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The Soldier by rabidraccoon (critique requested)

The Soldier (critique requested)

rabidraccoon

Part four of four of the Intergalactic Truckstop doodles!

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    I saw that you wanted a critique, so I'll be glad to help!

    One of the hardest things to do in art, at least that I see, is making simple things visually effective. I feel that in this piece you executed economy very well. By that, I mean that you only used a limited amount of color, characters, and symbols yet you established a great since of harmony to it. There seems to be no more or no less you could add/take from it.

    Also, these pieces are very individual (I saw the others in the series); they're truly one-of-a-kind. I've never seen anything like it, so it really amplifies your creative style. I also like the different textures throughout and the animation adds much flavor to it overall.

    The only thing I would say is iffy would be what is this trying to communicate to the viewer? However, that might be the beauty of it also, giving people the chance to ponder what's going on here.

    Keep going with your art, it's truly wonderful!

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      Aha, oh wow-- this was a lovely surprise, I really appreciate your critique. ;w;/

      To explain what this piece is trying to communicate is hard to explain to someone who doesn't follow the comic this character in particular hails from-- in fact, even then, it communicates very little. I mostly wanted to get core components that symbolize the character, like in the other pieces, that also clash with one another. Red, the subject, is a soldier of fortune with a love of loud shirts and baking-- I tried to keep it as simple as possible while still showing the two clashing ideas of that character that /make/ the character, if that makes sense. The ruthless soldier with the gentle baker. x3

      As for everything else, I'm incredibly flattered. ;w; Thank you so much!

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        Oh, alright. That makes much more sense. ^^

        If you need anything else, let me know!