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I'll leave any story to this piece for the viewers. This was a quick one that I just touched up today.

Photoshop CS6
Wacom Intuos 3 Tablet

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Well this one is dark, mysterious, subtle and very very good work and the amount of details and overall balance you give off this piece of art is good. I love the fact you've used shadow art, like shadow puppets almost to showcase your theme and aesthetic. The main character off into the distance makes me wonder what is going on or if there is some sinister plan here. I like how he is not really centered and not up close to give off that mystery for the character. The outline of his body and clothing was really nice and gave a noir dream like feeling with that mystery I was discussing. The trees surround your piece of arts main focus and main story by almost becoming a border to focus your eyes inside it. I think that was a great creative way to have you focus on the actual main story and something very different. I do find however that the blurriness of the trees is a bit too much. Yes they should be blurred but you could tone it back a few ticks on the photoshop blur effect next time as I think it would be good to see more of those vein like tree branches in a bit more crisp detail, but yes you need to blur it to focus in on the main story and main art going on in the middle of the submission.Art that gives a story is the best kind of art you can have and here you have a story. I am not sure what that one black line behind him is tho, is that an arm of another person dying on the ground or something more sinister? Clearly something has been attacked and the main character is walking away having done it. What a great way to portray a story with all this black and shadow type style, I think you put real effort into this one. I would love to see more of these in the future and maybe even a series about what is going on with this mysterious figure in the darkness.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
Nothing to really change except maybe blurring of the trees on the sides could be reduced a few ticks on your blur effect in photoshop.

~X~

This seemed to remind me of Azula from "Avatar: The Last Airbender". I guess it just seemed like her silhouette. I love the arm that appears in this. You made a good use of closing in on the picture. My story is that this person was attacked by some monster. Pretty generic, but it's what I think of with this.

You have a nice signage, too. I just now notice the stars in the background. There appear to be tents as well. I didn't realize that it took place outside. The branches look like veins.

zigan responds:

Thanks for the warm feedback. I appreciate your observations as well! Very creative! And yes, I think I was thinking of Azula when I did this too ;)

It's Firelord Ozai's wife!

zigan responds:

Could be!?!? :O

Good moment catch

zigan responds:

Thanks for the five! :D

nice, i like it :D

zigan responds:

Thank you!

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