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Egyptian-Enthusiast [2018-08-02 00:12:54 +0000 UTC]

I've always loved looking at Warriors fan art, and I love typing out my thoughts on pieces. I'm going to go ahead and offer critique - I don't do this often, so I apologize if I come across as harsh or arrogant. I hope I can be of help in the future.

The fire is nicely done, and I liked the touch you brought out while trying to paint in the embers. The background is where this picture truly shines! It sets up the suspenseful, dramatic atmosphere you mentioned in your description. I also found it quite interesting to see how you placed a reflection of the fire into the eyes of The Three - it looks very nice. Speaking of eyes, Hollyleaf's tears flow well with the overall style of shading and coloring used in this picture - it all looks a bit blocky and the tears resemble gelatin, but they feel like they belong together. When you can take one thing like that and run with it through the whole picture, it really works.
 
When I look to The Three in the foreground, however, I feel a bit underwhelmed. The yellow lighting against their coats looks jarring; yes, a fire scene should involve a heavy light source, but the color of the light doesn't match the fire and sticks out - it doesn't look like it naturally fits into the scene. Perhaps giving the lighting a more orange color could reduce that effect and add to the atmosphere of the picture.

In addition to the color of the lighting, the color of the shading takes away from the picture. Unless you plan on using solid black shading for intensity (such as in the style of a comic), using black shading makes a scene look artificial. A very dark orange might add to the theme of the fire; using the multiply feature (if it's available in your program) to experiment with different colors can help with this.

In addition, switching shading color between characters can help accentuate the picture and make it feel stronger. On Hollyleaf, the black shading actually looks fine - she's a black cat, so it works with her color. It works on Jayfeather, too, since he's grey. On Lionblaze, however, the shading looks almost as jarring as the yellow lighting (of course, it might just be stylized that way). Using colored shading would really help his case.

That about sums up what I felt could be improved in the picture. I hope this helps! You can always disregard it if you really want to, too.

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Gurepinku [2018-08-01 23:51:23 +0000 UTC]

wow this is awesome!

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coni-ferous [2018-08-01 23:30:59 +0000 UTC]

Aaaaaah that fire is so good!

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