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MossyB says:

You can always make an image better, but without specific suggestions, you won't know how...

I think this a very creative idea, it reminds me of the Science Channel specials about the Earth's history...Well done.

(5 years and 3225 days ago)

nameless
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MossyB says:

A well deserved win!

(5 years and 3226 days ago)

tricycle
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MossyB says:

The drop shadow under his left foot makes it look too far above the roadway beneath it. Otherwise, this is very well done.

(5 years and 3227 days ago)

miniature
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MossyB says:

Very well done, great mood!

(5 years and 3227 days ago)

Dragon Over The Castle
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MossyB says:

If the chair nearest the camera is the same size, then how come the base is so much larger than the ones in back???
Assuming that the ceilings are a standard 8 feet at the top, And allowing for the steps up to the back being between 4-6 inches high each, that would make the ceiling at the back about 7 feet, which would place the seats of your disproportionate chairs at slightly less than 2 feet tall. Disregarding your oversided backsides, your legs would have to be exceedingly short to find those chairs comfortable...

Proportions are something that need to be consistent in good renderings. Trying to argue for them being out of whack is just making excuses...

Your colors are excellent, your lighting is good, and your glass stairs are wonderful. Your chairs are too big, and do not match up with the chair in front. They also do not look soft and comfy...I'll take my office chair which has padded armrests, and reclines, anyday, thank you.

(5 years and 3228 days ago)

2 O
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MossyB says:

Love the rope and the blowtorch! After a few hours working on a piece, goodness knows I want to either burn it or hang myself!
Well drawn, very creative!

(5 years and 3228 days ago)

beginning of a new contest
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MossyB says:

The chairs in the back are a bit too big, but the overall feeling and color scheme is awesome!

(5 years and 3229 days ago)

2 O
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MossyB says:

The wings are unevenly lit, with the one on the left brighter than the one on the right. The overall values are too high contrast, almost looking washed out with the whites too bright. The birds are losing their shape from it.

(5 years and 3229 days ago)

Angel on the gates of heaven
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MossyB says:

Lovely, but the foliage on the side is too dominant, and overpowers the door, minimizing the Art Deco effect.

(5 years and 3229 days ago)

No. 334
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MossyB says:

The bright values at the bottom are a bit "blown out" and too bright, and I agree that the rocket should be spelled "Pxleyes," but otherwise this is a very nice entry!

(5 years and 3229 days ago)

Houston we have a rocket
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MossyB says:

Keiley, I never made the connotation that the woman was supposed to be Medusa! I thought her just a tattooed chick with a Russian Naval hat. I guess it was the hat that threw me off...lolol!

(5 years and 3229 days ago)

Who needs enemies?
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MossyB says:

Beautiful jewel-tone colors! Very imaginative and cute!

(5 years and 3229 days ago)

Kerr Karr-Karr and Friends
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MossyB says:

The proportions of her face are a bit too short and too wide, and the tip of her nose is a bit too pointy, but it does somewhat resemble her. Nice concept.

(5 years and 3229 days ago)

Angelina Jolie as Beauty Queen
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MossyB says:

That's a HUGE fairy!

(5 years and 3229 days ago)

White Fairy in Garden
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MossyB says:

The statue blends well enough with the background, but the woman is totally out of place. The lighting on her does not match the statue OR the background, and since her face is not white like the statue, it just doesn't work, visually.

(5 years and 3229 days ago)

Who needs enemies?
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MossyB says:

The lettering on the back is much larger than on the front - there is no space above or below it. Since the signs are clear, this looks very inconsistent.

(5 years and 3230 days ago)

open
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MossyB says:

The workers look squished and weird. They should be at least about as tall as the vehicle...

(5 years and 3230 days ago)

Keeping Bridge Clean
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MossyB says:

Very nice work on the lighting and the reflection.

(5 years and 3230 days ago)

Tea at afternoon
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MossyB says:

Too dark. It's hard to see and appreciate exactly what's going on. Underwater light wouldn't be such a tightly focused yellow beam from the upper corner.

(5 years and 3230 days ago)

Lure
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MossyB says:

Too dark at the top and the LH corner.

(5 years and 3230 days ago)

The Invasion
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MossyB says:

Great concept, but the entire image is too blurry, except for the balloon, which is so far back, yet crystal sharp. The fuzzy looking hand next to it just compounds the overall incongruity...Also, if the back end is enclosed, where is that light source on it coming from???

(5 years and 3230 days ago)

Deception and The Red Balloon
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MossyB says:

The vignette effect around the edges is a bit overdone. It would be better if you just cropped the sides down, rather than sink them into a "black edged hole."

(5 years and 3230 days ago)

Beautiful Dreams
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MossyB says:

The contrast is too high, with so much white overdominating the image. It's very hard to see and appreciate the rest of the image. Beautiful colors, what I can see of them.

(5 years and 3230 days ago)

out to play
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MossyB says:

The anatomy of the right hand is wonky. The hand is too small, the middle finger too long and misshapen, and the upper arm is too short, with his right elbow looking oddly flat directly beneath the fold...

(5 years and 3230 days ago)

Industry Bad Boy
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MossyB says:

Awesome subject, nice image.

