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I originally wanted to go through and do a fully rendered portrait from this sketch, but I sadly lost interest. Since I do like it, though, I found it a little surprising that I never uploaded it here.
Hadn't thought about putting dark glasses on Aspen before, but I think it enhances her look. Not that anyone here, least of all me, actually knows what her "look" even is.
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Really, it means a lot to me that you take the time to give me all this feedback on my work. I could not be more grateful for your critique!
The outfit is certainly meant to be heavy and confrontational, a fitting implement to this particular character. The coat is chosen to be form-concealing and almost metaphorical; perhaps symbolising the way Aspen is supposed to maintain a great facade to mask her sensitivity and humbling shortcomings.
Or, at least, that's what I'll be able to say once I write her out in my developing story.
As for the face... wow. I'm glad you mentioned the small features, because they now stand out like a sore thumb. While my "style" is definitely a fickle thing, I can say for sure that that was not a deliberate choice. When (if) I go back to this piece, I'd like to play with the eyes and snout a bit to make them look more proportional to the overall head shape.
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Gosh your words give me a smile on this annoying rodent fan boys face, you don't ever have to be grateful you have a fan to has a tame interest in works. It is a dual kindness and respect, but I am glad you give and show things for me to sing when you wish for feedback.
The way you weave the clothing's function reminds me of the flag emotional shield I had put into an image I got. Its like........wearing your favorite blanket as your cape for her. It makes sense and I have the same things for myself and clothing habits. Taking sly but steady sociology on fashion and turning it into a classy appearance weapon! Now that's OG.
Never pressure yourself to go back, a fickle and penny your form may be. It has helped raised an entire field of works on your page. SO I respect it. And not for nothing drawing animal faces in this FOV is a nightmare for me so take any cheat day you want ahahah.
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Well, I have few fans as it is, so I want to make the most of this connection we have now. I couldn't really make the time to write comments this long for 20 devoted souls, right? Just one is enough for now.
And I concur that frontal views of animal faces is quite a challenge. Seems odd that it would be more difficult than a nice profile view or even a dynamic 3/4, but it is what it is. I strive for improvement every time I sit down on a new project, and this one has been no different. Not that I'd want to attack the foundations of my piece, but I'm a strong believer that the ends justify the means. Hence, I see the Lasso tool in my near future.
But enough dwelling in the past. It's time for me to press forward! Discover scores of new works that I get 7/8 of the way to a presentable state and then abandon! Sarcasm aside, I do feel that venture is just as valuable to my skills as revision.
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This is a generous image that uses and balances its dimensions well on a page. The clothing looks heavy, feels heavy. I spotted this in the thumbnail and it feels like something you'd ware in a mild winter. Perhaps steampunk winter, perhaps returning from the end of the world? It's classy and kind of confusing by making it look like the outfit is more thicker then the wearer itself. Like leather wraps or fashionable hides!
But what gets me while this is good, I feel the character has very small dimensions in the face, the neck being more meaty and the snout being more towards the central head. Course I know the neck is snug with dense fine fur, I am just so used to seeing more of the sides of the face (side jaws, lower and upper neck) with more large features.
But the reason I am here is because I like what you do, and these "wrong" things I pointed out are things I like about this piece. But fuck what I think, I feel you are designing and developing your style just fine without my crusty old worlds like realism and stilllives. I like this because you can draw a fox with fine clothing just fine in your own form of design.
I like how it is mysterious, I like how the features are smaller or larger than another. I like this diversity and I hope you like what you did here too.