This is beautiful. Perhaps the best thing I've seen of yours. The composition of shapes and colors are extremely successful. The collage is exactly the right level, not too intrusive, but providing a welcome secondary level of interest. The skin wash is perhaps getting a tiny bit too wet (and bringing up the fiber of the paper)? Or maybe you are using too much pigment (and it's not mixing evenly)? It doesn't have a smooth consistency that might improve on what is, regardless, a great piece.

Also, flamenco is awesome.

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Wah, thanks! I was having problems with the gouche, because it's an entirely different medium for me. I think I might need some more work with it--it was either getting too grainy or starting to break up the bristol. Urgh.

I really appreciate your comments. I was worried that the stage would look awkward...but it does balance out! Whew.

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Actually, the newspaper butterflies and floor look really nice. They fit in, not jarring at all. This is a beautiful picture all round, from the coloring to the design on Yukino's dress.

If you want some crit though, her right arm looks just a bit too long, and the hand appears to be the wrong way round...?

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Hmm, yeah, you may be right with the arm, now that I look at it. Crap, almost had it!

AGH. No, the hand's the right way round, it's just that I'm so terrible at drawing hands that it doesn't even resemble one. That probably brings down this piece, too...I should practice drawing hands.

Thanks for your comments!

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This turned out very nicely, I think. Good work!

Thank you!

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Uah, this is very pretty m'dear! The composition is really successful, and you did a great job utilizing alot of lines of motion without making it look unfocused, definitely hard to pull off. In fact, all of your lines eventually lead to her face, so great job with that framing technique! <3

I agree with the skin tone comments above, the bristol is breaking up a bit, but the colours you chose all work very well together. When I hear the word collage, I usually shudder a bit, but I actually really like the way you incorporated into the piece, definitely suits it ~

Ciel-uke-kohaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! ALKFJSLIDGJKLESJKGDSK. It is you!

Ufufu, thank you for your crit! *bows* I'm still learning, so any concrit will be welcomed with open arms.

(PS Jihren says hi to his Phae-love ufufu)

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*glomps*

Phae: *rolls eyes and goes back to mixing drinks*

PS - Phae has been accepted!!!! WE ARE IIIIN! >D