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[Sleeping with the Flying Fish]

What a dream.

Merol responds:

WHOLE REVIEW (kindly sent to me via PM):

"What a dream.
I want to start off by saying that the surrealism in this piece is really well done here. There is a lot going on, and it all manages to flow together really well.
The Balloon (obviously the main part of the piece) looks really good. I like the way you shaped the mouth, it has this weird shape to it that still looks like a fish mouth. The scarves also seem really out of place, yet at the same time manage to look natural as fins. Really nice touch on the surrealism there. The fire is done pretty well too and I like the way it roasts the birds. It is a really humorous touch that helps boost the piece quite a bit. I also laughed a bit at how the roasted birds have that classic look a roasted bird has in those old cartoons like Tom and Jerry.
The sleeping couple really does a nice job of completing the picture. It really says "Hey! This is a dream!" Probably the best part about them (for me anyways) is the broken tether. It just shows how unstable a dream can be. Anything can happen. You can be peaceful and oblivious, and next thing you know, you fall out of everything into a rude awakening. It just has a suspensful feel that makes you worry about the fte of the sleeping couple.
The only problem is light shading in some areas as has been pointed out already.
Overall though, good job on this piece. I think you're prettty good with watercolors.
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Thank you very much for the lengthy review!

I honestly don't know what to say other than i'm glad you like it! Yeah, I didn't want it to be taken too seriously so i added some humorous stuff in there.
Thanks for noticing the broken tether, though i'm a little sad that no one has mentioned "The Godfather" yet. They're sleeping with the flying fish now, and soon they'll actually be sleeping with the fishes!

Sorry for the crap reply.
Thanks again!

(and no worries about the review glitch or whatever).

[Roman Forum- Full]

Really nice!

I really like the design you've got gooing here, it looks really good.

One of the big things here is the style of architecture you have here. It reallly fits what [I think] you were going for here. The pillars all look reallygood and the arch at the entrance has alot of detail which, like I said, helps that feel you were going for.

Another thing that really looks good here is the color scheme. I don't know why but I really like the colors you used here. They all really look good and help this picture to be the best it could be.

All of the small details help this picture, but I don't think I really need to point them all out, I mean, the picture is right there.

The only problem I noticed is how the roof and wall of building in the upper right seem to just flow together instead of the roof hanging off like on the rest of that building. I'm kind of having trouble explaining...

Anyways, really good picture with minimal flaws. I'm impressed.

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samulis responds:

Hey, sorry for the late response.

I see what you mean with the roof issue, I'll try to be more wary of making all the roofs more similar and accurate next time, I'm glad you caught that mistake. :)

I really tried to stick to a traditional color scheme, even if some of the textures are a little fantasized.

Thanks for the review,
-Samulis

[Diplomacy]

Great picture!

I think the thing I like best about this it how you kind of textured the dragons scales and the rocks around him. This does a great job of preventing the picture from seeming flat and generic.

The knight down there on its tail is a nice touch, but I can't really tell what he is doing down there. I think it looks kind of like he's pulling himself up the dragons tail.

Another detail that is pretty nice is how you made the wings thin enough to seee through, but you can still tell that they're there. They seem just a bit too thin, but they're not that big of a deal as is.

The one thing that I really noticed is how its back leg kind of seemed to be in such a weird position. I think it probably should've been a bit thinner and angled backwards.

Anyways, this is a really good piece of art that looks like it took alot of effort. Good job.

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SuperBastard responds:

Thanks for the review! I did think the knight looked a little small, I guess I was trying to challenge myself by creating a picture in which the composition drew the viewer's attention to a small detail, in this case the 'little man in the tin can.' The back leg gave me trouble too, I just couldn't seem to figure out a way to get it looking quite right.

[Eyeball Tree Helix]

Nice.

This is a really well done piece of art.

I like how it seems like one tree at the top and splits into two as you look down, that was a really cool detail. I see why you added helix to the title.

The leaves look like they took a long time to draw considering the detail and number of leaves, I really appreciate the effort there.

I also think it's cool how you made the cornea of the eye stick out a little like it should and made it transparent. It's pretty awesome how you included that little bit of anatomical detail.

The only issue I have is that the tree's roots gradient to white at the bottom instead of red. It still works with the white gradient though, so I'm not going to subtract points for that.

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Galneda responds:

It's not so much of a gradient at the bottom of the root as it is the color of the wood. There's two colors; a sort of white and a sort of reddish brown...follow the trunks down to the roots, and you'll even see there's reddish brown roots on either side of the eyeball.

Still, thank you for the praise and I appreciate the review.

[MCPO Karen "GM Head" Joshua]

Pretty good.

I've never watched the show, but you've done a really good job of drawing what you were going for.

All of the scratches and dents on the mech were pretty cool since they really help show that the pilot and her mech had really been through something, which you were going for, so good job there.

The girls face is a tad bit weird, but it still looks pretty good and definitely helps portray that look you wanted too.

The mechs head looks out of place, that's okay since you did that on purpose to illustrate that backstory and the weird head helps that for sure.

Lastly, her tits were a little too big, but who cares. It's not really that big of a deal.

Overall, pretty good job. Also, what did you use to make this?

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Galneda responds:

Photoshop CS5, did a layer for the rough draft on the mech and girl seperately, the inkwork for the mech and girl seperately on top, and two more layers beneath for their respected colors. + the simple gradient background layer for the sky behind it all. Drawn with an Intuos 3 Wacom tablet.

Thanks very much for the review! I agree the tits are way too big. :D

[Shape Up Pumpkin]

More effort?

Not terrible, but you should've definitely tried harder.

I guess it's nice that you got the lines pretty straight, but that's about it.

It's just too boring and uninspired. I'm sure you could actually accomplish something if you actually try harder next time though.

I'm going to go ahead and end this review now since I'll just be repeating myself and the other reviewers. Listen to them though, they have good advice.

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ZJ responds:

Meow

[Greek Heritage]

Nice use of shading.

I think this is quite good.

You did a good job of making the guys seem more mysterious like you wanted to and I like your use of colors.

You also made the guys look pretty realistic and they actually seem a little spooky. My only complaint is that the left are of the guy on our left looks a little weird, but still a good picture.

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samulis responds:

Thanks for pointing that out. :)