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sarahcarter [2006-01-06 21:49:49 +0000 UTC]

Hey, I like the title! Hehe
You have a very unique style, it's very cool! I like the background, how it kid of drips down, and I think that definately adds to the mood!

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DragonTreasureArt [2005-06-11 17:33:49 +0000 UTC]

Okay, this is really effective, the colours are great and the composition isn't bad at all, although your signature is rather a focal point, but I'll get onto composition in a minute... The three grades of dark to light in the background work very well and harmonise nicely with the figure. I feel like the girl is sitting on the rooftops gazing wistfully off at something. Perhaps the sleeve of her jumper could have been a little darker, as she is floating slightly at the bottom of the image, but this isn't too much of an issue because of the strong horizontal lines in the background. The use of the colour on the jumper echoing as the lightest colour in the background pulls the figure and background together successfully.

When you first look at the piece it is comfortable to look at, which is a sure sign you have been successful with the composition. If I analyse the composition this is what I come up with: When you move your eye across the bottom line of black it follows through into the curve of the girls hair. (If this was intentional then it was a very nice bit of composition, if it wasn't intentional then it's the perfect example of how we often subconciously compose things without even realising we're doing it!) The horizontal curvy line of black is sitting on the bottom third of the image. In order to compose an image correctly you should place significant objects or lines within the image, on a third section of the image - this is called "working with the Golden Third Rule" and it always works Equally, the top line of the middle grade of background colour goes horizontally across the middle third of the image (again using the "Golden Third") The vertical position of the arm echoes the vertical position of the hair on the right hand side of the girls face and means that there is a balance between horizontal and vertical lines.
My only criticism is that the signature could have been a little smaller as it draws the eye slightly too much, but that isn't exactly a huge artistic crime Overall though, a really lovely piece of work, very succefully rendered.

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TerminallySuburban [2005-01-14 18:20:00 +0000 UTC]

Wow, I really love the artistic style here, amazing work. With a relatively sparse number of lines you manage to convey a real sense of feeling here. The earth tones give off a feeling of rootedness, a belonging in this urban scene (at least to me) and the backgroudn gives a nice feel of depth, though it is slightly broken up by the occasionally streaky quality of the marker. Only other suggestion I can really give is to maybe reexamine the way the clothing fabric falls, it seems to clump once in a while. Again, great compositon and mood.

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ExiledSeraph6 [2005-01-14 16:59:38 +0000 UTC]

Very beautiful. You have a nice style.
I would suggest maybe working on the background. Make it look more mechanical maybe, with straighter lines for the structures.
Perhaps find a medium that won't leave those marker lines. I think it would add so much.

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rockafellachik [2005-01-14 16:34:44 +0000 UTC]

i think it's very well done, your cousin will like it. for some reason it reminds me of those Amy Brown Fairy paintings? i dunno, but it's very good.

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VrRyoko [2005-01-14 16:33:19 +0000 UTC]

How lovely. About the only thing that I can really see that could use some tampering with is her wrist. It looks a little too thin, so I'd make it a bit larger. ^^

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JellybeanQueen [2005-01-14 16:32:56 +0000 UTC]

Like the figure but im not sure about the background looks i dunno child like, how ever the woman got a thoughtful look so if is was ment to be child like beacuse she thinking about her child hood of somthing good.

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