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[Sleepy Head]

Not as good as your last one

I really liked your last one, the sophisticated character, and I do like the style here as well, but I feel this looks a bit more sloppy.

As with your last one, it's colorful and looks childish, not a bad look. This is your style, but with a style like this you can easily end up being sloppy, and making it look less fun, less entertaining.

The backgrounds here are really poor, and filled in differently from the rest of the piece. You need to make sure you're consistent throughout the entire drawing, and not change style halfway through.

You should stick to your style and not try to fill in as much as you do. Using different shades of a colour to fill in the background and in general everything, as you did in the last piece, looks a lot better.

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up-a-notch responds:

ok thanks i like that better too! everyone tries to change me!

[Mr. Monocle]

Something about your style appeals to me.

I don't really know what it is. It might be the childish and simple style of your drawing, but there is something in this picture that really appeals to me.

First off, the character. Of course it's not anatomically correct, it looks humorous and funny, like something a kid could draw. His head, about the size of his entire body, seems to be disfigured, a rushed job. He looks dysfunctional, without a doubt. No, wait, he looks funny. That's more like it. In addition, you've got typical clouds in the back, just like what I'd draw, and the sun, same story.

What I think makes this one is your use of colours. I like how you haven't just settled for one shade of a colour and just used the fill-in tool to completely colour it in one click. Instead, it seems like you've given large parts of the piece a blue base, and then used different colours of blue on the sky, while not filling in anything, except for the face, completely, leaving that blue undertone. I also like how the colours seem to be smudged into eachother, giving the impression of something that has been done sloppily and rushed.

Sloppily? Childish? Rushed? I dunno. I like it! Keep working with this. It'd be really cool if you could get a comic going with Mr. Monocle, give him some sort of personality.

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up-a-notch responds:

ok sure, and i don't use the fill tool due to how it looks when you use it

[Woman]

Toes and fingers really are a pain in the ass.

But you really nailed the fingers on this one, at least that's what I think.

First off, I like the background. I like that you centered the female form and drew these lines, which brings the attention directly to the woman, in the middle.

Anatomically speaking, I'm pretty sure this drawing is pretty accurate. The face/head seems to be a little small, and the arm that is stretched out is a bit thin, but that's just picking peas. I think that's the expression, isn't it? I wouldn't know. Norwegian coming through!

Your use of shading seems to be pretty much spot on, which also looks really neat. Seems like there is a light pointing pretty much directly at her.

Of course, it's a sketch, but I'd love to see you draw some more human forms. You've got something going, and hey, practice makes perfect, doesn't it? You could outline this piece with a pen, try to draw some toes (though I completely understand if you don't), and fill in with colour, if you wish. Which you don't really need to. I like how her hair is the only thing on her body that is coloured.

(Also, her breasts look a bit off.)

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Merol responds:

They are!!! isn't it???
I don't know, the arm that is not streched seems more thin for me, haha.

"Just picking peas", I don't know if that's the expression, i'm not american either, but I think I get what you are trying to say, so, THANKS!!!

I've drawn some more human forms actually, I just couldn't stop after this one. Go see them if you want (it would make me happy :D). But I haven't draw toes yet...

And yeah, maybe the breasts look a bit off, specially the one at the right, but I think they look fine anyway.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!

[Midnight]

Feels cold

And warm, both at once.

I'm giving this a seven, mainly because it doesn't make me go "wow". It's a very well-done piece, especially seeing as you say you've only been messing around in Photoshop. However, it seems a similar result could be easily accomplished from using some effects and brushes.

Either way, you composed the picture well. With dark colours, the picture feels cold, but there's something about it that feels really inviting and calming, relaxing. I guess it's the choice of the blue colour.

You did pretty good on cropping out the moon from whatever the original picture was, and I couldn't really see much evidence of it being cropped at all. Didn't even know it was cropped till I read Fro's review, and your response.

Also, I agree with Fro, this one must be viewed in it's full size.

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Imacow responds:

Thanks for the review, good sir!

[Mushroom Kingdom Stand-Up 1]

I see a series in the making.

Like always, a comment on the graphic first:

Your style is very simple, which is also flattering, and it sure looks good. The colors are maybe a bit too simple, I'd like to see some sort of shading used, but along with your drawing style which is simple, the simple use of colors really works out.

