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A Burial of Roses

Tremble in fear of my traditional art! You are now impressed. Admit it.

This, my friends, has been one of the most fun pieces of art I think I have ever worked on. I have had this idea floating around in my brain for quite a while, and I was quite happy to get it out on paper. The style of shading you see here is called cell shading. You most commonly see this method in both Eastern and Western comics. The thick, bold shadows can add a very dramatic air to the piece, but they can also be difficult to handle. If not done properly, the shadows will merge with the outlines of the image and make it look far too blotchy. The best way to avoid that is to leave a small white gap unshaded so that the original lines are still visible.

Fun fact: The eyes and mouth are shiny because I used a red gell pen instead of a felt tip one.

Theme:

A Burial of Roses depicts the dramatic death of a wolf, using the rose petals symbolically in place of blood. This gives a much more ironically sinister air to the picture - as roses are usually regarded as something lovely and beautiful.
4/5

Content:

The character used here, Cyriis, is a very monochrome character to begin with. Therefore, the perfect selection for this mainly black-and-white piece.

5/5

Originality:

While dark characters are not by any means original, and cliché villains are far too numerous, I find that this one depicts not only a dramatic death contrasted by beautiful roses, but also a sense of desperation.The shading is dark and dramatic, and the expression is sorrowful, but the roses (again) contrast very well with such a saddening image.
5/5

Execution:

Anatomy and proportions are great, a slight perspective is well executed, the shading is near-perfect, and the red roses stand out against the blacks and whites. 
The few flaws in the shading do not inhibit the drawing, and are not overly noticeable. The two small places being at the arm and the fur near the shoulder which seems to be slightly disconnected.
4.5/5


Overall: 4.5/5


Your turn! 
I really, really want your opinion on this! It was amazingly fun to do, and I think very highly of it so I therefore want to see how it can be improved. Thank you!

Sculpting With Gears

Sculpting! New Mediums! Tape! Gears! Buttons! Owl! What is that thing?

As one of my most recently attempted mediums, my hand is weakest at clay. If you're not an artist, here's a translation: I'm new at clay.

That said, it would be pretty obvious that I'd be bad at it, right? Well, it seems that - thus far - this little guy is the only sculpture I've made that has survived. I tend to have issues with blending two peces - but we'll get to that later... for now, the intro.

INTRO:

The critter you see before you is what I have dubbed a Metail. Metail are unique clay-and-metal creations, each with their own flair and purpose. While every one of them is unique they all have the same chain-like tail - hence the name of the species. Each individual is named for it's own purpose. This one specifically is Host. Host is a kind and welcoming Metail. He loves throwing parties and seing people happy. Host can most frequently be seen chatting away in the center of large groups of friends.

Theme-

With a mix of critter, alien, steampunk, and something else, the 'Metail' species created here is a cute little mix of metallic and organic.

5/5

Content-

Shark teeth and a gear on the shoulders, leaves for ears, a "belly-button", and gears for eyes, all mixed nicely in a simple animal-esque form solidly into a unique creature of pure imagination.

5/5

Originality-

While there have certainly been many clay "critters", the pseudo-mechanical touch really adds originality.

5/5

Execution- 

While most of the rest of the sculpture is wonderful, here is where the fault lies. While it is noted that I am quite new at sculpting, there is still much more attention to detail that could have been payed. The figure of Host is cute, but notably warped at places - mainly the feet. The symmetry of said feet would have added more unity to the piece. 

While it may not be clear in the photo, the clay is unpainted - therefore dirty. The white baking clay picks up much dirt and smudges in the sculpting process and can leave quite a muddled look. That is what happened here.

3/5

Total-

4/5 - Great

Your turn! Critique, yell, bash, rant all you want - that's what this blog is for!

- The Teenage Artist

FUS RO DAH!!

Oh, Skyrim... No, for your information, I do not play Skyrim because I have a mac that lacks the capability. I want to, though, and so I've done my research and know the ins and outs of most of Skyrim. Also, my friend just so happens to play it, so I have the opportunity to watch.
If you don't know what Fus Ro Dah is, it's a spell in the aforementioned game. It's a shockwave type of spell that's one of the more powerful ones in the game.

From now on, I'll be breaking up my reviews into parts. These parts are:

Theme:
Content:
Originality:
Execution:
Sound: (if qualifies)
Animation: (if qualifies)

On to the review of this little one!

Theme-
Just a basic little animation. A wolf saying the words "Fus Ro Dah" then using said spell. Nothing much to gripe about.
4/5

Content-
It could do with a little more color. While it is my first time on a new animation program, more could have been explored during the first go to better find a grip on that program of animation-ness. The flash in the middle does add a some liveliness to the animation and give it some extra energy, and the build up for the shockwave near the wolf's mouth is also a good touch. Color would have been nice. Even a paint bucket fill of grey, or some detail in the eye.
4/5

Originality-
With the growing popularity of Skyrim, the popularity of the Fus Ro Dah spell has also skyrocketed. A simple search on YouTube for those three words will yield roughly 13,200 results according to the built-in result counter. That noted, I have yet to see a wolf using Fus Ro Dah. The closest I've found is a clip from the movie Bolt where the main character - a dog - has been tied to the Fus Ro Dah audio.
3.5/5

Execution-
This is not, by far, my first animation. I've posted one other music video here on The Scribbling Corner, but this was my first animation on a new program. Personally, I really like this animation. I find it pretty smooth - albiet a bit slow - but the art could stand being better. The sketchy lines and poor consistency degrade on it a bit.
3/5

Sound-
There is no sound, silly. :P
0/0

Animation-
I've already touched on that in the execution section, so I have no more to say. It gets it's own score this time, though.
4/5

Overall: 4/5 - Great

Your turn! You can use these criteria if you want, but you don't have to.

- The Teenage Artist