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As my requests are closed permanently I thought I could put this thread to another use. I offer free advise, critique and help for people who are stuck with one of their projects, need a few pointers or feel like getting a critique on one of their pics that goes beyond "omg I likez" or "Urgh, you suck".
There are rules however:
- please be patient, there´s a reason my requests are closed so I might not have the time to reply right away
- I am better at some kinds of art than others...something I have next to knowledge of are manga/chibi-style drawings...I have no experience in thess styles and the way they distort proportions always looks off to me so I will not be particularly helpful giving critique on them
- if you come here for critique be prepared to get it...I always try to give constructive criticism and point out strengths as well as weaknesses but I will be honest and if you make a lot of mistakes I will tell you
- put effort into your work, don´t expect me to take time writing a critique when you did not take time on whatever piece of art you show me
- don´t expect me to do your work for you...I may redline things or sometimes show you how to do a basic shading but whether or not I do that depends on the pic and how much time I have
- when you post a pic here I assume that it is ok for me to edit it to better explain things...if you are not ok with me editing your pic (redlines, basic shading, etc.) please tell me in your post
- post your pics in spoilers or just as links when they are bigger than 200 px in height and/or 600px in width
- do not quote other peoples images or put them in spoilers if you do, otherwise posts get too lengthy and it gets hard to find the text among the images
- I absolutely don´t mind if other people comment and try to help by giving constructive critique on a posted sprite/image and I don´t mind a bit of friendly chatting now and then- I´ll happily provide (digital) tea and cookies at such occasions- but the words constructive and friendly are the keywords in this statement
- please note that I don´t have much time, it may take a few days for me to answer
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Past Events:
Christmas Cookie Baking:
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After lurking in the Hall of Arts for some time now I decided to make my own thread.
I´m more of a traditional artist but started meddling in digital art and spriting about a year ago...and like (almost) every artist I love to get feedback on my work so feel free to comment.
Spriting Tutorial:
If you are interested please follow this link: http://ankaraven.deviantart.com/art/spr ... -147079411
winged unicorn step-by-step:
Link
Stormy Sea step-by-step:
Link
Other "short tutorials" or helpful little things:
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Please respect this, requests being closed here does NOT translate to "send me a pm instead". Every pm will either be just ignored or reported to a mod, depending on my mood.
just done for the sake of learning (and having fun):
(thanks to Fretti for allowing me to use a photo taken by her as reference)
Entries to contests:
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Create a creature (official Magistream contest):
Baku:
Aculien:
Sketch a winged wolf (contest held by Dangerous Wolf and Bankotsu):
gold:
silver:
bronze:
black:
grey:
Baku:
Aculien:
Sketch a winged wolf (contest held by Dangerous Wolf and Bankotsu):
gold:
silver:
bronze:
black:
grey:
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Green Wyvern
