Reviews for Inner Darkness

[Tubular-Spork]

Awesome, but some problems

The first thing that I noticed about it was the way she was leaning. If this were a clip, it seems in the next couple of seconds she would be falling over backwards. There are no elements in the foreground to show that this could just be from a certain angle.

The other issue I see is the length of the arms. They are just a tad too long for her body. Most peoples palms reach the area of the hip-bone, it looks like hers go about four inches farther than that, making her arms look a little off.

Now, I'm assuming this is a fantasy piece, so I can imagine this a possible non-human race, meaning they would be made differently and the problem I previously spoke about isn't a problem any longer.

The shading is nice, and I love the way the leaves have a feeling of movement in them. You did very well with that. The sky and the trees give this piece a sense of ominous dread, like something bad and/or difficult is coming up, and the look on her face and her body language support that.

All in all, great work. Keep it up!

AlvinHew responds:

The trees in the background are tilted in the picture, so it's supposed to give the illusion that the camera is tilted. Also, if you look at her charm, it's tilted at the same angle in the picture as her body is. If she were leaning over as if she were about to fall over, the charm would not be hanging directly in the center of her body.

The camera tilt is supposed to add to the feeling that something isn't right about her; it represents her increasingly unstable mental state.

I get all sorts of comments about her proportions. Some people say her arms are too short, some people say they're too long. Some people say her head is too big, and some say it's too small. Then there are some people who feel the proportions are fine. There's no way to please everyone here so I'm just going to go with the proportions that I feel look decent. In other words, I'm not changing it, sorry.

[TheReviewGuy]

I don't review art...

But I've found myself incredibly intrigued with your artwork. Art like this is often very subjective and open for interpretation, hence the lack of a sense of 'reviewing' art work.

I see alot of people have been mentioning the proportions. I will not point out if there are flaws in them, but I will say they seem to have changed from the previous Annika portrait. Maybe it's just me but it's as if her facial bone structure is somewhat different. Just looking at the two portraits side by side makes me feel like I'm looking at two different people. She also looks a lot.. bulkier in this picture. Maybe it's the armor. Or maybe not.

And maybe that's also what gives it some added impact. It's as if she's been 'worn and weathered'. Stricken by emotion if you will.

The realism of the facial shading and colouring is actually even better now from previous Annika. The skin tone and the background are exceptionally well crafted together. She stands out, but only ever so slightly, like a dying candle in a swarming darkness.

You, my good sir, are a true artist.

[adrshepard]

She's 8 years old.

I'm sure there's a nice place in Japan for you and others who fantasize about prepubescent girls with swords.

You draw well though.

[DeathIdol]

smooth

the face needs a little work.

[mcdougall57]

Good.

Coloring and shading is nice. But by all things proportionate with the head, she is a midget.