| "Angel's Birth" Reviews/Comments [ 4 ] | Reviewed By: Tomb_Robber_Emiko [MediaMiner Member] On: August 11, 2007 02:57
Comment/Review:
I was about to tell you that inverting art is one of my personal frown-upons until you mentioned the medium. :) I honestly can't give you any critique in regards to the medium itself, so I'll just focus on other aspects. The pose and subject are nice, however the pose itself seems a little stiff. Work with the arm a little more. Give it a bit more length, and bend it slightly (obviously you can't do that with this particular piece now but for future reference). I also suggest you look up some tutorials on how to draw wings, because to me that stands out as the part of this picture that needs the most improvement. Wings are jointed appendages, so treat them like arms with feathers on them. The feathers will fold over each other at each joint, and the you should define the appendage itself with shading, not with hard lines.
| Title: F.A.R.G. Review
Reviewed By: Lady Macbeth [MediaMiner Member] On: July 09, 2007 18:48
Rating(s):Originality/Creativity: 10 of 10
Drawing Skill: 7 of 10
Use of Medium: 8 of 10
Overall Rating: 8 of 10
Comment/Review:
Scratchboard is a deceptively difficult medium to work in, but this piece demonstrates that you're already learning the technical skills necessary to master it. Because scratchboard is monotone - white on black (or sometimes a color on black, depending on the scratchboard) - tonal quality needs to be developed through use of line. Very typically, artists use crosshatching, but there are a wide variety of ways to create a range of tones using line. One of the things that stands out most for me on this piece, however, is the fact that you seem to have done the "shading" (areas that would be dark if this were done on light material) with the stylus. This creates the illusion of a negative image, because the eye expects to see the reverse - highlights being light and shadows being dark. In this case, if the figure were traditionally lit, she would be backlit, which would keep facial features from appearing entirely. This also became a problem in the shading on the floor - the intent became obscured because it's done in light instead of dark. With the next scratchboard you do, try scracthing out the highlights instead - leave anything that would be in shadow completely black. Keep the highlighting/shading consistent - if there's anything that wouldn't be lit, don't add any scratching to it. I think you'll see an image that's just as interesting and even more dramatic as a result. Thanks for posting this piece! It's great to see more traditional media represented. :)
| Title: F.A.R.G.
Reviewed By: dxgirly2 [MediaMiner Member] On: July 05, 2007 09:59
Comment/Review:
Oh scratch art, how I love thee! Seriously it's one of my favorite mediums, though I haven't worked with it much as of late. The things that stick out beautifully in this are the pillars and the characters hair. It looks very natural. Her foremost wing is done nicely, but it almost looks as if you forgot to do the other wing! The texture on the ground is also somewhat odd, and I'm not quite sure whats supposed to be going on. Shading for shadows and such on the ground should be a bit more subtle and not so "horizontal meets vertical". Nice piece though. I'd love to see more scrathart on here. :]
| Title: F.A.R.G.
Reviewed By: Fanilia [MediaMiner Member] On: July 04, 2007 19:43
Comment/Review:
The style is very interesting. I have never really seen much art done on scratch board, though I have looked at them in the hobby store on more then one occasion wanting to try it out. I really like the way you made the rows of feathers in the front wing. I think if the top of the wing were softer line art it would blend better. The back wing...it doesn't look like it goes with the front one. Even from behind the overall shape is so different. Granted they are both good shapes, but they do not go together. One of the hi lights of the piece is the hair, the strands flow nicely, well done. I really would like to see you do another piece using this medium.~Fanilia
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