Solun Dragon
Bearded Dragon
Salamander Hatchling (made after seeing Castiel´s Salamander egg in theirart thread)
Dragon Wolf
Vorana (the original sprites that I used to make my first squiby)
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1. Kadana Sorano - digital painting of her character - 1 golden Alicanto (status: finished)
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx10 ... donekl.jpg
2. Zylle - oriental dragon set, nightmare set, jewelled elephant set - 1 silver and 1 golden Alicanto
nightmare:
oriental dragon:
jewelled elephant:
3. Zylle - 5 sets - 1 coria alagos, 2 amarth alagos
jewelled salamander -
steampunk griffin -
faience hippo -
Dunstable swan -
snowy owl -
4. Tyriagris - 4 sets - Coria Alagos
Egyptian dragon -
winged serpent with celtic runes -
kingfisher -
fantasy creature (Frost Behemoth) -
5. andy1 - 2 sprites (auction) - GB bell elk
6. Pegasi1978 - 1 sprite (raffle)
7. Fretti - 1 sprite (raffle)
8. Rosehill -> (riddle)
9. Pegasi1978 -> (advent calendar)
10. Taliesen -> (raffle)
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx10 ... donekl.jpg
2. Zylle - oriental dragon set, nightmare set, jewelled elephant set - 1 silver and 1 golden Alicanto
nightmare:
oriental dragon:
jewelled elephant:
3. Zylle - 5 sets - 1 coria alagos, 2 amarth alagos
jewelled salamander -
steampunk griffin -
faience hippo -
Dunstable swan -
snowy owl -
4. Tyriagris - 4 sets - Coria Alagos
Egyptian dragon -
winged serpent with celtic runes -
kingfisher -
fantasy creature (Frost Behemoth) -
5. andy1 - 2 sprites (auction) - GB bell elk
6. Pegasi1978 - 1 sprite (raffle)
7. Fretti - 1 sprite (raffle)
8. Rosehill -> (riddle)
9. Pegasi1978 -> (advent calendar)
10. Taliesen -> (raffle)
completed requests:
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Glow ->
Zovesta -> link
squibelala ->
Doggyears ->
coolusername ->
pettpetrish ->
Zebeedoo ->
BettyxMe->
squibelala ->
Winter Raven ->
Phoeniix - >
kevin19980609 ->
Baboos Momma ->
pettpetrish ->
kepling ->
acestar324 ->
Zovesta ->
Zebeedoo -> http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx10 ... doneth.png
evilkitty13 ->
Amethyst11->
Tyriagris ->
Squibelala ->
oddness ->
Oceanmist ->
Ricansea ->
Pettpetrish ->
SweetKitty ->
Feuerfresser ->
Silentstarelly ->
Queen of Nowhere ->
Lady Sahira ->
KAL ->
Jenny Fleckenfell ->
borderfly ->
kbeancass ->
silentstarelly ->
Oceanmist ->
Ricansea ->
Padfootsmistress777 ->
SilverSun ->
AutumnWolf ->
BlackHeart ->
horsemad21 ->
EvilSadness ->
1anioh ->
Fretti ->
SilverSun ->
AutumnWolf ->
Saymour ->
DarkRider ->
Hanako ->
Zylle->
Rephaim->
MishaBaby->
Heartmane ->
Rephaim ->
StarShaper ->
phoenixwildfire ->
Deathmaster -> Leviathan
Kitsuune ->
WitchHunter ->
mavz -> http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx10 ... iteelk.png
WitchHunter ->
WitchHunter ->
Dark Rider ->
Otacon ->
EvilSadness ->
Otacon ->
Otacon ->
Bagheera ->
Sssasha ->
Synchronized ->
Herbstblatt -> http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/ ... 386gte.png
Phoenixwildfire -
Orange ->
Bagheera ->
Bagheera ->
LadySahira ->
Zovesta -> link
squibelala ->
Doggyears ->
coolusername ->
pettpetrish ->
Zebeedoo ->
BettyxMe->
squibelala ->
Winter Raven ->
Phoeniix - >
kevin19980609 ->
Baboos Momma ->
pettpetrish ->
kepling ->
acestar324 ->
Zovesta ->
Zebeedoo -> http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx10 ... doneth.png
evilkitty13 ->
Amethyst11->
Tyriagris ->
Squibelala ->
oddness ->
Oceanmist ->
Ricansea ->
Pettpetrish ->
SweetKitty ->
Feuerfresser ->
Silentstarelly ->
Queen of Nowhere ->
Lady Sahira ->
KAL ->
Jenny Fleckenfell ->
borderfly ->
kbeancass ->
