Espiga wrote:Atlinsmere: I both like and dislike the hairstyles. On the plus side, they were drawn exceptionally well. You mention these are characters you've designed in the past (as did Kaloes), so I'm not arguing against the hairstyles at all in that sense. Maybe it's just that I'm a bit of an outsider looking in on your work (as opposed to a tight community that's used to your art style), but I'd like to see a bit more variety. You did so with the characters' tops, to some extent, so it shouldn't be too hard to come up with a hairstyle other than "disheveled, medium length and somewhat pointy."
That's understandable. I'll keep this in mind in my future works.
For example of what I mean, look at the arm of your character on the right, the one gripping the can of soda/beer/V8/whatever. It looks stubby compared to the character's body length, as if you wanted to draw him holding something but were worried about going too far with it.
He's a new design I created last night. I understand and see what you mean, but I wanted it to look different instead of just at his side. But yeah, second drawing of Matt should improve some, I might even draw him without his hat. ^_^
Furthermore, this piece also suffers from a lack of shading, though from reading your submission post, it could have been a lack of time. Your avatar is great proof that you know how to incorporate shading into your pieces, and it shines because of it. It was disappointing that you didn't have it here, because I was fully expecting your piece to trounce Kaloes'. (No offense, Kal!)
I could have coloured it if I wanted to, it's just that after spending approximately seven hours drawing it. I said that's it, I'm done! Hence why there's no shading. I do plan to hopefully colour it in the future though, just not for this contest.
Anyway, I hope you guys don't take my words the wrong way. I can't draw to save my life, so you're both better at it than I am, if that makes you feel any better!
Don't worry, the reason why I post my art online is because I want people to be a critic and tell me what they think. Harsh or bad, I try to improve on those areas. Heck, even the good areas. So thanks for saying what you did. It helps me out as an artist. ^_^
The reason I voted Kaloes over you, however, is that her piece seemed to be more proportionate.
She's a dude, Esp. xD You are forgiven. =P