thanks kochi tf87: there's a kind of...primal/tribal aesthetic you took out of the second picture it makes the staff the foreground dude's holding look out of place. i'd definitely recommend losing the shirt and maybe beefing him up some more. also: tattoos everything is improved by tattoos

homeboy knows his way around a lady if i were a lady, i'd probably do him for that knowledge. do him like whoa.

Oh Menschy. Here is a sketch for the art challenge. Original: New version so far: Feedback would be wonderful. I plan on making the main guy spikey and matching up the original more. okay, so your composition is much better, your environments are not crooked, there is a bit more action to this second go around. however, the way they are having a stand-off takes away from something i took from the first drawing which I assume was an unintended effect. in the original, the way that the foreground dude's legs are lined up makes it seem like he could almost be leaning forward. i'm pretty sure that's a mistake, but the idea of that could really add something to the entire piece. version 2, you have two dudes who we assume are in a battle for obvious reasons: they got weapons n' shit and i think that's a fire. but then when we look at the postures of said dudes, we may think otherwise. this ain't no battle, they are both wide legged in defensive postures. this is a refractory period. this is a dude who just did it and is trying to shield his flaccid wingwang. no one is about to attack according to their stances, so you have to make it that way. chose the man in the foreground, he's the one you want to be the attacker in order to really draw the viewer into the dynamics of the battle. have him leaning off the edge of his building, pushing off towards the other dude and about to coolly and calmly wreck some shit edit: i realize now that this may not make all that much sense at some parts as i am wicked sleep deprived. maybe i'll attempt a paintover to show what i mean if i can get my tablet or my scanner running

F87 I feel like the first pose has more drama....

oh god i am going to take that as validation because i am seriously nervous about my idea being shot down. that is like my first critiques i have ever offered here

F87 I feel like the first pose has more drama.... I agree Original: [ This one looks more interesting. The angle/compostion works better. plus the design of the foreground character in the first sketch looks more badass. The second one looks like a generic long haired final fantasy character. Not saying the second one sucks, just the first ones concept is much cooler. Wassermelone - Cheers for the paintover mate!

yup. printer is broken and i haven't drawn with my tablet in months so i'm not going to even try that it seems like other people agree to some extent though

futore did you see- I updated my blog just for you

yes yes! i saw it like the day after you did it and was so happy. i showed my girlfriend and she loved it too! seriously, i know you say you cannot recreate/repeat characters, but i always love the simple creature concepts you do [huff puff blow up tams ego huff pufffffff]

Fuckin' sweet man.

I agree with the above. Also forgot one.

I think the only way I could enjoy that pic any more is if I took it, ground it up into a fine powder and snorted it. Kudos Wakkawa.

That's like the fifth piece of the same woman. I don't think i've ever seen you give any one of your other women that kind of treatment Wakk.

wakk likes his ladies mowhawk'd and a little rough around the edges (but still gorgeous)

Thanks to bacon I tink im moving this into more of a good way now im liking how its coming now. Bacon your awesome http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/v...atstorm4-1.jpg legg, maybe you should make it clearer how big those critters are? took me a while to realize they were pulling the boat, and the foreshortening on the rope in the first draft was way off if they're not enormous. Are they closer to the size of the boat, or seal-sized? Their seal-like heads make them feel seal-sized.

legg you've been showing a lot of improvement lately just sayin' (ack that sounded like i'm saying disregard srsizzy's crit. i'm not! i think the reason you're getting better is because you're heeding all the crits)