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[Artificial Entity]

There is a lot more detail in this than I think most people realize. Starting out looking at the piece, it appears to just be a full body portrait of a wounded guy wearing a helmet. Then you notice the wound is black, and his helmet is freely looking with an eye, and is they eye crying? Then, zooming on the picture reveals that the black wound is actually small people trying to escape his body. Could it be a metaphor for something? Looking a little lower, and then you notice the group of people watching this thing, giving a nice scale. Are those sludge people human sized then?

Honestly, I could look at this piece for a long time and still notice new things. You've done a great job with the amount of detail, and it all looks great. I couldn't come up with anything to improve on, so I'll just say this: good job. I'm glad to have found this today.

cyangorilla responds:

This was incredible to read, thank you so much! There are a couple more things going on with the background, with other Entities being butchered in order to make this one happen. An experiment gone wrong.

There is definitely a lot of metaphorical stuff in there but I always choose to let the viewer decide on those.

Anyway, thank you for taking the time to look at the piece with such care and to write this, I'll go to sleep with a smile on my face.

[Pearl Suge9]

Beautiful pixel art. Everything is clear, and there isn't a single thing on here that isn't just fun to look at. The anatomy is on point, and the lighting really gives her depth.

Honestly, the only thing out of place is how dark the outlines for her eyes and right shoe are. Maybe midnight blue instead of true black would have worked better?

Aside from that, it's a great piece. Simple, elegant, and pretty.

[Centipede]

This lighting is actually amazing. You put a lot of care into it. The perspective is also really good. Every curve is followed through, every strait line is just the right size, even considering the ever changing angles and distances. It honestly looks like a 3d model with how exact all of the technical bits are.

The only thing I would say could be improved would be the size of the canvas, as it cuts off the subject pretty harshly, and it doesn't look intentional. aside form that, this really is a very pretty piece to look at.

Xaltotun responds:

Glad you like it. About the cropping... I certainly could have planned it better, will keep that in mind next time. Thanks for the review!

[Steven Universe: Fusions 1 (about 2015)]

Where to begin? The line work is just great. Completely clean, and the weight is consistent. The shading is real good. Like, god damn gorgeous. And those hands? I personally struggle with anatomy pretty bad, but damn, you make it look easy. 10 unique hands, each with their own shading, and each of the arms connecting them look connected. Congrats, seriously, it looks great.

The scale is something else too. Looking at this, you can tell the sizes of each character, and just how large they are. Like, talk about giant women. The only thing is saw that was off was the shape of the pearl on Opal is a touch stretched, but even then, you can only catch it if you're looking for it. All in all, real good. You should definitely be proud of this one.

[Pitch Gorgon]

This looks real nice. The fact that the bangs are cut instead of tapered is a nice detail, and the stare has so much character in it. The concept works too, as gorgons turn things to stone, whereas the gorgon itself is stone. It looks particularly mysterious with the bronze accents with the jewelry. Like, how did she not turn to stone all the way? Did someone decorate her afterwards? Was it another gorgon (perhaps the one that turned her to stone)? Is that why she is so clean and without cracks? Why is there a Spanish donkey in use in the background?

Speaking of, the background is a bit noisy. It kinda feels like the contrast of it is more than the subject itself near the bottom. The bronze accents help alleviate most of that though.

All in all, this piece is nice. It does look like the quality of the image was compressed pretty hard.

SPLATTERBRAIN responds:

Thanks! I had no idea it was called a Spanish Donkey lol Sorry about the compression. I'm thinking about selling prints so I uploaded the low-res pic instead