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DraumWitch [2016-08-06 17:28:13 +0000 UTC]

this is wonderful, love the clever use of foreground and the motion lines of that magic effect! very pretty!

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Zitruseis [2016-06-17 21:49:06 +0000 UTC]

Hi, I'm from .

I chose this piece because I thought it looked very dynamic. And looking at it in full size, I was right about that. I really like how you drew these magical effects - they turned out great and give the piece some tension and action. The way hair, attire and clothes move with the (magical?) wind has a similar effect and looks equally awesome.
I also think you did a good job with the textures, especially on the clouds of dusts at his feet.
As for the character himself, I like his outfit. It's simple and looks like good and very practical casual outfit in a fantasy world, but the little pieces of jewelry and decor prevent it from being boring. I think his hairstyle is a bit odd and unflattering, but that's purely a matter of taste and not a real point of critique. One thing I noticed is that his bracelet looks awfully tight on the lower side, almost painted on partially.
The character's pose looks very good. You can basically feel the power running through his body. I really admire how you drew his right hand, it looks fantastic. The other one looks a bit stiff, though. The facial expression is great, too, you can see (and feel) the tension and concentration. However, I think the facial features look a bit off - I think it's because of the left ear which looks to me like it has the wrong angle.
Finally, I think the edges in this picture are a little too hard. It's especially apparent when you look at where the clothes meet the background - it looks a bit like cutting out a piece of paper and gluing it somewhere else. I had the same problem when I started doing digital art without layers or lineart, but I figured that drawing along the edges with a somewhat blurry brush helped a lot. I recommend giving it a try.

Good job, keep it up!

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Mmatt0904 [2016-06-06 00:14:35 +0000 UTC]

Hello, I'm here from

*cracks knuckles* lets do this. A little about me, I love to receive criticisms because I feel that I can learn something and improve, so if at any time you think I am being a little harsh, just know that I am doing this with the best of intentions.  I chose your piece out of dozens to critique because I see promise and think that you can learn something, so without further ado, lets start:
I think you have nailed the effects aspect of this piece, in particular the lines around him and the lightning ball in his hand.  Both are simple yet effective and I think they came off well. Another area I think came off well is the mountains in the backside however, there are proportional issues in it. the way the perspective is shown and how close the mountains/rocks are makes it seem as if the character is a giant or at least pretty tall. The clouds of smoke that surround the character are also very well done but something interesting to see would be varying degrees of opacity and different heights because they all seem to look pretty uniform.
While I see the tree is trying to be a continual "wrapping/spiral" feel to it, I feel as though the texture could be better portrayed as it jus seems that it is just several browns going in that spiral motion. A smaller point to note is that I feel that the turn on it is a bit too sharp, it almost appears to be going at a 90 degree angle which is unusual in nature, especially for a tree.  I'm not sure if you were trying to make sure it can fit in the picture parameters or what but maybe make the picture taller so you can fit the tree in more naturally or simply be alright with cropping it. Forcing it to fit doesn't benefit the picture.
And now the part of the picture I feel most qualified to talk about, the character. Lets talk anatomy: torso to legs wise I feel that you actually did a solid job because a common trend is that people like to make them more or less equal in height.   I would have liked to see a hint of feet in there (might be were a lower opacity on a cloud could have helped) but overall I think it is alright.  The face however, is much too small, and his neck is also, well not really there.  
To help with that, understand what pose he is in, since his arms are at his side it is evident that his shoulders would also be scrunched up, (like pds24.egloos.com/pds/201203/10… ) but if he is more relaxed, ( like 33.media.tumblr.com/c686567be2… ) you would see more of his neck.  There is a conflict in terms of his pose. His facial structure is, like I mentioned earlier, too small. Try doing the age old trick of making the circle around the top of his head to get a clear indicator of where the hair stops and where his eyes are, because since his jaw is too narrow it seems as though his whole face is just filled with the mouth, nose and eyes and leaves little for actual cheeks and other skin. 
I like how you remembered that there is a light source from the lightning ball because a lot of people tend to forget about that (sometimes even I do).
Last thing I want to talk about are his hands. Firstly his hand with the effect on it is GREAT! Honestly the shading and shape came across great and I am really pleased with that. However, the other hand needs some work, it is way too long and the fingers on that one look too perfect, like they all are perfectly in a line, each finger is different, some are small, some come out more than others so keep that in mind.  

I hope I wasn't too hard on you, I know I wrote a novel but I only did it because I feel that you are on the right track, have a solid foundation and with more practice, can go on to do great things! Just keep in mind perspective, pose/positioning and texturing.  You have some skill with using the digital painting brushes already but if you take the time to study other works and pay attention to how things interact with eachother, I know you will be awesome! Keep it up!

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ambue [2016-06-05 23:50:12 +0000 UTC]

Hi, I'm here from ProjectComment I'm not really sure how to critique, but I'll give it a shot. 

I really like the amount of thought and detail you've clearly put into this piece. The expression is very effective, you can clearly see how focused and serious the character is. I can also see a lot of interesting action happening here; I especially like the way the necklace and the hair are being blown in the wind. 

However, you've used a lot of mid-tones, and I feel like the atmosphere of this piece would really benefit from from some lighter lights (which would be nice to see in the clouds and where the light of his magic is cast on his skin and clothes) and some darker darks (in the rocks iin the background as well as the tree, which gets lost in the hair a bit). His knees seem a little low down, but I can definitely relate to having trouble with anatomy.

Overall, this is a lovely painting and I think you've done a great job with it

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Okami-Kitsune03 [2016-06-05 18:58:09 +0000 UTC]

OUTSTANDING! X3

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xXPetunia-I-Luv-UXx [2016-06-05 15:57:24 +0000 UTC]

Wow this is awesome!! And you're so right about the detail--I can just see how much effort you put into this one picture!!      

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