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Reviews for "Paarthurnax Bust"

Imposing visage

I think that this is a good image, well displayed, with a good unimpressed or even slightly angry looking dragon sitting there in front of me. Sorry, I've not played Skyrim, so I wouldn't know any better.

As dragons go, this is good, but not the best - the image could use a little tightening around the neck / jaw flap, which seems oddly elongated down to where the shoulders would be. I do like the fact that you've put detail on there such as the horns / spikes, one of which is broken and just adds to the effect. The one tooth sticking out at an odd angle is a nice touch, but I'd suggest that you take it further and do more unusual angles, particularly towards the back of the mouth, to make it fit better with other similar creatures that we can use for reference, such as a crocodile or alligator, for example.

The eye catches my attention and I have to say it reminds me a little of the eye of Sauron, from Lord of the Rings, with a suitably evil glint put in there to give away a lot of the intentions - "I'm either going to kill you, eat you or both."

The main issue that this piece has is that there is no background, which does go a long way to undoing your fine work - the game Skyrim has got fantastic artwork, from what I've seen and without a background, it would look awful. Though awful is not a word I would use to describe the piece, its effect is somewhat lessened by the absence of background entirely. With something suitable behind, such as a craggy mountain, ruined fort, or a burning village, there would be a lot more to talk about with the picture and so many more ways for you to tantalise the viewer.

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SuperBastard responds:

Thanks for the in-depth review! Looking at it now, it might have been interesting to have more of the teeth actually sticking out, and would have given me the opportunity to put in more bizarre angles. I'm glad you got some kind of vibes from the eye, since I consider eyes to be the focal point of any portrait, regardless of who or what the portrait is of.

I really do regret not having some kind of background, or even just making this a .png with a transparent one. I'll be sure to work on backgrounds in the future.

unfinished

5 stars for being only half finished... a white background?? really? Whats alreaady there is good, but FINISH IT, its boring

Ulp!

He looks hungry...

Paarthurnax!

The awesome really really old dragon that doesn't know when to shut up! :D Nice work, though I think his jaw line is a tad too wide... Otherwise, well done! (Also, I think he's a little more green)

Yeah!!!

i'm at the part where you have to get the elder scroll in the dwemer temple with the crazies that try to kill you... don't laugh at me cuz i've been delaying the main quest ALOT anyways good job!

SuperBastard responds:

Oh man that's one of my favorite parts. That dungeon, Alftand, is one of my favorite dungeons in the game. At least, one of my favorite so far...

Thanks for the review and compliment!