Jopie211

5/10

6.5/10

Pink Floyd - Echoes

Yeah, I don't really like this one either. I don't hate the smudging itself, but there just seems to be too much of it. The whole sig looks quite oversharpened too. I like your current one much more, keep expanding this style though because it does have potential.

I like it as it is, the negative space actually works really well in this IMO.

I'd remove the text, we can all see that is a C4D and it doesn't really add anything to it. Nice job, though.

The colour version is much better IMO. I don't like the vertical lines that seem to be running through everything, they make some parts look really LQ. Not sure if they're something you can help, though. I do like the concept and those glowing lines.

That. IMO the critique system on dA is silly anyway, the fact that the artist has to label it as 'fair' before it appears is just ridiculous because there are obviously going to be lots of people who just can't handle comments that aren't completely positive, and they will just disapprove of all critique of that sort, useful or not.

#1 and 2 are definitely the best ones out of the lot. The others just seem too random; the effects/C4Ds you used are a bit all over the place and don't really help to create flow or an interesting focal point. #1 and 2 are definitely a big step in the right direction, though.

It's pretty good in terms of lighting and colours. Even the text placement/font choice is decent, but I'd either make it more readable or remove it completely.

Yeah, it does feel a bit like a WIP. I don't really know what to think of this. I like the idea behind it, but the bubbles seem very sharp and the smudging feels a little out of place. It's also quite monotone, but that's not too strange considering the whole concept of this piece. :P

Pink Floyd - Nobody Home

:o You're still alive.

The Kooks - She Moves In Her Own Way

Yeah, the border and text aren't that great. Other than that, it's very nice, although I do prefer your other, more realistic and sketchy style. But that's probably because I'm not a big fan of black outlines on pixels.

^ Depends on how you use it. ;) #2 is pretty good, probably one of the few sigs that those kind of effects actually work really well on.

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Pink Floyd - Any Colour You Like

Let's just drop it. The skill level of the person that is giving criticism shouldn't determine whether they have the right to voice their opinion on a piece of art or not. If you got a comment from someone that you don't deem knowledgeable enough to be taken seriously or just stupid, then just ignore it, but don't let it escalate into a flame war or pointless "See, I'm a much better artist than you! Owned!" thing, even if you and many other people honestly think you are indeed much more skilled than the OP. If you're really such a good artist, then have the decency to somewhat keep that to yourself when you're not showing artwork. Not aimed at one of you guys specifically. EDIT: Oh, and @the OP, don't put "Open to all comments" in your title when you obviously aren't.

Yup, those are the main problems. The render seems overcontrasted, making it look too sharp, and the light source is very bright. I don't really know how to help you with that, the only advice I can give is that you shouldn't alter the original colours too much, it usually makes the image look unnatural. It's better to stick to the original colour scheme of the render/background and just adjust it a little bit when necessary.

Great job. Your scribbly style works really well, although there are some random black pixels here and there. I prefer the version without the character and with the simpler border, but yeah, customer is king and everything. :P

Yeah, there are a lot of things to improve on. A lot. They're just very all over the place, no real flow, I'm not too sure what I'm looking at in #1 and #2 looks pretty much like just one big bright blob, some random C4D and bad text. As for text, http://jugga-lizzle.deviantart.com/art/ ... l-62234256 should help a bit.

:lol: I agree though, not a huge fan of the effects in there. The pentoolings just seem very large and chunky compared to the other background effects. The coloured lighting works pretty well as always, but other than that it just doesn't appeal to me. IMO, it would be good if you tried something completely different from your usual work, since there's only so much you can do with a person stock and some resources.

I quite like the style, I'd probably wear the T-shirt. Although I'm not too sure about the red and yellow either, they do seem like slightly strange colours for a tree.