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Published: 2010-12-09 21:00:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 2038; Favourites: 58; Downloads: 33
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Amalgam contest submission forMixed media being pencils on paper to digital.
Marvel's Dr. Strange meets DC's Firestorm.
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well the drawing is done really well and so is the character. It looks like its all vector which is great too. My biggest problem with this image is the logo in the bottom left. Its very distracting from the character. It is typical of artists and people to be good at one thing more than another and though I commend your attempt at making a logo for him I dont think it is helping sell the quality of the overall image. I think logos are valuable especially as a freelance product so keep practicing making them.
Character wise there are just a few things I think you may want to consider; I think the body and lighting are great. It seems to me that the flames may look better if the orange and red parts didnt go down his back so far. The idea being that the yellow may contrast better against his skin. I think you should add some yellow lighting on his skin from the fire. It feels unnatural otherwise.
The pattern on the cape is not needed and actually over-details the image when its strong suit is simplicity. You want people looking at the face and upper body instead of the bottom cape. Detail draws the eye one way or the other. The only other comment is that his right leg gets lost in the cape a bit. Im not sure how you can distinguish the two more, maybe add more shade to the cape. Oh, one last thing, consider changing part of the black outlines to another color. The bottom works I think but the top where the lighting is doesnt. You could have it be a dark skin tone rather than black on his skin. On red make it a dark red. This adds more life to it.
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Thanks for the critique...I agree with most of your points. I plan on working out the kinks on this one. The logo was an afterthought because of the amalgam contest...for identity purposes, but I agree about it being distracting and unoriginal...just a font...lol.
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Great mix of two very different heroes. I like the cohesive design you created to blend the two into one new being. Kudos! It came out great!
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Thanks. The piece didn't place in the competition, but I was/am proud of the design.
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Excellent re-design. The only criticism I would make is the name. Amalgam names tend to be pretty lame, though, and I have no good suggestions.
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This looks awesome, nice idea combining the two characters..................................
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Myself, I don't happen agree with rek0 about the cape trim. To me, it's a vital part of the pic for two reasons:
It's Doctor Strange's most distinctive look, and therefore tells us this is not just a Firestorm redesign.
And it's visually perfect as a contrast to the nicely flat reds of the cape; both the different color and the doodlepatterns that keep it from being a flat color as well.
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Myself, I have a few minor suggestions that are basically one thing: Enlarge the fine details--the doodlepatterns, the beading on the Eye of Agamotto he's wearing, and the atomic symbols on his arms. Yes, they show up well if we look closely at the enlarged version, but even so, I only found the Eye of Agamotto after looking several times to see if he was wearing it at all.
And one of the things that makes a good super costume is that it's immediately identifiable and distinctive even at a distance. The details should be readable from a rooftop, from a casual glance at the smaller picture, from a printed comic-book panel that isn't a full splash page.
I'd also suggest moving the atomic patterns further back on his arms to help make this great pic balance even better. Right now, he's got this whole area of exposed arm and torso on the left, interrupted only by muscle and shadow, while on our right there's the face-and-hand-and-symbols-and-hair-and-mantle cluster. So having larger atomic symbols further back on his arm would pull the visuals together well.
But those are all details. This pic rocks just the way it is.
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Thank you! The trim was the one thing I didn't agree with, too. Had to have it. The re-work will e posted tonight...look for it.
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Hmm. I love the changes, but I still feel the Eye of Agamotto needs to be immediately recognizable, even in the smaller version of the picture. It's vital to the character that we know what it is.
(Personal taste, yes? Feel free to ignore.)
Right now, even when I'm looking right at it, it looks too much like a flat yellow spot on his forehead, no more solid or distinctive than his glow-tattoo lines.
Most of the problem is the tiny size of the beads/orbs/whatever around its edge. Instead of so many small ones, I'd recommend fewer-but-larger ones so they can be seen at any scale. Otherwise, we can miss them entirely or just see them as a generic incised pattern, and therefore not recognize the Eye at all.
If you disagree, 's fine; I just wasn't sure I'd been clear the first time.
Sorry to be a pest!
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Sweet idea! Magic plus fire is a good choice!
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well the drawing is done really well and so is the character. It looks like its all vector which is great too. My biggest problem with this image is the logo in the bottom left. Its very distracting from the character. It is typical of artists and people to be good at one thing more than another and though I commend your attempt at making a logo for him I dont think it is helping sell the quality of the overall image. I think logos are valuable especially as a freelance product so keep practicing making them.
Character wise there are just a few things I think you may want to consider; I think the body and lighting are great. It seems to me that the flames may look better if the orange and red parts didnt go down his back so far. The idea being that the yellow may contrast better against his skin. I think you should add some yellow lighting on his skin from the fire. It feels unnatural otherwise.
The pattern on the cape is not needed and actually over-details the image when its strong suit is simplicity. You want people looking at the face and upper body instead of the bottom cape. Detail draws the eye one way or the other. The only other comment is that his right leg gets lost in the cape a bit. Im not sure how you can distinguish the two more, maybe add more shade to the cape. Oh, one last thing, consider changing part of the black outlines to another color. The bottom works I think but the top where the lighting is doesnt. You could have it be a dark skin tone rather than black on his skin. On red make it a dark red. This adds more life to it.
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you can remve my comment, i forgot to submit it as a critique.
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Hawt. *sizzle.sizzle*
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