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Maddie Mulligan by Noben (critique requested)

Maddie Mulligan (critique requested)

Noben

His name is Madison Madilyn Mulligan, a name that he once cursed his parents for but it's now one he has come to embrace. The name's mockery came into full force when he first went to school, but he was already well equipped to ignore the jabs. He's the youngest of three brothers and even then it's by a pretty big gap, so he's prefers to be alone than in the company of big lugs that just pick on him when they do finally notice him. His father is a very gruff, stocky police officer, and his mother is a lanky but feisty swim coach, to round out his immediate family.

He rarely speaks directly to anyone since few stop to listen and rarely understand anyway. He finds that adults run around too scatter brained and angry to sort their own thoughts than to be bothered by his.

His brooding, quiet nature gives off the air that he's upset, and so his name became "Mad" to everyone he knew. The truth is he's rarely ever truly bothered by anyone. Mostly because he's off in his own world, spending time with his thoughts, and occasionally in his down time saving the land from a catastrophic DEATH WAR brewing in the pixie realms.

Maddie's simply an 8 year old prankster, a pixie at heart. Invisible, quiet, finding delight in simplicity, and wallowing in subtle mischief, truly owning the name "Mad".

His Ruler of the World weapon of choice is the French curve that turns into an axe, and his wings in his powered up form give him perfect flight maneuverability, any direction, any orientation.


My muse has been fickle, but is trying to stay active..

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    i am trying very hard to find some worthwhile critique, but it is difficult because this piece is so gorgeous!
    the lineart of his shoes is perhaps a little sloppy in comparison to the rest of him, and the sides of his hood are certainly uneven (though i would hesitate to call that an issue because it's adorable from this angle as is) but honestly cannot think of anything else to suggest! you've captured his personality well and definitely captured my interest in him as a character! <3

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      Thank you.

      The shoes and the ground seem to be of the two weak points in this one. That and the very back, background. It's a common thing pointed out so far. I may go back to this one and see if I can fix the. Rarely do I go and fix stuff after I declare it done, but I might do a few adjustments to this one. The hat isn't an issue, it just is as it is. Thanks for the feedback. ^^

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    man im jelly of your special effects (the magic lines)

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      magic is so much fun ^^

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    As an avid lurker I rarely comment, but I kind of feel I have to with this one, It just oozes imagination.
    Please tell me this going to be some kind of series?

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      Maddie has caught a lot of my attention lately, and there's likely something that will come of it.

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    I'm really loving the attention to small details, I keep seeing something else in the image, like a strong suggestion of an owl in the rock upper right; also seeing profile of a creature's head just below the "owl" in darker rock.
    The French Curve axe is an amazing adaption of a template a lot of us may have used at some time too. It looks like it could be straight out of a WoW model guide, while retaining that translucent aspect of the original item, which you handily illustrate by letting light pass through it to the ground.
    The small wisps of magic he is conjuring look lively and capricious as they zip around.
    If I had to pick on anything, I suppose it might be a little lack of foreground detail below his feet, and possibly the, granted fuzzy, far background in similar aspect.
    A really lovely image all in all, and hopefully the first of more in the theme and story to come.

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      Thanks for noticing those things. I looked up some Celtic lore, animals revered and found those to be fitting. There's another one somewhere.

      I like playing with colorful light, it's very fun. That and water.
      The background and the area below his feet seem to be only rough spots so far, so I'll see if I can fix those a bit. Thank you for the criticism. ^^