Some critique, if you please.

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Some critique, if you please.; Something I made up.
Topic Started: Jun 9 2008, 03:06 AM (111 Views)
Anti	Jun 9 2008, 03:06 AM Post #1
Ex Mac Elitist Posts: 382 Group: Members Member #264 Joined: July 29, 2006	Thought I'd pass it around as I want to justify spending almost a week working on this project for someone, and get some general opinions about it. See it here. What do you guys think for being made from just a small sketch?



A.Q.	Jun 9 2008, 03:17 AM Post #2
Beautiful Snowflake Posts: 906 Group: Members Member #429 Joined: April 13, 2008	I like the texture: nice and wispy. I also like the eye. If I could change onr thing, however it would be the Great Red Spot, like Jupiter's. It looks kinda like a smudge. And that opinion comes from someone who knows absolutely nothing about drawring or graphic-stuff.



Anti	Jun 9 2008, 04:46 AM Post #3
Ex Mac Elitist Posts: 382 Group: Members Member #264 Joined: July 29, 2006	Al Qalaa Jun 9 2008, 03:17 AM I like the texture: nice and wispy. I also like the eye. If I could change onr thing, however it would be the Great Red Spot, like Jupiter's. It looks kinda like a smudge. And that opinion comes from someone who knows absolutely nothing about drawring or graphic-stuff. It was supposed to be a flame, but kind of got messed up in all of the filtering and such. I could have blurred it out totally, but didn't. Dunno why.



Tristan da Cunha	Jun 9 2008, 06:56 AM Post #4
Science and Industry Posts: 6,792 Group: Veterans Member #86 Joined: November 1, 2004	Looks interesting. Looks like it can be interpreted in many ways.



New Harumf	Jun 9 2008, 10:31 AM Post #5
Bloodthirsty Unicorn Posts: 9,638 Group: Forum Mods Member #177 Joined: October 8, 2005	Looks a lot like a fractal, which is pretty amazing for freestyle!



Nag Ehgoeg	Jun 9 2008, 10:58 AM Post #6
The Devil's Advocate Posts: 7,238 Group: Admin Member #7 Joined: December 26, 2003	Eh. Digital images - while they take a lot of skill, skill that I don't have (patience to) - strike me as generally being kinda soulless and dull. They've really gotta be of something, or mean something, for me to enjoy them. Now what you've done is very pretty and no doubt showcases some mad skills. But what exactly do you expect us to say? You drew a swirl. Woohoo.



East Anarx	Jun 9 2008, 04:09 PM Post #7
Anarchitect Posts: 4,788 Group: Multi Member #210 Joined: January 16, 2006	Woohoo :lol: But seriously, I can dig it. In fact, I might even use it for my desktop background for a few days. I'm always looking for new wallpapers.



Anti	Jun 9 2008, 04:49 PM Post #8
Ex Mac Elitist Posts: 382 Group: Members Member #264 Joined: July 29, 2006	Nag Ehgoeg Jun 9 2008, 10:58 AM Eh. Digital images - while they take a lot of skill, skill that I don't have (patience to) - strike me as generally being kinda soulless and dull. They've really gotta be of something, or mean something, for me to enjoy them. Now what you've done is very pretty and no doubt showcases some mad skills. But what exactly do you expect us to say? You drew a swirl. Woohoo. More or less, I made this out of boredom. But this is a first for me as I actually sketched it out before I went to work on it in Photoshop. Usually I would throw some renders together, add some filters, and call it a day. In this case, I did everything myself. No renders, nothing prefab.



Nag Ehgoeg	Jun 9 2008, 05:04 PM Post #9
The Devil's Advocate Posts: 7,238 Group: Admin Member #7 Joined: December 26, 2003	Anticitizen Jun 9 2008, 04:49 PM Nag Ehgoeg Jun 9 2008, 10:58 AM Eh. Digital images - while they take a lot of skill, skill that I don't have (patience to) - strike me as generally being kinda soulless and dull. They've really gotta be of something, or mean something, for me to enjoy them. Now what you've done is very pretty and no doubt showcases some mad skills. But what exactly do you expect us to say? You drew a swirl. Woohoo. More or less, I made this out of boredom. But this is a first for me as I actually sketched it out before I went to work on it in Photoshop. Usually I would throw some renders together, add some filters, and call it a day. In this case, I did everything myself. No renders, nothing prefab. You drew a swirl. Woohoo. <mandatory Tucker edit> I didn't even understand what half of that meant. </mandatory Tucker edit> Edited by Nag Ehgoeg, Jun 9 2008, 05:05 PM.



Tristan da Cunha	Jun 9 2008, 05:25 PM Post #10
Science and Industry Posts: 6,792 Group: Veterans Member #86 Joined: November 1, 2004	Certainly your picture is not impressive. It is certainly something not like the Great Pyramids before which the visitor/viewer falls upon his knees, feeling at once the emotions of awe, terror, admiration, and wonder. Nonetheless, your picture is thought provoking. I for one contemplated it more than just in passing. This picture reminds me of such things as: pulsar, astronomical phenomena, human circulation, fiberoptic communication, singularity. If you keep working on your skills you may very well develop your talent in art and design into something truly impressive.



The CNNP	Jun 9 2008, 05:33 PM Post #11
Enforcer Posts: 1,857 Group: Members Member #198 Joined: November 10, 2005	Look good to me, then again, I am VERY artistically challenged.



Anti	Jun 10 2008, 05:13 AM Post #12
Ex Mac Elitist Posts: 382 Group: Members Member #264 Joined: July 29, 2006	To add, a friend of mine had this to say. "It feels like it's going to suck the soul right out of me." To which I say: "Then I've accomplished my goal." That's kind of what I'm aiming for. But I know also that I'm not the best, but I don't do stuff like this to complete most of the time. I do it for the hell of it. And as such, Tristan's words make me feel as if I've achieved something. ^_^


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