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[Hank plus AR15]

Aight

I'm not a fan of Madness.
I'm a fan of Rhunyc's Madness fan-art.
Your pics capture an extra 1-dimension of drama, action and sheer epicness in a single scene.

This pic Hank is just blasting away at some unknown which produces a bucket load of gore. The dynamicism of the pic is all down to the diagonals - the flow of blood, the direction of the (gorgeously detailed) rifle, and the fall of the bullets. Not to mention the gritty colours you've decided to use.

My negative criticism is petty, since you shouldn't add/subtract much more to this pic. One is that I think you could have shaded/highlighted the head scarf a bit better, since the first thing I look at is either Hank's face, or the exploding barrel of the rifle.

The second is the size of the canvas - it's too tall! I think it might be easier to understand if you treat the rifle as a line that splits the canvas in half. It's an odd trick, but it helps enclose your character within the canvas. I think it would also keep most of the good bits within the centre third of your pic.

Summary: Yeah it's good and stuff.

Rhunyc responds:

Hey thanks for the amazingly awesome review. It makes me warm and fuzzy!!

Also, the depth of your review is great too, awesome feedback! I like to know exactly what I can improve on and what I should do to make the image better.. So thank you! :)

[cb -Dawn and Diana-]

Sorry, no thanks.

Lesbian rape, bunny ears and gravity defying solid masses of hair.
It's a tragedy that these stupid themes find their way into almost every single anime pic.

I'm awarethat this is an old pic , but please keep an eye on your anatomy since it's still lacking in your recent pics. If her right eye wasn't covered with hair it would have surely evacuated her skull, her palms are huge compared to her face, and her bodyshape is a rectangle with boobie bumps.

DawnieMewMew responds:

majority of these pictures, especially the recent ones are old that were never posted here...but thanks for the criticism.

[Comas]

Mmm

Four panels too long :( After panel two the joke drags.
It's a shame you decided to restrict yourself to C&H style, when you could easily be original with your own simplistic style.

GenericJosh responds:

Thanks, but I thought it looked better in their style, I wanted to do a guest comic for them and couldn't really make up a style on the spot. And don't all C&H comics drag on? like really?

[Stand On My Own Two Feet.]

Yup

Great colours, and nice lighting on the mountains and the edges of the castle.

If you changed the blobby clouds so they looked more natural, and tightened up the detail on the silhouette of the castle, you'll have an excellent pic right here.

Kuoke responds:

I accidentally started painting the clouds on the same layer as the sky, and seeing as how I was rushing myself - yeah. I'm also really bad with clouds, so I guess that was expected.
I will have to do something about that.

Thanks for commenting.

[Cahnel de Bleu]

Woo

Great job, I was almost fooled in thinking you uploaded an image off the web. The glassy sheen off the bottle is really interesting. Do you think you've learnt anything to use in your future paintings?

You may want to provide a link to your reference in the Author's Comments, so people can compare the two.

banegame responds:

Good Idea.
Thanks for the comment

[Cityscape]

Yup

Really captivating, glad your girlfriend liked it.

The level of detail is just right for viewing the entirety of the pic, and colours are applied well. The roof canopies adds to your use of perspective, and the cables draw together the opposing sides of the street.

Only a couple of negatives I can spy. One is the bloke on the balcony - it's difficult to empathise with such an emotionless figure. I thought it would be more fitting to paint figures representing you and your girlfriend, since it's a gift for her.

The moon in the sky is also totally lost in the clouds.

Much prefer seeing this to your fan-art, since it really shows off your creativity as an artist, rather than something for the masses.

[9th and Hennepin]

plop

Great use of perspective to capture the rain falling on our figure. The rainfall, puddles and the rebounding water off of the clothes are all interesting features to capture in the image.

The rains a bit wobbly, though, and would have been a decent opportunity to play about with custom brushes. I think a lot of the niggly bits, like the rain drops and water ripples, could be created a lot quicker with custom brushes.

Also the colour of the figures are bit bright for a rainy day, and may work better if they matched the ambient light from the pic - hues made colder, and less saturated.

[Friday Flood 3]

CAT POWERRR

The drawings a decent concept, and the boss claw-creature looks awesome. You defintely get the idea that we're now deep in a SHMUP game.

There's a few negatives which people have noticed, though. The composition is everywhere, and crowded. Ideally, you should work out what the main parts of the painting are (here I guess your primary focus would be the cat, secondary the boss) and develop the initial sketch so that the lines "point", so that you direct the viewers attention. Like here, you've got the missiles pointing at the cat, but you could also have had the boss's claws grasping round the cat, and the whip addding to the composition, say circling round the cat, or making contact with the boss.

Also aim for symmetry, since the axes of the picture can work wonders as well. It's a shame the cat has been nudged away to make room for the rocket on the right.

... that's a huge review! Sorry, but I wanted to give some decent composition advice.

Felis responds:

Lol, huge reviews aren't minded when they're helpful. Thanks!

[Kingfisher]

DIVE DIVE DIVE

Yeah I like it. The bold, striking colours of the king fisher are gorgeous, but the best bit is bubbles and the surface of the water that have been pulled along with its dive. Gorgeous. Great use of brushes for the background, too.

I ~think~ the kingfisher needs some more contrast on the blues. The detail you've got is fine, but I do feel you could have brought it out a bit more.

I'm giving you a 10, though, because it's a great image, and I love it's dynamcism.

J-qb responds:

Thanks for the 10 and review, I guess I could have used abit more contrast in the blues .. especially the second darkest shade could be a tad darker probably..

[Night Dip - Flood the Portal 3]

Hello

Nice job Kraig. You have the total isolation of the figure that has emerged frm huge expanse of water, I think she's having a period of "reflection" in her solitude, as she's gazing at her image on the water.

I like the technique you've used for the surface of the water, the simple dark blue/indigo palette, and the gradient off in the distance. I'm also a fan of the half emerged boobs from the water, and the glistening light on her hair.

I think the surface ripples around her could be better. There's a fair few fine lines you've used there, but they don't really show the shape of the water. I think what works best is to start wiith a thick stroke, and work on more layers that gradually get lighter. The sparkles don't add anything for me, sorry.