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FarDareisMai [2012-01-05 19:58:10 +0000 UTC]

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First off, I like that you made this asymmetrical. Especially on a widely-done style such as blooms, soooooo many people default to center, and it is nice to see you putting more thought into your composition than that.

Of the things that bug me, one is technical and one is artistic.

Technical: The image quality is not so great; I see .jpg artifacts everywhere. Because of the "high frequency" of the petals in the image, it really deserves to be sharp and clear. Instead I find myself squinting to see the details.

Of course, if you do not have an original .png of the image, you'd have to re-render to fix this problem... but imho it would be worth it.

The artistic issue I have with this is the near-mono color scheme. I can't put my finger on why but I just don't think it suits the fractal; I think it would look better with more hue range, even if it were just a little bit of contrasting accent color. Maybe it is because the "visual repetition" of the petals makes me want something else going on to add variety?

Last but not least, I really like the diamond shape of many of the "light flecks." It seems like such a small detail but it really adds a lot!

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TaraRoys [2012-01-05 19:47:29 +0000 UTC]

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I really like the fire in this piece, and the sense of movement. The yellow center edging towards red make this one really pop. I'm not so certain about the composition. There's a lot of black space, which makes it good for a background image with lots of icons, but not so good for a stand-alone piece. I think it either needs to be zoomed in more or to have a deep red background instead of straight black. I really like the firey sparks you have coming out of the flame, and the woven swirly texture of the flower. Good work!

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anjaleck [2012-02-23 07:10:29 +0000 UTC]

Nice one, dear!
Love,
Anj

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raevensdemise [2012-01-06 22:58:23 +0000 UTC]

Oooh, fiery darkness...
Great fractal, but I definitely agree with the folks who say it should be sharper. If you're using depth blur, you may want to back off on that, and brighten up the edges so the smoky texture of the petals can be seen better.

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