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'Cloudrise' - digital painting.

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Dan dos Santos on July 31, 2018 at 12:37 am

This is a pretty stunning piece! Really nice.
Weirdly, I feel like it’d be stronger without the people. The whole scene is really mysterious, until I make it down to the people, and they are just so ‘real world’, it sucks some of the fantasy out of the piece for me. I would instead put something there that signifies a human presence, but not actual humans.
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- seantheartist on July 31, 2018 at 12:40 pm
  
  Thank’s so much for your feedback Dan. Your critique makes a lot of sense, thanks for your insights, I will make use of them!
  -Sean
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'Nittany City' - digital painting.

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Lino.Drieghe on August 1, 2018 at 3:34 pm

Hi Sean,

I think this works really well. Some tips though because I have the feeling with some adjustments you can guide the viewer better through the painting:
-Maybe some light / shadow / light patterns that go over the water and city? It will add more depth to the piece
-Some more contrast on the top part of the city
-Put the characters more up and bigger in the foreground? That way maybe we feel more connected. Like we would part of that team.

Good luck!
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- seantheartist on August 26, 2018 at 12:03 pm
  
  Thank you so much for your critique, I found it very helpful!
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Caroline_Vos on August 2, 2018 at 9:17 am

Hey Sean! Superb work! I’m really getting lost in the detail – and I love how delicately you have handled the lighting and color. My only critique is that I feel the horizon line could be pushed further back ( up ). Particularly where it meets the island at the back. I would prefer the horizon to feel a little more endless. Hope this adds something!
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- seantheartist on August 26, 2018 at 12:04 pm
  
  Thanks for your crit Caroline, and I think you’re right about lifting the horizon a bit more. Much appreciated!
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carlydraws on August 2, 2018 at 11:16 am

What a beautiful Piece Sean! My only suggestion would be to perhaps darken the bottom left corner, to increase the contrast with the light hitting the city further up.
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- seantheartist on August 26, 2018 at 12:03 pm
  
  Thanks for your help Carly, I appreciate your feedback!
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paulferry79 on August 4, 2018 at 4:03 pm

Very nice work Sean! Really like this piece. Just small suggestions from me which hopefully you’ll find helpful:

The sky, circling clouds, shaft of light and the top of the city (which for me is the focal point of the piece) are really solid and well handled. To further help draw the eye to this upper part I think you could deepen the values a little in the lower, shadowed part of the city as well as darken the water just a touch. The values in the water are so close to those in the sky currently (possibly even a touch brighter) so subtly darkening them might help overall.
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- seantheartist on August 26, 2018 at 12:05 pm
  
  Really helpful crit, thank you so much for your insights!
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Sean Bodley

I am a diverse artist who loves illustration, plein air, and doodling from imagination. I'm seeking an artistic community to connect with others, push my skills and get feedback from peers.

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