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Old 05-07-2012, 06:34 AM   #1
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Is this bad, too?



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Old 05-07-2012, 06:35 AM   #2
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Yeah.
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Old 05-07-2012, 11:29 AM   #3
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Hahaha, great thread title.

I'd say that stuff you've thought to draw is pretty cool. I love the UFOs under ancient monuments, the guy having a hot bath at the core, the Minecraft squid, and other stuff. But yeah, I can't deny that the shading is pretty bad and a lot of the drawings are too. But yeah, you're clearly very creative. I used to love drawing stuff like this (where you add dozens of little things to one big scene - like drawing a sky and filling every square inch with aircraft and birds and floating islands and shit) and I'm impressed at the number of things you've come up with here. But yeah, the drawing is bad



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Old 05-07-2012, 11:30 AM   #4
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No positive comments on this artwork justifies your terrible life choice Bryce. Get another job.


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Old 05-07-2012, 11:31 AM   #5
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And yeah, do that.


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Old 05-07-2012, 12:03 PM   #6
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I mean yeah. This is basically just the kind of picture we all draw when we're 13 or so when bored, but on a bigger scale.

You honestly do not have that much drawing talent. And that's ok! You're still far better than me. But you just need to realise it's not a skill you have.
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Old 05-07-2012, 03:27 PM   #7
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The cities etc look quite cool, but this is pretty messy/inconsistent/coloured badly. How big was this paper? It looks like everything you drew is really small, which will obviously be difficult and look bad for something like this. It does sort of look like something a creative 13 year old would make, sorry. It almost seems like it could be a semi-decent draft for what you'd want the final thing to look like.


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Old 05-07-2012, 03:40 PM   #8
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But you just need to realise it's not a skill you have.

Incorrect. Keep practicing Bryce. Never stop!


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Old 05-07-2012, 05:36 PM   #9
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You should seek out projects that hone individual artistic techniques. This is too huge and chaotic to offer any real focused criticism. Try drawing from life or something. Maybe pick one thing from life (maybe photograph it) and draw it multiple times, and then post your progress.


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Old 05-07-2012, 07:20 PM   #10
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the thing that most offends me about this image is the fact it breaks the layout.

fuck you, bryce.

what i saw looked pretty alright though! Never give up, trust your instincts
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Old 05-07-2012, 07:36 PM   #11
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This is cool, but honestly looks like a grade school art project.

Like it looks like you were colouring it in with pencil crayons and just went every direction. There's no sense of depth or detail. It is very flat, very basic, and very rudimentary.

It is a doodle. Nothing more.

But it is cool.
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Old 05-07-2012, 08:40 PM   #12
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i liked it!

It reminded me a lot of that game, grow.

http://www.eyezmaze.com/grow/v3/index.html

Anyone remember grow? love that music
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Old 05-08-2012, 03:28 AM   #13
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You suck ass at art! This is more creative than your other turds however. The bat cave, giant earthworm, underground UFO's, and bathtub guy are cool. The coloring looks like shit except for the core. You lack all creativity, so I am pretty sure you copied this whale or copied a similar one.

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Old 05-08-2012, 03:45 AM   #14
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I don't quite get it. What is this?
If it's just for the hell of it, than I'd say you've wasted not only your time, but also the time of others. You need to hone your techniques.

This is the type of picture you absolutely saturate with intricate details that invites the audience to sit and gaze at every little thing you've tucked away. Each moment should be a moment of discovery - not the world's worst "Where's Wally".


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Old 05-08-2012, 04:40 AM   #15
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Either I'm surrounded by idiots at school, the pic of the work doesn't do it justice or you're all just assholes...

I got this graded today and the teacher liked it. She said that she was worried that the core would draw all the attention but I succeeded in getting the eye out with the volcano and all the action and little things kept her interested and viewing. Then, a photographer in the class who was going back to school to get another associates who is also a really brilliant illustrator said he enjoyed it. He said he'd like to see it on a shirt. Then the rest of the class agreed and said they liked it.

The assignment was whatever I wanted to do but it had to use color. I had this thing started a while back with just the city in black outline. When this assignment started, I thought I would go ahead and finish it.

But whatever... I guess I should just give up, right?