The simple plot makes me at least smile, no matter how bad the joke is. It might be how you perform it, setting the gag up and leaving an empty panel, before the punchline, if you can call it that.

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Iplaygames responds:

I agree with the colors... I need to add shading, and a better background then... blue. I'm going to redo this when I get my laptop back... but not until then. The only program I have available for art at the moment is MS Paint... which I've been exploring as well.

Thanks.

[Burned Tower (Ecruteak City)]

Not bad

It does look a little childish, I have to agree on that, but not necessarily because you're using pencils with color, but because you've used such a simple style. The colors are simple, and there's barely any shading at all. Your stroke seems accurate and pretty neat, which is a good thing, of course.

From your responses, I've gotten that this is from a pokemon game. You should've mentioned that in your comment. The house should be burned, which is really hard to see. It rather seems to be simply old and worn down. Charred wood looks black, but if this is what it looks like in the game, then my bad.

I'll try to conclude with looking only at the technical aspect, because I don't have anything to compare it with.

Try to add more shading effects. not so much pressure on the pencil in lighter areas, and more pressure when you want to add shadow. Try not to be so stiff. Your lines are good, but it looks a little unnatural. I don't think you should stop using pencils, but if you intend to keep using them, make sure you completely fill in with color.

[Kinetic]

Not scouted?

Wow, this is incredible. This is incredible! And seriously, why aren't you scouted yet?

First off, the colors make this piece. Dark, chilling colors, makes the piece colder and deeper, as well as a tad more realistic.

Details can be overdone and not done at all, but right here, it's done perfectly. There is just enough detail to suck you in and make it look so much more real, all the while giving it a deeper meaning.

Shading looks great, though it's a little overdone on the nose, other than that, great stuff!

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KrevZabijak responds:

I was scouted, then DD hacked Egoraptor and unscouted everyone, so I'm sure it'll take time before someone that is scouted comes across my work again.
I'm glad you enjoyed the cold colour scheme- It's a favorite realm of mine.
Yeah the nose is a picky spot with a lot of people, but like I always say- I'm addicted to mixing genres of art into one piece so you do not get a continuous style- every element you look at is done in a different way. I'm just an oddball like that.
Love your review, and I'm glad you liked this!

[Capture the Moment]

Calm

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Score: 5 / 10
Review:
I like this piece! Yeah! I really do!

Seriously, I do. I like it, because the blue in the back and the color of the table are calm and soothing, whilst the news clip in the back make it a little disturbing. I'm guessing it's a journalist's workplace or something. Or someone with a missing family.

The perspective is a little off, and the camera does look slightly weird, but other than that, i can't find many flaws. Seeing as it seems like there's a light shining directly on the lens, the shadow should probably be on the other side of the camera. I do like the effect on the lens.

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Fro responds:

Score: 5 / 10?

But you give me an 8?

[Dark Entry]

Best of the three

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Score: 8 / 10
Summary: Best of the three
Review: Really, this is the best of the three pieces. Simply because it has the Silent Hill-mood in it.

The colors are dark and grey, daft colors, making it seem sad or scary. It's simplistic, but not simply a square with more squares and a circle, I can clearly see it's a door, and it doesn't blend in with the wall behind.

The one thing that really makes this one, is the smudged look.

The frame of the door looks a little large, as well.

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Fro responds:

Agreed, thanks.

[Owen Morrison]

Looks neat

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Score: 8 / 10
Summary: Looks neat
Review: I see it's a sketch, but this looks good. Would do good in a movie.

I'd like to see some more detail. I can practically imagine the hair waving in the wind just while looking at the picture. The coloring is simple, with just a little shading. The white spot, which I guess is supposed to look like light reflecting, shouldn't be completely white. It really looks like you forgot to fill it in.

The stream of blood has the right color, but it looks like it's voluntarily moving into the edge of the mouth. Or it might just be me.

Nitpicking: The hair coming from behind his nose looks like it's growing out of his nose. Could possibly make it bend less, because it looks like it bends outward. Or, draw some of it next to the ridge of the nose.

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Fro responds:

Thanks for the tips. Kind of an incomplete sketch I guess.