Post #227063 by hewey on Mon, Apr 17, 2006 3:57 AM

On 2006-04-17 01:17, Sneakytiki wrote:
I'd appreciate any feedback, suggestions, and criticisms, - or +. It's always a gift when someone tells u the truth about your art, even if it's negative.

Mate, some constructive feedback on this one for ya.

To me the artwork doesn't feel "united". The green tiki mask on the rock wall on the left looks awesome. The mask sucessfully uses darker colors to make shadows/depth, and has no outline. The rocks/stone has a nice textured feel and graduated shadowing.

But, some of the other elements to me don't seem to be in the same style. Compare the mask to the diver. He has a black outline and heavy black shadowing. To me it just doesn't jell. I think it would work better if the shadowing on the diver was in the same style as the mask and the rock wall.

The octopus in the background seems to be okay, the shadowing on the bricks perhaps a little dark? The fish are the same as the diver - too much black (unless the fish are supposed to be colored black, in which case I take back what I said about the fish).

It doesn't matter if you go for the heavy black shadowing and outlining, or blended shadows and no outline, just so long as it is consistent in the image.

Hope this helps. Aside from the technical aspects, I really like the piece so far and I am keen to see it progress.