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violetice [2010-11-04 01:26:08 +0000 UTC]

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I like the painting style you've used here. It's got a sort of sketchy, loose feel without looking sloppy. The overall color scheme works really well and creates a great sense of atmosphere.

For critique:

--someone already mentioned this, but Sasuke's eye (his left, our right), is pushed too far away from the nose.

--as much as I love the colors, I think the skin tone is maybe too close to the tone of the background for the way the composition is set up. You've also got this nice reddish tree that dominates the right half, but there's nothing to balance it in the left half. Adding in some darker green foilage at the middle left or bottom left might help, or darkening the smaller tree on the left (doesn't have to be the same tone as the one Sasuke is leaning against).

--the original scan you linked to does look a bit washed out. I'm guessing this is watercolor, or maybe acrylics mixed with water? If your paints are from a tube, use a bit less water and lay them down thicker in places. If you're mixing paints, then maybe it's the combination of paints that are muting the colors. Or maybe you just need paints with more pigment in them (unfortunately, these are more expensive). I haven't worked with watercolors in ages so I don't have anything specific to suggest here.

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SethFox [2010-10-28 11:42:20 +0000 UTC]

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First of all, I love your use of colours; the entire picture gives of an air of a sunny forest. There is a lot of depth in the background, which is very nice, especially since you didn't use that many colours to accomplish this. I also love the way that these colour seem to suggest the moving shadows that you get when the sun shines through the leaved. In short, the background is fabulous.

Against this warm background, the cooler colours you used for Sasuke's clothing and hair really make him stand out. Again the use of shadows is very nicely done. I also like the way his eyes seem to be looking at something that's just outside of the viewer's line of view. The suggestion that he sees something that we don't and will never see gives the smile on Sasuke's face a mysterious air.

I've seen but two things that are slightly off; his left eye (right for the viewer) seems to be too far from his nose. This position is not natural for an eye and therefore looks slightly weird. If this is something you have trouble with, it is said that looking at a mirror image of your picture helps (scan it and mirror it, for example). This will make things like this stick out more.

The other thing I noticed was on his chest, on the left side; the way the kimono is drawn makes it seem like he has a breast there. More straight lines in that area might sort this kind of thing out.

Overall, it's a beautiful picture, and I can't wait to see more of your art.

- Please excuse any ignorance of techniques used for this picture.

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Greenbucket5 [2010-11-24 13:50:00 +0000 UTC]

Be more decisive with your colors, if you lay them out more thicker, you get a stronger color. If you want to work the colors of this watercolor picture better then I suggest you put a layer on top of a layer and with each and every one of your layers, you get a stronger color.

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HABanime [2010-11-23 02:38:44 +0000 UTC]

I love the style of the picture as a whole, the traditional watercolor thing is really nice. I suppose the only big issue with it is the positioning of his body; it's a bit awkward. He appears kind of stiff, and his weight is very evenly balanced. A 'leaning on the tree with crossed arms' sort of thing (where one leg is bent and another straight to support his weight) would probably match his personality better. Nice job! ^-^

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Vimes-DA [2010-11-01 13:26:53 +0000 UTC]

Yeah i like this picture alot too and agree with most of the other critiques. His chest looks a bit like breasts because you've stardted the shading a bit too high I think, like the dark area starts a bit high and is probably too round. Maybe the line of the kimono starts out too far aswell which makes his chest look raised. Also just noticed his eye is visible above his hair but that's minor . Either way I like it alot mistakes or no mistakes

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cepums [2010-10-29 09:53:54 +0000 UTC]

i think i would of simply make a print quality scan from a drawing, do the things that need to be done in PSh.. and then take that file to photolaboratory for them to print it

as for picture it self.. you realy managed to draw the mood of that person is in.. i think that's cool!.. it's not some soulles creature staring from piece of paper, but an actual being that has a mood and maybe even thoughts

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larebabysaiyan [2010-10-29 04:52:37 +0000 UTC]

i really like this.the painting has an interesting look, but the subject could be brought forth more.

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Lumivalko [2010-10-29 01:52:46 +0000 UTC]

The right eye is too far on the right and the right part of the chest looks like he'd have an actual boob because of the shading. Otherwise, awesome! <3

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blue-neko-Q [2010-10-28 13:06:17 +0000 UTC]

i like it

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SethFox [2010-10-28 09:37:16 +0000 UTC]

It's a very nice picture

I would love to give critiquing this a try, but I'm not an artist, so I don't think you'd like that. I hope you find someone soon

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