silentstarelly ->
Oceanmist ->
Ricansea ->
Padfootsmistress777 ->
SilverSun ->
AutumnWolf ->
BlackHeart ->
horsemad21 ->
EvilSadness ->
1anioh ->
Fretti ->
SilverSun ->
AutumnWolf ->
Saymour ->
DarkRider ->
Hanako ->
Zylle->
Rephaim->
MishaBaby->
Heartmane ->
Rephaim ->
StarShaper ->
phoenixwildfire ->
Deathmaster -> Leviathan
Kitsuune ->
WitchHunter ->
mavz -> http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx10 ... iteelk.png
WitchHunter ->
WitchHunter ->
Dark Rider ->
Otacon ->
EvilSadness ->
Otacon ->
Otacon ->
Bagheera ->
Sssasha ->
Synchronized ->
Herbstblatt -> http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/ ... 386gte.png
Phoenixwildfire -
Orange ->
Bagheera ->
Bagheera ->
LadySahira ->
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Many of my sprites are based on photo references... as some of my sprites get fairly close to the references here are the links to the photos I used:
tapir:
http://homepage.mac.com/lawrencedavid/c ... _tapir.jpg
platypus:
http://www.thearchnemesis.com/images/platypus.jpg
bears:
http://nashvillemusicbuzz.files.wordpre ... 55x768.jpg
kingfisher:
http://www.burdr.com/wp-content/uploads ... 34x473.jpg
owls:
http://www.delpho.de/images/grosse_bilder/uhu-07.jpg http://www.nrdc.org/water/conservation/ ... s/jan1.jpg (last link will be added)
cougar:
http://thundafunda.com/33/animals-pictu ... ctures.jpg
swan:
http://www.popartuk.com/g/l/lg13399+ref ... poster.jpg
dogs:
http://www.jayhawkerbrittanys.com/smokinbandit1.jpg http://www.justdogbreeds.com/images/bre ... collie.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QRIwFJ6k6HQ/R ... collie.jpg
http://puppydogweb.com/gallery/englishc ... zanjac.jpg
http://www.abload.de/img/img_1768wcfe.jpg
http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy21 ... puppy2.jpg
http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy21 ... adult3.png
Dustable swan:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2706/437 ... ba8eda.jpg
winged gorilla:
http://www.awf.org/files/3972_image2_we ... Watson.jpg http://gothamist.com/attachments/Jen%20 ... lababy.jpg
Oceanmist´s lynx:
http://www.pfaelzerwald.de/wanted.jpg
Ricansea´s snowleopard:
http://de.academic.ru/pictures/dewiki/1 ... _koeln.jpg
autumnwolf:
will be added soon
great white shark:
http://www.bigmarinefish.com/great_white_shark.jpg
armoured snowleopard:
http://naturescrusaders.files.wordpress ... rdcub2.jpg
http://www.junglewalk.com/animal-pictur ... d-4007.jpg
desert fox:
http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,1371117,00.jpg
black hawk:
http://i33.tinypic.com/20h8w1l.jpg
autumn dragon:
http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i244/ ... r5y5y5.jpg
black lion:
http://www.bekamedia.de/data/media/156/ ... 001218.jpg
http://www.schleich-s.de/cms_schleich/c ... /14377.jpg
white lion:
http://laraskinderkiste.de/.media/851895699964.png
wild dog:
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/a ... 00x450.jpg
temple cat:
http://www.cats-central.com/cat-breeds/ ... inian4.jpg
http://chinkisiamese.com/siamese_cats_mkayla.jpg
swiftfox:
http://www.greglasley.net/Images/Swift- ... -05983.jpg
black dragon:
http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr30 ... 1285860706
demonic bull:
http://www.harneit-wl.de/bilder/winsene ... Seite1.jpg
http://www.faithpromotingrumor.com/wp-c ... -Clown.jpg
oriental dragon animation:
http://dragonsinn.net/Hoard/anatomy/orientaldragon2.jpg
undead arctic fox:
http://www.nordicdreams.de/tierwelt/jpgs/polarklein.jpg
octopus:
http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/gallery_image ... ctopus.jpg