(5 years and 3230 days ago)

[insert title here]
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MossyB says:

Looks much nicer this time around!

(5 years and 3230 days ago)

jay z { the rebirth }
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MossyB says:

Too much "dead space" at the top. You could crop off 1/3 and have a much better composition...

(5 years and 3230 days ago)

Metabolic
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MossyB says:

I would have leveled out the horizon...

(5 years and 3230 days ago)

Journey
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MossyB says:

Breathtakingly awesome work!

(5 years and 3231 days ago)

Spring Celebration
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MossyB says:

The figure is really blurry compared to the source image. You need to use a harder edged brush when you paint.

(5 years and 3231 days ago)

Try to open!
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MossyB says:

Fabulous hair, but her eyes are about 1/3 too small, and the hairline is too high, which makes her forehead look even bigger than it really is.

(5 years and 3231 days ago)

nicole kidman
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MossyB says:

The "wild swans" sign looks too disjointed from the image, It would be better without the framing, and the "space flower" text is too dominant, taking away from the "melting blue delicious," which is what the image does a fabulous job of conveying.
In short, the text is hurting this image.

(5 years and 3231 days ago)

Melting Blue Delicious
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MossyB says:

The water droplets on the face need to be very slightly shaded with a highlight since they are transparent, and the skin beneath is not white. As is, they look like white, opaque drops on his skin.
Very nice work!

(5 years and 3231 days ago)

Darren Criss
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MossyB says:

Great photo.

(5 years and 3231 days ago)

eye of the water
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MossyB says:

Nice concept, but the background is too dark and does not fit the image. The lighting of the background does not correspond to the lighting of the figure, with the discrepancy too emphasized by the dark shadows of the BG. A better lit room would be more consistent and not show this as much.

(5 years and 3231 days ago)

Fix you
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MossyB says:

Boy, that's an old song!!! Nice rendering, but the large hands are too blue in tone, and the dancer's legs and feet look very odd. she looks like she is wearing blue/purple tights (the same color as the blue hands), and her visible foot is squished up, making her leg look really fat.

(5 years and 3231 days ago)

Tiny Dancer in My Hands
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MossyB says:

Not too bad, but the eyes are your weakest point. They are not the same size, not on the same level on her face, and are too far apart, which is because you made her face too big.
Eyes (in general) are one eye width apart from the center of the face. The "trick" of lightly drawing a vertical line down the middle of the head shape, and a horizontal line about 2/3 up from the chin is to help with correct feature placement. This might have helped you with the eyes and nose.

(5 years and 3231 days ago)

Alanis Morissette
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MossyB says:

Well done. Excellent values, I can see your entire image!

(5 years and 3231 days ago)

Interstellar Overdrive
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MossyB says:

Love it! Very creative, very well done technically.

(5 years and 3231 days ago)

Impossible Mission
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MossyB says:

The flames are very dim. Fire is quite bright at night.

(5 years and 3231 days ago)

fire in the castle
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MossyB says:

The lighting is too inconsistent. For two lamps as bright as those, the center of the desk should be WELL illuminated, not dark and shadowy.

(5 years and 3231 days ago)

art deco interior
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MossyB says:

Lovely work, well done!

(5 years and 3231 days ago)

One of my mom
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MossyB says:

Too dark overall. A lot of the empty black on the left could be cropped off to give this a better composition, and increasing the contrast (or the ambient lighting) would better define the "child." Since the title is "Children of the NIght," I thought it was two poorly illuminated figures until I saw the foot on the left...

(5 years and 3232 days ago)

children of the night
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MossyB says:

The shadows in the cheese holes are too dark, making them look like mine shafts, but a very imaginative use of the source!

(5 years and 3232 days ago)

Cheese ?
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MossyB says:

I agree that the scale of the boards makes it look like a toy, which is okay, but the lighting on the front of the wheel and the wheel barrow are not consistent. You have it lit on opposing sides, I'd tone down the contrast on the side of the wheelbarrow.

(5 years and 3232 days ago)

Wheelbarrow
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MossyB says:

Cute drawing! I'd add a bit more hair on the LH side to help balance out the composition, it looks like her face is too large for her hair...Excellent work on the dog!

(5 years and 3232 days ago)

Pets need love too
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MossyB says:

This looks skewed or warped to the right. Poor puppy needs to be more upright and rounded out, he's leaning too much.

(5 years and 3232 days ago)

My baby
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MossyB says:

The foot on the right is warped weird, and looks "squished" and much shorter than the foot on the left, but an EXCELLENT concept and nice reflection on the LH side.

(5 years and 3232 days ago)

Stares
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MossyB says:

Too dark, and the lighting is off. The figure should be showing a backlight glow around the edges of her, and the viewer would not be able to see just patches of skin, she'd be all in shadow (to match the rocks on either side)...

Nice concept, but the execution is unrealistic and inconsistent with that background...Sunset or sunrise (or an angled moon on one side) would better illuminate the subject.

(5 years and 3232 days ago)

turn to stone
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MossyB says:

Way too dark. The bridge is barely visible in the upper LH corner.

(5 years and 3232 days ago)

The Stranger