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[GAYBLACKJEWHITLERAGAINSTOPPRES]

Oooh aren't YOU edgy?

Yawn. Spam crews have desensitized us. It ain't funny, it ain't awesome, I don't think you're even trying. I mean, you really gotta step up your game if you're going to try and offend people nowadays.

The focal character is anatomically mushy and sloppily done, the tattoo isn't believable, the nipples look off, and I guess you thought it was a good idea to use a stereotypical anime stress-vein usually reserved for the forehead and just kinda slap it on his bicep or ham-hawk or whatever that's supposed to be.

The green thing in the background looks like ass, and he's not contributing anything useful to the conversation. MindChamber looks nothing like MindChamber, and most of him is obscured by an arm/ham-hawk or he's cut off on the edge of the screen. Nice American Flag, though I doubt you have the artistic ability to have recreated it in such detail.

Meh. I'll give it a two. Keep trying to improve!

SirCannabisClock responds:

yhbt luls

[Magenta]

I dig!

It's like a cyberpunk kabuki mask, and that font beneath it looks badass! I especially dig the grooves that come down from the eyes to the corners of the mouth, but with those grooves continued above the eyes and connected at the forehead, it creates this shape right smack dab in the middle of the face. That shape somehow throws out the illusion to me that the face is actually much smaller.

Perhaps that detail has yet to grow on me, that's completely possible. If it were me, I would have lead those grooves to right next to the outsides of those white tabs at the top. That way it leads down to the eyes which lead down to the mouth instead of giving off that compacted shape in the middle of the face.

Once again, though, that's just me. I personally think this thing kicks a whole lot of ass! Great style :D

Cope2K responds:

Yeah thanks I might fix that I see what you mean about making it look smaller than it should. And that tagging isn't a font I actually did that myself, thanks for the comment. Glad ya dig!

[Fritz]

Very nice!

I like the trippy font. It's also a very human expression, but pretty slate on expressing his comedic personality.

The shading all around looks good, I like the gradient applied to the tasteful background. The sweatshirt is shaded to look realistic, and the shadows around his neck look right.

It only seems a little too dark near the top, and one detail I wanted to point out is it appears that the mustache seems to be on top or in front of the tip of his nose. Possibly it's an optical illusion, but it's merely what I perceive.

Still, all around this looks great! Has James Fritz seen this? I think he would be flattered :)

Good job! Voted 5

CaptainDale responds:

Thanks man, the expression is like that because James' stage presence is very self deprecating and a running joke on the radio show is that he never smiles.

I flubbed the nose in that respect, the part the mustache is touching isn't supposed to be the tip, but I guess that's what it looks like.

Well thanks again, and he has! He even made it his profile pic on facebook for a couple days. I didn't put my name anywhere on it but still, it was nice to see that.

[Paladin]

First words out of my mouth-

"THAT is bad the fuck ass."

The detail in the armor has got me envious, and the facial expression is dark and brutal. Though the background is lacking in details, it fits, and there are just details abound that really muscle this character into commanding attention.

...This is just awesome. What was the most fun part to draw, and what gave you the most difficulty? Major props, five and faved! :D

<deleted> responds:

Haha thanks dude!

The most fun part was definitely the face, since I love drawing characters like that. The most difficult was the axe/staff because of it's complexity and the lighting conditions. I had to make it fade into the shadows but also stand out because it was an important part of the request.

Thanks for the comment!

[red baron]

Inspiring!

This is some really magnificent work- that guy really got his money's worth!

He stands out so effectively, and looks so totally BRUTAL it's hard not to just study it for minutes in awe at hardcore he looks. The shading and inkwork gives him weight, the red is powerful, and brown fits, and the sword reminds me of Heavy Metal (this is a good).

The scratches and imperfections in the armor are used sparingly, but just enough to imply density; I like to point that out because I have a bad habit of not knowing when to stop with "battle damage", and it was used well in this. The pose is menacingly cool! The name in the background also knits in an effective way to memorize the name, and it doesn't try to stand out all campy-like...I wouldn't be surprised at all to see this as a pro comic-book cover.

The brown papery texture REALLY works well with it all, too. As a learning artist, I'd love to just pick your brain about this- What was the hardest thing to do about this artwork? How exactly did you manage to pull off that texture in the background and over the cape, and what's YOUR personal favorite detail?

Great job! Fav'd and fived!

dommi-fresh responds:

wow quite a review let me start by saying thank you its a poetic and and well put review. i am glad you like it.
firstly the back ground is just actually white cartridge paper but because of the paint and the way i edit my pictures i scanned it... it turns out brown and wavy but it is intentional.
and as for my favourite detail... i am not sure i usually pick out the bits i hate. but i have to say i am pleased with the outcome of his hands.

[Engine]

I don't know why...

...but looking at this in full view just makes me smile. Maybe I have a chub for machinery, but...this is fantastic artwork. :D I love this! Fav'd and Fived!

AssKiller responds:

thanks a lot :) !

[PM-Secretary Nano V.01c]

Y'know what I see...

I could easily see something similar to this painted on the nose of a Predator Drone.

Great style! Love the details; it's like modern pin-up girl art...kinda. lol

Either way, I love it. You do a good job!

BizarroJoe responds:

When reading your comment, I thought in this being printed on the faceplate of a movie Predator and I found the image really shocking...
... But now I know! (thanks Google search)

Do unmanned airplanes daydream of electric chicks?

Thank you very much for the comment!

[tiger]

Damn, all on one layer!? Nice!

I'm really digging the orange with blue details. I'm also impressed with how the shading in the stripes and highlights of the fur against the moon create the illusion of fur. The only thing keeping it from being a perfect 10 from me is the claws being cut off by the border. It's cool for the tiger to dominate the picture, but you laid out some pretty interesting details in both the tiger and the clouds, and I think it would've given the entire artwork more justice if you got to see the entire tiger instead of just most of it.

Keep up the good work, despite the business!

lenkalamari responds:

thanks. its funny you mentioned the claws, you could see the entire tiger at one point before i cropped it about halfway through painting

[Hank Is Mad]

Nice!

Looks really good...the sunlight streakes in the background look awesome (Dodge tool?). I like the black and white photo to help out details with the background, but if you drew that, I'm going to bust a nut. The shading on the sweater looks really well done; I'm liking the combination of cross-hatching with just solid dark gray, and the highlights on Hank's skin it appropriate. Well done all around!

But if hank has a line going across and down the middle of his face, that means if that line intersects the middle of his lip. Since he's sort of sneering, does that mean the middle of his hip would be off-center, therefore the line going down his lip would be slightly off-center as well before coming to the point that is near his chin?

Then again this has a great, distinct cartoon quality to it, and that kind of detail is really kinda unnecessary, I still want to debate with the artist on it. :P

Great job! 5'd

AlmightyHans responds:

i didnt draw the line on his face crooked to the lips cause i thought a cross distorte like that would look stupid.

[M-Bot: The Game; Interstitials]

Looks great!

I see a little bit of Alloy influence with M-bot's stature...artwork is top-notch! My favorite detail being the shine of the metal torso on the bottom frame; kinda how you got that two-tone red light/white light on a blue body.

Hope you don't pussify the game for the weaker-ones like you did with Da Pink Knight. We need a challenge! :P

MindChamber responds:

lol, I think we will find a good balance in terms of difficulty :D
and ya Mbot definitely has some alloy influence in him.!
thanks for the review!