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Published: 2009-06-20 03:41:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 2952; Favourites: 94; Downloads: 53
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Stranglehold of fame is both tight and perilous. Nice old school rock tune to from Ted Nugent. This started out as a practice sketch and kinda blew up to be a color practice session too. Took me a whopping 5 hours to color. I dont know where i could be wrong in this piece, i'll leave it to the crits out there. As usual, i'll be taking critique but won't change anything. I'll try better next time.The dude's name is Miyamoto Bennosuke, protagonist of our story being published in July. Check out our gallery to see Koden's first issue.
Practice sketch here [link]
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This is excellent the lighting is well done the color is beautiful. If you want me to find something that needs work I would say shine on the blade. I think you could of made it a little brighter along with the whole edge of the blade. Just a thought. Excellent piece it deserves all the e.deviantart.net/emoticons/p/pā¦ " width="15" height="16" alt="
Michael L. Sawyer
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Giving a critique means giving constructive pointers. What's the purpose of the critique if there's no effective approach and you're awarding an all 5 stars for all criteria? It just means the picture is perfect (at least in your opinion) and critiques would be unnecessary. Your 'critique' is better as an ordinary comment.
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I did give a suggestion to the artist! I graded the piece based upon presentation, color, and the overall artistic skill involved in the piece. Do you think I should of given a diffrent critique? I am an artist and I liked the detail of the piece as well as its presentation. It deserved every star that I gave it. The artist asked for a critque so I gave it I did not find a flaw in the work and enjoyed the piece as a whole.
Thanks for your concern on my critique, but I still stand by what I gave.
Have a wonderful evening.
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hmmm again sorry for the comment... but when you will try to look at him... its like that his falling...and he is so thin..hmmm but i can see your ideas... and job with colors...hmmm i cant comment about your colors >_< because im still not good enough
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hmmm...it look so flat >_< sorry for the comment...but if you will try to look at him form his arm until his waist... yo can see that it is so flat...maybe because of the shading with the skintone...
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For some reason, he looks a lot younger here in this picture. Also, it's been said before, but the lower half of his body just doesn't match up with the top half. If he was standing on one foot, maybe this would have worked, especially since he's wearing such long hakama.
His arms are wayyyyy too long. I understand that you're doing some exaggeration for him, but his legs need to be longer or his arms need to be shoulder.
Regardless of that, your linework and color is as clean as usual.
It's good to see Bennosuke back in action! I missed that guy.
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I love how friggin tall he is! The pose is just great.
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Hmm....to my opinion, I think the most dynamic things in this piece would be...
1. The grass
2. The sunset
3. The fact that it appears as if he's on the edge of a cliff.
Taken the fact that I have no idea what he's doing, those 3 things just make this piece epic.
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I'm just extremely lost trying to figure out the location and actual pose of his limbs beneath the myriad of oddly falling clothing... It sort of looks like leg is coming out of his sleeve... I'm more or less confused about a lot in this, including the seeming grip he has on his own hair with his left hand. Lines great. Coloring and shading and lighting, awesome. I'm going to visit this a few times before I can articulate the specifics of what is unsettling about it.
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Yeah my anatomy so darn bad. I've been practicing a lot lately to prepare myself for the second issue of the comics.
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I've got 2 pieces of yours that clearly say your anatomy is fantastic... I think the details and bulky clothing make it hard to perceive what the actual pose is. How the limbs are positioned...
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True. I just make them very inconsistently. I need to knock them down whenever i want them. Plus i did go a bit more stylized with this piece.
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Just because our eyes or your eyes wanna beat the piece up, I wouldn't feel too bad about man. It's still very cool looking, and you did a great job like you always do!
One of these days i'm going to be commissioning you to do the final member of the Kouryou Clan, Kembo. Since you've already done Zengi and Kaoru.
I think you're supremely talented man. Oh! I'm gonna send you a note, i've got a random non-related question to ask you.
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sure thing man. Thanks.
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This is one amazing image o w o
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Yes lol, I couldn't quite work out the legs there...But I am in love with the colors!!!
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NICE! My favorite parts about this painting are the sky and his sword. Great work for only 5hrs. I have yet to do a painting in that time cause I'm so picky....and my computer is super slow.
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hmmmm i perfer the lineart to this colored piece....i dont know why.......the lines were really nice
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Many say i tend to lose a lot of detail when i do my colors. I should strike a better balance on that.
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I really love how you did the grass. Add a very beatiful touch to the picture <3
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too lazy to crit, but the only the i saw right away, there wasnt a lot of color contrast on his body...like some highlights on his left hand side would be nice, starting from the elbow and going down.
The sun isnt a Direct light, like a light bulb, its pretty ambient since you have to think its shining on the world.
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That's really great I love the dramatic colours and highlights and the epic feel it has, but his anatomy doesn't make sense? Or am I missing something?
Anyway, I love it nonetheless. Faved.
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The graduated shading of the sunset and flying leaves really gives the image a forceful impact. The pose and cloth folds are very fluid, well done. Perhaps being a tiny bit bolder with highlights on the samurai on light-touched areas (and the sword - make that glare shine)could give this great picture added omph.
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While the picture and pose is very dynamic, I'm having a hard time trying to distinguish where his other leg is. I think this is partly because of the colors used, how some of the cloth and his skin are very similar tones.
Apart for that, I think it's great picture.
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that's one awefully thin leg he has there .... and err ... your pencil work is great, your coloring skill is great ... but both just doesnt match for some unknown reason =.=llll
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