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[R4L]

Up at the wee hours of the night, I got some inspiration to do this:



I'm not sure what it means, or what it stands for, but maybe it needs some kind of critique?

PS: Ignore my name, I don't know why I put it there like that. It looks like im showing it off IMO.

[Afflict]

This is definitely a strange style, but i think it looks kewl. You should maybe refine it a wee bit.

[Tuomas]

Well, it's a bit crooked. as if he's trying to avoid that name of yours there. And his forehead is a bit too low, you knowthe eyes are right in the middle from chin to forehead usually?

[nulluser]

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[monkey0506]

The red magenta in the eyes stands out horrifically. Try using a lower saturation. Other than that I think it looks absolutely wonderful. Except perhaps the bit 06'? You do of course realize it's '07 now and that the apostrophe goes on the left (since that's where you've left something out)...unless it means something else.

Excellent style though. Wish I could draw like this.

[thewalrus]

     Looks cool! What is it for? Just something you whipped up???

[Buckethead]

am I the only who think his skin is just the wrong color of black?

[monkey0506]

I've seen Africans with...similar...skin tones. Perhaps not that exact color, but what the hell? It's kind of stylized. Besides, it looks cool. 8)

[thewalrus]

     I see what Mr.Buckethead is saying. The color is too gray. The black needs to be a little more vivid.

[R4L]

Wow, nice replies!

The red magenta in the eyes stands out horrifically. Try using a lower saturation. Other than that I think it looks absolutely wonderful. Except perhaps the bit 06'? You do of course realize it's '07 now and that the apostrophe goes on the left (since that's where you've left something out)...unless it means something else.

Excellent style though. Wish I could draw like this.

Wow I always do that in school too! I always accidently put 06 on my papers. :o
As for the red magenta, I can't see how it stands out. Just looking at the drawing I notice the face more, but I should change the color.

     Looks cool! What is it for? Just something you whipped up???

Sadly, yes. I wish I could use this style to make my game, but it's like I can't do it. I have these days where I start drawing something and I get something that looks pretty good, but when I draw maybe a room for a game, I always end up erasing alot of things, and at the end nothing looks good.

     I see what Mr.Buckethead is saying. The color is too gray. The black needs to be a little more vivid.

Could you explain "vivid"? Should it be more darker? Please note that it was supposed to be a little exaggerated. On cartoons you always see africans being presented by a character who is pure black in color, or a character who has dark grey skin. I was trying to achieve a similar style, but with more "real" features that cartoons don't have.

Great so far, but the eyes need work. And the lips too, because it looks too - I dunno how to put it, but they need to look more real. Try looking in a mirror, and then observe your eyes and lips.

Heh, I dunno if I can make them look real. I'll have to look for pictures on google.

Well, it's a bit crooked. as if he's trying to avoid that name of yours there. And his forehead is a bit too low, you knowthe eyes are right in the middle from chin to forehead usually?

Yeah, somewhere I forgot about all that. I'll try to correct it to make it look better.

Thanks for all the replies! I'll make some more changes and find what I can do with this.

[monkey0506]

Regarding the magenta in his eyes...it just seems to stand out to me. That one color is very heavily saturated while the rest of the image has relatively low saturation levels. Again, if you just use a lower saturation for that one color it will look fine.

As for the angle of his head, I think it looks fine. It looks more natural to me than if his head was just straight up and down.

I also think that the color of the skin tone is perfect.

But these are just my thoughts and that just shows how much I know about this stuff. 8)

[R4L]

Yes, and I couldn't agree more really. 

Well haven't really had time to work on it, but i'll be workin on it some time.