Castle Paradox

Bob the Hamster · Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2003 4:46 pm Post subject: A little bit o' art

For your artly-related amusement, I have a new CG and two new sculptures in my gallery http://hamsterrepublic.com/html/gallery.html

Flamer · Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2003 4:04 am Post subject:

that's pretty good.

i like the fairy, well coloured and great form, though it's posture is a bit wierd. (looks like it's gonna do a fire ball)

i'm not into sculptures of naked women, so i haven't got much to say.
the dryad looks pretty interesting.
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Rinku · Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Posts: 690

didn't know you sculpt. i like the sculptures best.

do one of bob the hamster!
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Retrogamer · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 11:56 am Post subject: Small critique

Hmmm... I better comment piece by piece.

Fairy Drawing: The cartoon appearance works very well, although I'm not overly fond of extremely skinny figures (anorexic?). The secondary visual elements enhance the picture well, particularly the flower stem wrapping around the fairy's left leg. On the whole, it's well drawn: the proportions, although exaggerated, are believable. As well, the overlaps and pose keep the picture interesting.

I have two gripes, though:

1. The tones, highlights and shadows are too subtle. This is particularly evident in the fairy's leaf gown, as the green and dark outlines clash severely. A few darker shadows and brighter highlights should help the figure pop off of the page.

2. Dark hair against a white background is a major visual contrast, and as such, it stands out like a sore thumb. By attracting so much attention, it lessens the impact of the figure.

DRYAD: Sculpting is not a specialty of mine, so I don't have quite as much to comment on... but anyway:

The branches overlapping the front AND back of the figure is a nice touch, especially since this is a three-dimensional form. Nice sculpting on the hair and body... although it would have been nice to see a little more detail on the surrounding branches.

SWING DANCERS: Can this figure actually stand upright on its own? Heh. It does look like it took a lot of time and effort. A little hard to make out the details on the female's face, but impressive nonetheless.

Good job, James. Keep drawing and sculpting!

-Retro
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Bob the Hamster · Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2003 1:42 am Post subject:

thanks for the feedback.

Megumi · Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2003 10:38 am Post subject:

Faceless/naked sculptures scare me. I don't like the outlining on the fairy for some reason...
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Durandal · Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2004 11:33 am Post subject:

Art that doesn't suck? In this forum?

Wow.

Hunter Green · Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2004 11:44 am Post subject:

How are you still posting, and why haven't you "critiquted" any of the art threads that I keep bumping in the hopes of pissing you off?
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Durandal · Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2004 1:32 pm Post subject:

MultiColoredWizard · Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2004 2:53 pm Post subject:

God damn IM must have got drunk again.
And thank you for posting something TOTALLY unhelpful, just like you normally do(I'll admit that you actually helped in teh christmas thread).

Also, that Siren thing is great, but the tail doesn't look scale-y. And the right arm looks a bit awkward to me.

Durandal · Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2004 3:05 pm Post subject:

Bob the Hamster · Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 12:19 am Post subject:

Uncommon · Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 3:35 pm Post subject:

My only gripe (because I'm a mythology buff) is that your Siren looks more like a mermaid. Sirens were bird-ladies. Don't get me wrong, it's still a great sculpture, but I'm just too analytical to let that pass by.

Bob the Hamster · Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 4:04 pm Post subject: sirens vs harpies

Are you sure you aren't thinking of Harpies? The only sirens I am aware of are singing man-eating mermaids (like the ones that nearly got Odysseus and his men)

They also lend their name to the order sirenia, http://www.sirenian.org/caryn.html#SIRENIA the scientific name for the family of mammals that include Manatees, Dugongs, and Sea-cows.

Flamer · Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 4:36 pm Post subject:

i thought sirens were from greek mythology or some other mythology, where they lure men of the sea with their singing, into their nest to eat... and those men were lost at sea forever...(well, that's how i remember it)

harpies were ladies with wings and flew the air currents of canyons.

heheh, i do remember this, in FF8 "siren" (the summon) was a lady with wings as her ears, which is probably where the confusion first arrived.
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If we were a pack of dogs, IM would be a grand Hound, CN would be a very ficious little pitball, and Giz...well, it doesn't matter breed he is, he'd still be a bitch Raspberry!

(no offense to anyone that was mentioned)