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Old 05-08-2012, 04:49 AM   #16
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Old 05-08-2012, 04:55 AM   #17
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What kind of art class is this? Where do you go to school?


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Old 05-08-2012, 05:02 AM   #18
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I got this graded today and the teacher liked it. She said that she was worried that the core would draw all the attention but I succeeded in getting the eye out with the volcano and all the action and little things kept her interested and viewing. Then, a photographer in the class who was going back to school to get another associates who is also a really brilliant illustrator said he enjoyed it. He said he'd like to see it on a shirt. Then the rest of the class agreed and said they liked it.
Yeah dude. That's usually what happens in critiques.


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Old 05-08-2012, 05:24 AM   #19
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Either I'm surrounded by idiots at school, the pic of the work doesn't do it justice or you're all just assholes...

I got this graded today and the teacher liked it. She said that she was worried that the core would draw all the attention but I succeeded in getting the eye out with the volcano and all the action and little things kept her interested and viewing. Then, a photographer in the class who was going back to school to get another associates who is also a really brilliant illustrator said he enjoyed it. He said he'd like to see it on a shirt. Then the rest of the class agreed and said they liked it.

The assignment was whatever I wanted to do but it had to use color. I had this thing started a while back with just the city in black outline. When this assignment started, I thought I would go ahead and finish it.

But whatever... I guess I should just give up, right?

The thing with all your stuff, Bryce is like...

what are you going for? You had a completely open ended assignment, why did you decide to draw this? There's a lot of neat little details but ultimately it doesn't actually feel all that neat because it's either overcluttered or something, I dunno

Compare to this awesome threadless shirt:


Lots of details focused around a theme. Note the limited palette which helps make parts of it really pop and draw focus. Yours is just kind of all over the place.

I really do like the city on yours, and I think it would be super cool if it was just like, the city around the entire circumference (and lakes and forests and stuff) and then some cool design on the inside. But then, this is your vision and your work and not mine, so it's ultimately your choice.

I'm not trying to be a dick, I'm trying to offer serious criticism.

The question on all of your stuff is why? why penguins, why Apfigur's room, why this cluttered earth mess? What are you trying to show me with your work?

You are a very creative person but it seems like you're crippling yourself by not really putting all of your effort into your works.


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Old 05-08-2012, 05:27 AM   #20
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And I'm looking at it more now and your composition kinda sucks, sorry dude.

There's this serious attention to detail on the city and then even across the top into the farm/lake area, and has all these nice crisp lines, but then the other half of it feels really blunt and sparse like you were just rushing to finish up the assignment.


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Old 05-08-2012, 05:33 AM   #21
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The question on all of your stuff is why?
Nailed it. I couldn't quite put my finger on it.
It lacks a message, a theme or an ideal to convey to the audience.
I look at your stuff and I kind of think to myself "Yep, that's a picture alright."
It doesn't say anything, nor does it make me feel anything.
If it's a partner piece - and accompanies some writing or whatever - then sure, it's got context. On it's own however, it's just a doodle.


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Old 05-08-2012, 06:43 AM   #22
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The worst thing about this whole thing is the thread title.


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Old 05-08-2012, 07:21 AM   #23
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The main problem is the composition, there's nothing cohesive about this at all. It's just a bunch of things scattered around a globe with no care put into how they're arranged, what size they are in relation to each other, what goes where and why. Many of the individual elements could work fine on their own as single pieces, if you drew them and refined them, but taken as a whole, it's just sort of a mess. Composition is hard to explain how to do well. But it can be learned, and I hope you take a principles of design course at some point.

I think if you really love doing art, keep doing it and you'll get better. But if you just want praise (the thread title seems to indicate you are bitter about your work being harshly criticized), that's not a good way to improve.


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Old 05-08-2012, 07:36 AM   #24
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It sounds like your teacher is a dumbass.
What are her qualifications for teaching?

Nobody is doing any of this to be mean Bryce, we're just honestly confused by this art class and your abilities and what the hell they're trying to teach you and like... yeah what everybody else says.
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Old 05-08-2012, 08:16 AM   #25
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The worst thing about this whole thing is the thread title.
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I think if you really love doing art, keep doing it and you'll get better. But if you just want praise (the thread title seems to indicate you are bitter about your work being harshly criticized), that's not a good way to improve.
This shit right here.


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