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Tell me the Truth

Wed Nov 4, 2009, 11:42 PM
  • Mood: Pirate
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  • Watching: One Piece
  • Eating: cold pizza
  • Drinking: liquid H2O
I kidnapped this from :iconphitus:'s journal. he always has something interesting going on there, it seems.

anyway, if you guys decide to answer this, I want full honesty along with some critique. I promise I won't whine or bite your head off (much :paranoid: ). I wanna know for improvement's sake, that's all.

1. Do I have a distinct style of drawing?
2. If so, what exactly is it that defines my "style"?
3. Would you say my art usually follows a 'theme'?
4. Is there anything I really need to improve on or change?
5. Does my style (if I have one) remind you of/look like the style of anyone else?
6. Judging from whatever art of mine that you've seen, what do you think I do the best at?
7. What do you think I suck at?

thanks, and take care:
Wazzy:heart:

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:iconphitus:
1. Yes.
2. Your style looks like halfway between anime and disney.
3. Your pictures seem to involve mostly shades of purple and blue.
4. I know you're new to action, and I'd say you need to practice that.
5. See #2. Also, your art is somewhat similar to cheeko's (although her style resembles more of a Marvel or DC comic book style)
6. CURVY HAIR. Yes, the very same thing you criticized my stuff about. However, I'm interested in seeing YOU draw spiky hair, 'cause every single character of yours has...like...perfect hair. And not everyone has good hair.
7. See #4. I'd say manler dudes, but then they won't fit in with your other characters you have. Then again, I'd want to see more variety in general. (I know, people told me they want to see variety in my stuff too)

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:iconwazaga:
2. you must be,like, the 10th or so person to say that...
3. really? huh, I didn't know that.
4. yes, I really should practice in that department.
5. some people have said that we are close in style. but I never really saw it that way myself... :O_o:
6. not curvy or perfect. just long. I like really long hair. and I have tried spiky hair. it just never looked right. and I still practice it off dA.
7. I actually am trying to work on that. especially because I've been working with Sean lately, and I feel that he's not buff enough (with gangly boys for brothers, it's hard to find a good model on hand to practice on) I'll try to vary in other types of art too.

thanks for the input :)

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:ohnoes: "You must be the worst artist I have ever heard of."
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:iconphitus:
2. That's 'cause it's obvious.
3. I see those colors damn near everywhere, especially your avatar.
6. Of course they're "perfect." They're all well kempt and shiny.

You're welcome :thumbsup:

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:iconyubria:
1- Yes.
2- I think it's the eyes, mostly, and a little bit of how you pull everything together.
3- Theme? Um... mostly poses that don't have much movement that make the characters look like they're posing for a picture.
4- I'd say facial variety. Your characters seem like they all have the same general face shape/proportions and many of the same expressions.
5- Probably, but I can't think of what it is right now.
6- Clothing (design and folds), coloring (tradit and digital), and head to full-body shots.
7- I think you could work on movement, on unique faces/expressions, and on pictures that don't look like the character was posing. And I'd have to agree with Phi in that all your characters have the same perfect hair- put more variety in the hairstyles and make them a tad messier.

Hope that helps! (please don't bite too hard!

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:iconshaeeldera:
1. I would say so
2. Gotta agree with PhiTus. Your style does look like anime meets disney. The eyes and the general body shape of everyone really defines your style.
3. Oh, I'm bad at these questions. I don't know xD
4. Hmm... Well, I guess I'll say that I've noticed that when you're drawing someone doing an action-y thing, it is pretty good, but when they're just standing or sitting around they look a little stiff.
5. Not really, the only thing you/your art reminds me of is Cheeko because you're both big, blue reptiles xD
6. I really like your colors, personally. Also, I like the feeling in your pictures.
7. I wouldn't say suck. Suck is a strong word. But I'll agree with PhiTus and Yubria on this one.

>.> Gosh, I hate critiquing people, because I always realize that I do exactly the same thing and have no room to talk.

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:iconwazaga:
6. new Wazzy Shampoo. keep the hair of your character long, shiny and oh so healthy, it could only be fantasy at its finest! comes in blueberry and grape scented!

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:ohnoes: "You must be the worst artist I have ever heard of."
:ahoy:"AH! but you HAVE heard of me"
:iconwazaga:
3. yeah... I guess I do draw too many stationary pics, huh? :(
4. :nod: adding that to the "things to improve" list.
6. really? cool!
7. more movement, huh? this is gonna be killer for my poor stationary brain.

it helps tons. thank you. *om-nom-nom*

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:ohnoes: "You must be the worst artist I have ever heard of."
:ahoy:"AH! but you HAVE heard of me"
:iconwazaga:
4. are you sure you don't got that backwards???? most people say my action looks stiff and my stationary looks animated. gah! I'm so confused!!!
5. we're such twin sisters! :D
6. it's all rainbows and butterflies, isn't it?

don't worry. every little bit helps in any case. thanks for the input. :hug:

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:ohnoes: "You must be the worst artist I have ever heard of."
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:iconshaeeldera:
4. Well, I dunno, I guess I'm just weird like that. That's what it seems like to me xD I may or may not be wrong seeing as how I'm not a professional.

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:iconeddragon:
Here goes:
1. Definitely
2. I agree with Phitus here. It leans more towards Anime than Disney, but it's pretty much a nice mixture of both. Plus, your art seems to have a wierd effect on me: it seems like when I look at your art, I feel more relaxed. Even with action scenes, it happens. I don't know how to explain it.
3. Yeah, definitely you go with blues and purples. I would also say you tend to draw in a "cute" style.
4. Facial expressions. You draw awesome action poses, but the facial expressions of your characters seem like they are laking a bit on the feeling they are trying to communicate. I am sure that once you've improved your facial expresions your style is close to being mastered =)
5. Yeah, I have to agree with the guys. Cheeko's and your art are very alike.
6. Well, I think your colors are the best feature in your art. Don't get me wrong, I like your lineart as well =)

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