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[Fault]

hmm yeah the focus problem is definitely something I'll have to address the more I work in this style... I definitely did make everything too sharp and clean in that picture.

in addition to what you suggested, I think it would also have helped if I had more prominent shadows.. I haven't quite figured out the intricacies of diffuse lighting.

[DarkerDark]

Simple art.. Second done with a tablet. Just saying, but criticism would be welcome.

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Try to avoid putting the horizon line in the center.  It tends to look better if it's closer to either the top or bottom.  You can actually do that in this picture by cropping it, so that some of the bottom is cut off.  The only thing down there is some grass, so you won't lose much.

Rule of composition #44: Focus and/or a majority of composition lines placed in the centre tend to result in a boring picture.

Exploit the Rule of Thirds and the Golden Ratio to your benefit.

Dwarven haulers.

Nice (and cute too), but your picture would benefit from a proper focal point. Right now, everything has roughly the same importance (the eye is drawn to everywhere in the picture) which makes it slightly uncomfortable to look at as well as lacking a proper subject. Right now, my eye focuses the most on that thick black dividing line a little shy of the one-third mark from the left of the picture, which I don't think is the place you want viewers to focus on.

Simulating camera focus on your desired subject whilst removing detail and saturation from things behind and in front of it usually works. I suggest you make that black line to the left less loud as well.

Many thanks for posting a link to the Rule of Thirds. I read it and learned something.

As for Fault's picture, I believe it lacks a general focus because it's ultimately going to be sequential art. The finished product will have speech bubbles occupying the majority of that empty space which will then draw the eyes into the two conversing dwarves. Think of the viewer as a passing dwarf, not entirely interested about anything going on in the current picture until he catches the conversation. This leads him into the next panel which should focus on the two dwarves talking to each other.

It's probably not the best excuse, but you have to remember that when you're working with comics, flow is as important, if not more important than focus. 

I could be wrong though.

[Ogdibus]

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[magistrate101]

Fault, can I have more of your adventurer pics?
Like this one that you drew:

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He's cute

To clarify: I am requesting more cute adventurers

[Ultimuh]

To clarify: I am requesting more cute adventurers

Female ones are always welcome. 

[peskyninja]

female Elves...

[magistrate101]

To clarify: I am requesting more cute adventurers

Female ones are always welcome. 

Or male ones
Just don't pull a deon and make it nude... I want the eye candy without the nsfw

More pictures! I demand it!

[Fault]

requesting

well actually, some time after the christmas season, I was thinking of starting to take commissions for like... $5 each maybe.

I've got a few things to clear out of my schedule first, but if you got the ideas I sure can draw'em!

But before I post a link, I should probably ask armok if it's okay to advertise this in his thread!

[magistrate101]

requesting

well actually, some time after the christmas season, I was thinking of starting to take commissions for like... $5 each maybe.

I've got a few things to clear out of my schedule first, but if you got the ideas I sure can draw'em!

But before I post a link, I should probably ask armok if it's okay to advertise this in his thread!

It'd be more sensible to ask Toady, since he is The God Of Coding And Forums...
Also, secondary request: If the cute blue adventurer is going to be a recurring character/main character, make him gay for me

[Guardian G.I.]

requesting

well actually, some time after the christmas season, I was thinking of starting to take commissions for like... $5 each maybe.

I've got a few things to clear out of my schedule first, but if you got the ideas I sure can draw'em!

But before I post a link, I should probably ask armok if it's okay to advertise this in his thread!

So, it means that from now on, we all need to pay you for any requests, am I right?

I was just thinking about asking you to draw something starring Cacame Awemedinade...

[magistrate101]

requesting

well actually, some time after the christmas season, I was thinking of starting to take commissions for like... $5 each maybe.

I've got a few things to clear out of my schedule first, but if you got the ideas I sure can draw'em!

But before I post a link, I should probably ask armok if it's okay to advertise this in his thread!

So, it means that from now on, we all need to pay you for any requests, am I right?

I was just thinking about asking you to draw something starring Cacame Awemedinade...

Och! He was stating that we was thinking about it, not that he is set-in-stone absolutely going to do it! (Always look for the keyword maybe!)

[Guardian G.I.]

Och! He was stating that we was thinking about it, not that he is set-in-stone absolutely going to do it! (Always look for the keyword maybe!)

Ok, then. Initially I thought he has already decided to take commissions and was about to start a thread for requesting (or something like that).

[Julien Brightside]

Reading the dev log is as fun as ever.

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[Chilton]

It seems that I found this Thread in the weirdest way possible.
But whatever.
More Color in Future! Maybe. Minimalism seems to make some things nicer.
Also, the Guy standing outside is a Migrant, who has not been let in, due to being a Legendary Waste of Space.

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Also, isnt there some tag to make everything nicely shrink to fit the screen?

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