http://www.fischgrosshandel-ahlen.de/im ... ris_sw.jpg
fighting foxes:
http://i55.tinypic.com/9aclj6.jpg
pool frog:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Pelo ... charis.jpg
white unicorn/Lir:
http://view.stern.de/de/picture/1465974 ... 10x510.jpg
pegasus unicorn:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b235/ ... 8/Fly9.jpg
rearing black horse:
http://horsesinthesouth.com/blog/wp-con ... 04f-11.jpg
strawberry:
http://www.fruechteadam.com/img/Erdbeere.jpg
tapir:
http://homepage.mac.com/lawrencedavid/c ... _tapir.jpg
platypus:
http://www.thearchnemesis.com/images/platypus.jpg
bears:
http://nashvillemusicbuzz.files.wordpre ... 55x768.jpg
kingfisher:
http://www.burdr.com/wp-content/uploads ... 34x473.jpg
owls:
http://www.delpho.de/images/grosse_bilder/uhu-07.jpg http://www.nrdc.org/water/conservation/ ... s/jan1.jpg (last link will be added)
cougar:
http://thundafunda.com/33/animals-pictu ... ctures.jpg
swan:
http://www.popartuk.com/g/l/lg13399+ref ... poster.jpg
dogs:
http://www.jayhawkerbrittanys.com/smokinbandit1.jpg http://www.justdogbreeds.com/images/bre ... collie.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QRIwFJ6k6HQ/R ... collie.jpg
http://puppydogweb.com/gallery/englishc ... zanjac.jpg
http://www.abload.de/img/img_1768wcfe.jpg
http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy21 ... puppy2.jpg
http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy21 ... adult3.png
Dustable swan:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2706/437 ... ba8eda.jpg
winged gorilla:
http://www.awf.org/files/3972_image2_we ... Watson.jpg http://gothamist.com/attachments/Jen%20 ... lababy.jpg
Oceanmist´s lynx:
http://www.pfaelzerwald.de/wanted.jpg
Ricansea´s snowleopard:
http://de.academic.ru/pictures/dewiki/1 ... _koeln.jpg
autumnwolf:
will be added soon
great white shark:
http://www.bigmarinefish.com/great_white_shark.jpg
armoured snowleopard:
http://naturescrusaders.files.wordpress ... rdcub2.jpg
http://www.junglewalk.com/animal-pictur ... d-4007.jpg
desert fox:
http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,1371117,00.jpg
black hawk:
http://i33.tinypic.com/20h8w1l.jpg
autumn dragon:
http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i244/ ... r5y5y5.jpg
black lion:
http://www.bekamedia.de/data/media/156/ ... 001218.jpg
http://www.schleich-s.de/cms_schleich/c ... /14377.jpg
white lion:
http://laraskinderkiste.de/.media/851895699964.png
wild dog:
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/a ... 00x450.jpg
temple cat:
http://www.cats-central.com/cat-breeds/ ... inian4.jpg
http://chinkisiamese.com/siamese_cats_mkayla.jpg
swiftfox:
http://www.greglasley.net/Images/Swift- ... -05983.jpg
black dragon:
http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr30 ... 1285860706
demonic bull:
http://www.harneit-wl.de/bilder/winsene ... Seite1.jpg
http://www.faithpromotingrumor.com/wp-c ... -Clown.jpg
oriental dragon animation:
http://dragonsinn.net/Hoard/anatomy/orientaldragon2.jpg
undead arctic fox:
http://www.nordicdreams.de/tierwelt/jpgs/polarklein.jpg
octopus:
http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/gallery_image ... ctopus.jpg
http://www.fischgrosshandel-ahlen.de/im ... ris_sw.jpg
fighting foxes:
http://i55.tinypic.com/9aclj6.jpg
pool frog:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Pelo ... charis.jpg
white unicorn/Lir:
http://view.stern.de/de/picture/1465974 ... 10x510.jpg
pegasus unicorn:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b235/ ... 8/Fly9.jpg
rearing black horse:
http://horsesinthesouth.com/blog/wp-con ... 04f-11.jpg
strawberry:
http://www.fruechteadam.com/img/Erdbeere.jpg