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JohnRaptor [2015-05-30 03:56:25 +0000 UTC]

Great lighting. Liking that busty barmaid too.

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EarnUlf [2015-05-29 20:10:34 +0000 UTC]

nicely done, there are some elements that really lend themselves to a story line, nice job.

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Zeroxee [2015-05-29 20:05:18 +0000 UTC]

Great job

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hamundr24 [2015-05-29 19:14:15 +0000 UTC]

The use of light in this image is really beautiful. It's reflected perfectly on the entire scene.

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polhudo [2015-05-29 18:34:50 +0000 UTC]

Awesome

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danbuter [2015-05-29 17:58:29 +0000 UTC]

Love it, and how the guys are most definitely not looking at their food.

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NonieR [2015-05-29 17:25:35 +0000 UTC]

Your usual spectacular work - you never disappoint!

Not being a computer gamer (for me, it's still people around a table with dice & character sheets or nuthin'), I don't know anything about The Witcher except other DevArt pics, but all four people in this pic look real rather than generic--even the barmaid, with her careful grip to avoid spilling the wine and her downward gaze to avoid trouble. Her head and shoulders are curved slightly forward; the bodice may be her working unform, but she doesn't WANT to arouse these men.

And the bard's elaborately sidelong pose, not just to keep the lute from colliding with the table but to avoid confrontational body language or showing too much interest in other people's business.

Your textures rock, as always. I especially like the padded leather armor; too many people seem to think the stuff just has decorative seams on a near-flat garment. But all of your textures look meaningful, like the barmaid's starched ruffle but limp apron (we can tell she's been working for a while today already, because the apron's gone limp from spills and sweaty hands) and the table boards, shinier near the edges and softer near the middle from years of heavy dishes and cuts.

See, that's one of the extra bonuses when you're good; people assume EVERYTHING is meaningful. I mean, I don't actually know whether you meant the blurred mid-table or soft apron to convey anything, or just left 'em less detailed because they didn't matter, but your viewers are gonna assume they're intentional and interpret 'em in ways that fit what we see in the rest of the pic.

One question, though; what ARE those things hanging on the wall? I mean, the ones on our left COULD be old wineskins or, I dunno, inflatable rebecs that sprang a leak, but the one just above the winebottle looks more like dusty faded ribbon or the long-dead remains of a spatchcocked fairy.

--Nonie

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