[MAY] Curious Visitor

Title: Curious Visitor
Target: Phantump
Rank: Medium (45+ pts.)

Im trying to capture this cute visitor. It was first seen a day after the forest fire. After a month, the townsfolk prepared a MEMORIAL to commemorate their loved ones who lost their lives in the fire. This Phantump seem to be attracted to the FLOWERS that was left by the crying couple that lost their child in the fire.

Im also going for the monthly theme this MAY.

 

claim

 

Heyo, it is great to have a new player! Glad to have you on board! I hope you'll find the URPG art section a fun, creative outlet to share your drawings! Sorry about the delay, things can get a little slow here sometimes, but nevertheless, I am here to have a good look at your artwork.

First impressions: Wow! Glad to have another experienced artist on board! It is evident that you took great care and time into this drawing and it is is evident that you have a solid grasp of light, value, texture, and form. It is apparenty that you spent ages on this as well.

Your scene is very simple--there's an adorable phantump light by moonlight carrying a wreath in some sort of desolate, dead forest. You said that this was to take place in a town after the fire, but no where in the scene do I get a clue that the phantump is in a town. I see dead trees in the background, but they could be from anywhere! They don't look like they're filler--meaning they're clearly intentional, as you're going for a spoopy theme but at the same time they're minimalist and can give off the appearance of filler if done badly. Since this is a medium pokemon, I wouldn't be too worried about this. I do however, would like to point out that I like how everything becomes a bit fuzzier as the details go back into the background. That is something very subtle that a lot of people here are struggling with. Your clouds look a little flat, and a bit too cookie-cutter the same, which takes away very slightly but they do recede into background, which is what's important.

Be careful about blurring details in the front, because I get the feeling you're working really close to photography. In this case it works because you have the large tree that is less important than the Phantump, but when you blur out things in the foreground, you miss out on opportunities to clue us in on your setting. Like for instance, may a sign could be nailed to it indicating that the burned town is nearby because right now, your Phantump is in an arbitrary location with a bunch of spooky, dead trees.

Phantump: Your little ghost is drawn well with subtle highlights from the moon. The ghost is lit a bit strangely, however. You went through a lot of effort to define the moonlight, but I am struggling to figure out what is lighting it from the front. Is it the ghostly glow? Or what? It is a common trap to include the light source behind the figure but shade it like it is lit from the front. With his wreath, especially, there is a light source confusion for the bottom half. While you've illustrated it the three dimensions very well I think you'd be surprised to see the difference if you reversed the gradients on your figures.

But light source aside, I like the level polish you have in the drawing. And I think that goes without saying that you took great care to bring out all the little details despite focusing so narrowly on your subject. The wood grain in phantump's head, the beads of water on the grass, the flowers (I can't tell if you drew them all individually or copy-pasted them...let's hope the former), or careful placement of the stars. It takes time to get smooth transitions on online computer art programs.

Conclusion:

Well it should be clear that you did what more than expected for this rank! Congrats! 55/45! Phantump is caught! I want to rate it higher because dat polish is great, but the scene is much too simple for anything higher. Hope to see more art coming from you in the future!

EDIT: This does qualify for the monthly theme on the grounds of the memorial. The wreath was your ticket to the extra bit of cash.

 

YEEEEY! Thank you! Gonna claim my Phantump!