Art Eh, why not...

[Shi no Tenshi]

I guess I'll post my creations as well.

[url]http://violaceous.atspace.com/pixel/art.htm[/url]

Alternatively, you can remove the 'art.htm' part and view it in frames, but I'd prefer a focus on my artwork rather than my website in this topic ;D Comments? Suggestions (apart from re-photograph blurry work)?

[Retribution]

[size=1]Sorry for not posting this sooner - I typed up the whole thing, and then Firefox convieniently encountered an error. So, what I'm posting here is a general synopsis of what I said teh first time.

I really dig your paintings and inked-sketches - they have a messy feel to them, and you really pull it off well. The amount of detail you put into your work is amazing to be honest, and I'm not sure how you do it. Great job!

I don't really have much to advise you on, as I'm taking my first formal drawing class ever this year, and we've only scratched the surface of informal perspective. So basically, all your drawings are wonderful. Your pixel art is also very impressive - it's easy to lose sight of the big picture when you're putting small pieces together, so a job well done on that as well.

As for the photography, I thought it was good, but better lighting would've done wonders for it. Try messing around with your exposure/[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F_stop][B]f.stop[/B][/url]/aperture to get different results on the same picture, and remember what lighting calls for what exposure. One last note, is to take into account the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds][B]rule of thirds[/B][/url] - you don't need to follow it by the book, but keep it in the back of your mind as you photograph things.

Keep painting, drawing, and taking pictures - you're great![/size]

[Shi no Tenshi]

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I really dig your paintings and inked-sketches - they have a messy feel to them, and you really pull it off well. The amount of detail you put into your work is amazing to be honest, and I'm not sure how you do it. Great job![/quote]

Brushes with as many as five hairs *lol* Funnily enough I just seemed to have learnt to paint overnight, because two/three years ago I was completely hopeless. I do appreciate that you call my work 'messy' cause I've been influenced by expressionism which has a lot of rough edges but high detail. Thanks!

[quote]I don't really have much to advise you on, as I'm taking my first formal drawing class ever this year, and we've only scratched the surface of informal perspective. So basically, all your drawings are wonderful. Your pixel art is also very impressive - it's easy to lose sight of the big picture when you're putting small pieces together, so a job well done on that as well.[/quote]

I'm trying to refine my pixel art because although it's meant to be non-isometric I still find it too sketchy and lacking in detail. Like you said, it's easy to loose sight of the bigger picture so it's something I'll just keep practicing.

[quote]As for the photography, I thought it was good, but better lighting would've done wonders for it. Try messing around with your exposure/[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F_stop][B]f.stop[/B][/url]/aperture to get different results on the same picture, and remember what lighting calls for what exposure. One last note, is to take into account the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds][B]rule of thirds[/B][/url] - you don't need to follow it by the book, but keep it in the back of your mind as you photograph things.[/quote]

Hehe, all my photos were taken with my lousy digital camera but I definately want to try using a proper SLR. I've used one before but was put off by the impracticality of developing film - but I'm still fascinated by different effects using different exposures and apeture speeds. Usually I just take photos to manipulate eventually, but alas I have no time.

Thanks for the comment!