Castle Paradox

Snow_fox · Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 151 Location: Red Deer, Alberta

Okay... this my first... topic post I have done at castle paradox... I am not sure why though since Cube has been telling me forever to join so ... here is that picture, it took a while and I got a sore wrist, but heck! It was worth it!

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LeRoy_Leo · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 11:09 pm Post subject:

The complexity is almost staggering to me. I love the suggestive patterns and subtle details. Also, is this a scratch board/carbon board, or did you color the blackness in?
The only thing that sort of bugs me is how busy the center apears to be compared to the rest. Good effort at keeping the whole thing balanced with the jagged lines around the edges. Somehow I think that leaving that part blank would have made a better effect. It's called white space in the world of layout. White space provides anyone who is looking at something some space to rest their eye. Sounds silly? Also, I realize the space would be black, but black space is no different from white space... Unless yer a RACIST COMMIE! :p

Well, that was my meaningless rant. Bottom line is it's acceptable. Exelent work. AND WELCOME TO OUR FAMILY!

PS: Your avatar is so blurry, it makes my retinas bleed. just FYI.
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Snow_fox · Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 151 Location: Red Deer, Alberta

Thanks~ I know my avatars have... problems, yes lets called it that.... it's from a picture I drew, here i'll show it to you.

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LeRoy_Leo · Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 2:09 pm Post subject:

*sighs of relief* Ah. Much better, your avatar is.

The picture there sort of has a couple proportion issues. Or maybe it's just the gigantic, frilly dress. The dress is well tailored and the wings and stuff are a cool touch (overboard a little on the wings, maybe?) and that huge bow and ribbon.
Her head is also quite small in contrast to the rest of her body. The large hat sort of balances that out, but it overall looks pretty ludicrous. I'm not out to hurt your feeling, just want to help. I also think all the tiny details of the dress and the wings were very nicely made and the way ribbon has it's folds is awesome. Keep it up.

PS: Do you have an account on Deviant Art?
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Planning Project Blood Summons, an MMORPG which will incinerate all of the others with it's sheer brilliance...

---msw188 ---
"Seriously James, you keep rolling out the awesome like gingerbread men on a horror-movie assembly line. "

DomGallo · Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 5:21 pm Post subject:

Whatever you do, DON'T get a Deviant Art Account. There's not a single talented person there, just a bunch of emo-crying types who fawn all over each other in one great big clusterfuck.

By the way, I kind of like the candy cane decorations above her shoulders, but her shoulders seem kind of low and bulbous. It might help if you cut down on the curvature of the inner shoulder. Is there any reason to have that big of a dress, asides hiding her hands? And maybe if there was some more contrast, the whole thing kind of blurs together. Other than that, it's pretty good.
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Snow_fox · Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 151 Location: Red Deer, Alberta

LeRoy_Leo · Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 9:32 pm Post subject:

DomGallo · Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 2:17 am Post subject:

You misspelled Kids in your sig pic, Leroy. That's gotta count against you.
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Snow_fox · Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 151 Location: Red Deer, Alberta

LeRoy_Leo · Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 3:55 pm Post subject: