1) Give an example(s) of something you do not like about my art, or something you would like me to change about it.

ffff i really had to look through your art to find something i "didn't like." there's not really much i don't like per se, just some things that i see you can improve on. one is digital art. there's so much you can do with it and it seems like you are flat colouring a lot of the time. try 3-4 shades of colour to shade with! i think your art would be gorgeous in a "digital oil" or "digital watercolour" style. look up tutorials here on DA and try out a bunch of things until you feel comfortable. digital art is hard as heck to get a hang of but i think you're really comfortable with traditional art so you could pull it off well.





2) Now tell me something (or some things) you like about my art

you have a very unique style and i think that's really rare these days. everyone's style is based off of something/someone but i think you have had so many influences that you've really made something truly unique. also you really have a.. good way of pulling things off? IDK HOW TO PUT IT. i like your ideas of drawing, they're not just people standing around but all have an idea behind them. you have a good grasp on emotion/anatomy and it flows well in your style.

3) Any suggestion on what I should work harder/try to focus on/try to improve?

WHAT I SAID ABOVE.

4) Something specific I should be trying next? Or anything else you got to say?

try some more mixed media, like in "mary's architect" how you have a couple of star charts behind her. use newspaper clippings, eyes from magazines. i think it would be very interesting.

5) Have you a favourite example of my art? If so, why do you like it most?

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i really like your ink work, it seems your most comfortable doing that.


6) Any least favourite? Why don't you like it?


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it just seems you filled the background in with a purple bucket-fill gradient! it would look amazing if you digitally painted it with 4-6 different shades and added in some stars.

^^^^ that was hard to do btw

I'm just going to mingle it all in to one reflection. Think of DA like your high school portfolio back then, if I was looking trough your gallery for something good what would I find. I’ve seen that some of your pictures that are just colorless figures of characters that are just standing there with no background and no motion, they are not doing anything, So I look and say” OK next, uhmm, whats this OK next” I’m not stopping and analyzing the details because there are any. I say spend some good amount of time working on a piece, have more characters interact with each other, make EVERY picture tell a story, don’t just rely on the comment box to explain what’s going on, let the picture say what it has to say.

When coloring in the computer, try to ad more colors to the characters, experiment with lighting effects, look at others people’s techniques and incorporate them in to your style. Remember to place the correct source of light in one spot and work your way around that spot so that the pictures doesn’t look like it doesn’t belong to the background. The whole draw the character in pencil and paste it in to a digital background with just 2 gradients of colors has to go, it’s either all traditional or all digital.

Now with no mercy… pictures with lyrics of a song it’s just lame. Newspapers background is dim and lazy. Colorful background with colorless character in the middle is asking for a smack in the face. No more sketchy Characters, I want to see full detailed and full colored pieces with a story to tell.

Remember, you want to keep your viewers keep looking at your pictures until they have figure out what IT IS that makes them so great and can then move on with their life and die in peace knowing that they have found enlightment.

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awww, thank you so much dear

you're absolutely right. When it comes to Digi-Art, I am terribly and utterly lazy. I see it as a quick way to finish a piece...an easy out...I need to stop doing that
you're also right about the inks. They are my favorite and I prefer doing stuff in ink than any other media.

as much as I hate digital art, I realize it's something that has the potential to make my life waaay easier, and therefore something I need to practice and get good at.
I've always blatantly admitted to sucking at it, but I really need to hear these things from other people to get my butt in gear. Thanks again.
I will take your advice to heart and hopefully I shall fail my viewers no more!



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thank you Jamez

I must say I did not expect such wonderfully detailed answers. I'm really glad I got them
you're right. It's been in front of me all along but now I have to come to terms with the fact that I can't get away with BSing photoshop backgrounds and coloring to quickly finish a piece. You're also right about the comment box. I always noticed I tend to write a LOT in my comment box but I never really thought about it and thanks to you now I realize why. You're right you're right you're right. I can't rely on my comment box to tell viewers what they're looking at. So from now on, I will with-hold the temptation to quickly BS a piece so I can submit it and I will take more time, add a few more shades and be all around more meticulous with my pieces. Thanks so much for your helpful words and for kicking my butt

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