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obliviousally_ljOkay, so I submitted and application over at Artspots, a new anthro gallery/archive. Normally, I avoid places where I have to go through an application process because it reminds me of Yerf. But, I thought I'd give it a shot. It's a new gallery, so everything's pretty much wide open, none of the weird rules and technicalities Yerf has or had or whatever.
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We here at ArtSpots have finished reviewing your recent application, and while the work you submitted shows a lot of promise, we feel that a little more practice is needed to make your work great ArtSpots material.
You are on the right track, Ally! You have some nice character designs and and your compositions are absolutely captivating! The Pathia and Angel ones in particular. You also seem to have an innate sense of perspective, so we are not worried about that.
Anatomy was an issue, although you are almost there. Just think about and plan proportions/lengths more and I think you would be set. Admittedly, in the corrected 'red-line' image, the boy has an extra pair of abs. Although I'm sure some boys would love some extra muscles, you need to watch out for that. :)
With lighting, we would like to see more. It was hard to determine where the light source was coming from in all the pieces. We do not require smooth gradients, I would not even recommend that for your style! Flat 'cel' type shading is fine. I know pieces like the Pathia one work wonderfully without any at all, and that is fine, just show us one or two that do. Try to envision a specific light source.
Just practice with simple shapes, like blocks, spheres, and cylinders under a desk lamp or something similar. You can get wooden shapes like that, even wooden eggs, at an art store or a Michael's for about a $1 each. If you would like a book, I'd highly recommend the Anatomy for the Artist one in our library.
Since you are almost there and the other reviewers and I loved your work, I shortened the re-apply date to 2 weeks from now. You do not have to apply exactly at that date, but they will be open for you. If you have any questions, feel free to email me.
I look forward to you applying again after November 01, 2006. Until then, keep up the practice and see you soon!
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Okay, admittedly, the Trancend pic DOES have some faults. I was aware of the problems that were pointed out, so I probably shouldn't have went with that one. But, it was a piece I was proud of, mostly on the shading.
My anatomy's pretty solid for females, but not-so-much with males, which is something I need to work on. Although, I've noticed that I haven't been drawing elbows in quite the right places because I have a tendency to misplace bellybuttons. I don't know, it's become something of a habit.
However, the one thing that I'd LOVE some tips or suggestions on, is lighting. I have NO SENSE of light sources. I mean, I grasp the concept, I just can't actually do it and make it work. Light comes from, like, eight different places in most of my pics. I generally feel my art doesn't need shading, but some pieces look better, and sometimes I like shading, so it's certinaly not something I'm trying to make myself do because I feel I need to as an artist.
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We here at ArtSpots have finished reviewing your recent application, and while the work you submitted shows a lot of promise, we feel that a little more practice is needed to make your work great ArtSpots material.
You are on the right track, Ally! You have some nice character designs and and your compositions are absolutely captivating! The Pathia and Angel ones in particular. You also seem to have an innate sense of perspective, so we are not worried about that.
Anatomy was an issue, although you are almost there. Just think about and plan proportions/lengths more and I think you would be set. Admittedly, in the corrected 'red-line' image, the boy has an extra pair of abs. Although I'm sure some boys would love some extra muscles, you need to watch out for that. :)
With lighting, we would like to see more. It was hard to determine where the light source was coming from in all the pieces. We do not require smooth gradients, I would not even recommend that for your style! Flat 'cel' type shading is fine. I know pieces like the Pathia one work wonderfully without any at all, and that is fine, just show us one or two that do. Try to envision a specific light source.
Just practice with simple shapes, like blocks, spheres, and cylinders under a desk lamp or something similar. You can get wooden shapes like that, even wooden eggs, at an art store or a Michael's for about a $1 each. If you would like a book, I'd highly recommend the Anatomy for the Artist one in our library.
Since you are almost there and the other reviewers and I loved your work, I shortened the re-apply date to 2 weeks from now. You do not have to apply exactly at that date, but they will be open for you. If you have any questions, feel free to email me.
I look forward to you applying again after November 01, 2006. Until then, keep up the practice and see you soon!
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Okay, admittedly, the Trancend pic DOES have some faults. I was aware of the problems that were pointed out, so I probably shouldn't have went with that one. But, it was a piece I was proud of, mostly on the shading.
My anatomy's pretty solid for females, but not-so-much with males, which is something I need to work on. Although, I've noticed that I haven't been drawing elbows in quite the right places because I have a tendency to misplace bellybuttons. I don't know, it's become something of a habit.
However, the one thing that I'd LOVE some tips or suggestions on, is lighting. I have NO SENSE of light sources. I mean, I grasp the concept, I just can't actually do it and make it work. Light comes from, like, eight different places in most of my pics. I generally feel my art doesn't need shading, but some pieces look better, and sometimes I like shading, so it's certinaly not something I'm trying to make myself do because I feel I need to as an artist.
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Date: 2006-10-20 11:19 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-10-22 02:16 am (UTC)And yeah, I can get the positioning of the arms and such, but there's alot of other lines going on there.
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Date: 2006-10-21 11:56 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-10-22 04:57 pm (UTC)Light source stuff is easy at its core. Just invision where the light is coming from, and apply highlights and shading constantly keeping that light source in mind. Do NOT add shading where there should be light shining. :)
Study lots of heavily-lighted pics to figure out how shadows lie.