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burn0ut · Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2000 9:16 pm

Here i finished it.. hope EVERYONE likes it if not tell me what i could have done better

please feel free to critique it n all thanks.
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nori · Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2000 10:41 pm

I think it looks neat. Don't you think the katana needs a handguard though?

I didn't know wood-elves had such weird muscle structure.

chalker · Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2000 11:54 pm

like it a lot..

especially the muscles

cool to see such weird muscles, and still looking like its anatomicly correct..

you did a good job on the coloring.

TurboYVR · Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2000 1:07 am

i love the nice clean look you have... the colouring style fits it nicely, too. I think the bg could be improved though, and i think the grass should be a little lower so as to show off the weapon more. Show off a handguard, and have only the blade entering the grass.

TweeK · Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2000 3:42 am

To be honest, i liked the sketch better.
The pose with the hands is great, don't cover it with the grass.
And his arm is all wrinkled and shit... looks a bit weird.

Anyways, great pose and great picture

Jeff

micke · Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2000 8:19 am

Hey! Thats really cool!

Everything is
very well defined but i think you can tone it down on the arms and let the darker shadow do the job instead of the black outline.Also you could remove the black outline to in some areas(since you've got an shadow colour)just tone the shadow colour down instead.
I like it.

-Micke

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faustgfx · Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2000 8:34 am

the grass disrupts the overall image, it looks a tad too unfinished and hurried. shade the grass as you shaded the elf..?

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burn0ut · Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2000 1:34 pm

uhm.. my geocities account doesnt seem to be working at the moment i think somebody hax0red me or something. the image wont load sorry

lotor · Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2000 7:13 pm

Is this an illustration or a character study? You see it doesn't seem to be either. It doesn't tell a story like an illustration and it doesn't show enough of the guy to be a char. study.

I don't want you to think I don't like it so far but I don't think your finished.

If I were you I would get rid of the grass and just make this a char. study.

I would like to see this guy doing something in an enviroment or something.

nice style of drawing...different but real cool

lotor · Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2000 7:15 pm

Is this an illustration or a character study? You see it doesn't seem to be either. It doesn't tell a story like an illustration and it doesn't show enough of the guy to be a char. study.

I don't want you to think I don't like it so far but I don't think your finished.

If I were you I would get rid of the grass and just make this a char. study.

I would like to see this guy doing something in an enviroment or something.

nice style of drawing...different but real cool

burn0ut · Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2000 11:56 pm

thanks for the replys.
nori, chalker: the muscles on the arms are right there just very strong

turbo:thanks, i rushed the bg ALOT and didnt pay much attention to it.

Tweek: thanks, i just didnt like the left arm on my sketch. the hand wasnt doing anything i liked heh.

Micke: w0rd! i agree about the lines, i think i did make some parts to heavy.

faustgfx:yea i spent very lil time on the grass/bg as u can see :P i didnt want to put to much attention on the bg/grass because i wanted my samurai to stand out

danki evey b0dy

burn0ut · Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2000 3:12 pm

does it have to fall into a catagory?
its just somethin i like to do so i did it yah know. but if u look at it you might see a story. (i do) he kind of looks like he is confronting an intruder look straight at you telling your ass to back the fuck up, or your goina feel his ass woopin :P

lotor · Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2000 5:11 pm

No it always falls into a catagory. Right now the catagory is more on the "Fine Art" side.

Thats cool if that is what is happening in the piece when you said he is going to fight someone. That just wasn't apparent to me until you told me.

Again though I did say your style was cool on the guy and I meant it!! But I think you should have taken that style into the rest of the piece. You see what I mean?

Great work on the character though. Can't wait to see more of your work.
bye

burn0ut · Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2000 7:33 pm

yea i hear ya lotor

i didnt really have a background in mind when i was doing this at first. i think i might do the bg like the rest when i get to it

Tinusch · Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2000 8:09 pm

I like it. I'm thinking he could use a different hairstyle though. Maybe something big and spiky. Or a mohawk... Yeah...

Glenn T · Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2000 11:16 pm

I love this image, looks very clean and sharp.
I think it looks like he's getting ready for a battle, you know? A one on one fight to the death.

-Glenn