. It might be more flattering to upload a 80% or 75% version and only keep a full size version for the off chance some is interested in ordering prints.

Looking at the previous version, you've come a long way since then and you should be proud of your progress. Although the file you linked to says it was uploaded in 2013, so when you wrote 2015 here, it makes me wonder if that was a typo.

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stonesbreaak [2018-10-21 23:25:02 +0000 UTC]

This is so interesting that I really like it!!! I love the mood and the story that tells behind it,  Keep it up dude!! 

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Capramare [2018-10-21 19:57:06 +0000 UTC]

I love the whole color scheme and those clouds in the background are so beautiful! 

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Peace-In-Violence [2018-10-20 23:13:31 +0000 UTC]

fantastic work, there's a lovely sense of motion to the piece.

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kiborgalexic [2018-10-20 21:13:30 +0000 UTC]

Awesome work!

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