Holy shit! This is pretty incredible. Some really striking shading, and tons of little details that make it interesting to look at. I love pieces like this.
The one little nitpick I have, however, is how it's cropped on the left side. I feel like it would look so much better without part of the Octopus' head being cropped off like that.
Aside from that, though, this is fantastic! Great stuff. :)
Thank you for the review and the praise on the detail, much appreciated. The unfortunate cropping is indeed bothersome but unfortunately it is exactly as it appears on the paper. On the final sketch that I used as the base for the octopus was smaller and made for a weaker composition overall; so I made it bigger but that meant it had to go off the page. So yeah I wish I had the foresight to use a bigger sheet of paper or shrink the drawing, but hey, lesson learned the next time. Glad you like it!
Really loving the character designs.
the minimal colors give it a unique look that I'm not sure if I like, but I definitely don't dislike.
The one small nitpicky thing that stood out to me is in the first panel.
I realize she's supposed to be clearing her throat, but the way her hand is positioned, it makes it look like she's shoving it down her throat instead.
Anyway, fantastic work! Really want to see more of this. ^_^
Cool stuff. I like all of the detail and the fish-eye perspective look good, especially on those seats.
It could perhaps use a bit more variety in the colors, though...
Nothing that would detract from the overall warm tone, but just something to stand out and give the image some more variety.
This is pretty cool, I like her hairstyle. Also, the minimal color palette gives the whole thing a really striking look. Also, there's a nice contrast between the details of the characters and the minimalistic background. Nice work!
thanx :)
This is super cute, and everything about it is really nicely done. The lines are really nice, and I love how things flow from panel to panel. The subtle color is also really effective.
As for the comments below, about converting it to a gif... why not just convert it to png? that'll give you better colors than a gif, and it also won't be compressed & artifacted to all hell like a jpeg would be.
Yeah, good point. I used to convert it to .png, actually. And to .gif again. And to jpeg. I don't really know why I change, but next time I work with soft colours I'll probably try a .png again :D
Thanks!
Man! Those character designs are quality!
Really great, really expressive, and really nice lines!
The sense of motion is great, and the colors are vibrant, nice, and go together well.
I think the flat-shading is really nice, and works well... however, as others have said, I think the soft-shading looks out of place. At least on the characters, themselves. The soft shading for the lighting effects on the ceiling work nicely, I'd say.
Really hope you decide to animate this at some point. Hell, if you need anybody to do some in-betweens, I'll be willing to volunteer my time and help you out. That's just how impressed I am!
Thanks! Yeah I think I'll eventually make this an internet show or something. I don't want to save it for too long.
Great stuff, interesting character, good pose, interesting scene, great amount of detail, and very very nice lighting & colors.
Super nice work! :D
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