What a fantastic artwork! I have nothing negative I can say about this, its just blown me away. First of all the theme and composition are original and very well executed. Incredible use of soft lights and colors. Your use of cell shading is really well done, the character expressions, and emotional communication in this piece. I feel like I'm watching a scene play out in front of me and it's totally believable. I'm adding you and this piece to my favorites, and look forward to seeing more!
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TheDamnThinGuy responds:
Oh man, thank you so much! You have no idea how much this means to me, since you're one of my favorite artists. Also, thank you so much for the feature, it definitely put a smile on my face and gave my self esteem a huge boost :)
Great work. Absolutely no complaints about the characters. I have a couple of minor things to point out about the surroundings, though. Perspective is a bit off, not entirely believable. The books in the shelf are presented as if seen from straight front but the shelf itself is at a significant angle. It seems there is no breathing room for a second shelf back there. Also, the foreground object seems a bit flat to give the illusion that it's close to the viewer, perhaps should have a bit more roundness to it. But overall very good!
TheDamnThinGuy responds:
Thank you so much for the review. I'll try my best to work on my perspective for future works!
background art is amazing, I really did loved it.
The guy with silver hair looks really well, perhaps the nose looks a bit out of place, maybe its the eyes...
I enjoyed the orange-haired guy, you did a great job with the hair! however it's pose looks too frigid and the hands are not that good.
The girl... well, she is not that good, the whole head looks mango-shaped, and her hands look too artificial.
TheDamnThinGuy responds:
Thank you. I can definitely see the mistakes you're pointing out, and I'll try to work on them. Thanks for the honest critique, I really appreciate it!
Your color, lighting, and linework are all done well. I'm not much of an anime-style type guy anymore, but I appreciate what you've done, and the resolution you did it in. I have a few suggestions that you can take or leave. First, when you upload an image to NG, I wouldn't upload it at its full resolution. At it's current size it doesn't fit anyones monitor, even if they had double the resolution of current displays - and it takes forever to load. Secondly, work on your perspective. The viewing angle is straight on, but the table and bookshelves look as if we're viewing at a downward angle. We shouldn't be able to see the top of the bookshelves, at least according to how the characters are positioned. Same with the table, though I like what you have arranged on it. The background is also askew slightly, which is interesting, but slightly disorienting. The way you do folds in clothing is a bit haptic and doesn't make much sense, especially in the dude on the left's left arm. I'd suggest googling dudes in dress shirts in various poses and you'll see they don't have those strange bulges and sharp folds that run down the upper arm like that. Also, grey-bro has a very effeminate hair-style, but that's neither here nor there. That's all I've got to say about that. Keep up the good work.
TheDamnThinGuy responds:
I appreciate your critique so much. I can definitely use some words of advice, and I'll try to work on the things you've pointed out. Thank you!
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