CRIT Strikes Again!!!

At the request of a new member, I've posted a forum for CRIT. If you don't know who CRIT is, we're a group on PaperDemon who goes around critiquing artwork and stories at the requests of other artists and writers (and anyone is welcome to join!)

And so, it begins here. If you have something you'd like critiqued, leave a link here and give us a description of what's going on in your picture/story/poem/etc. Then tell us what you'd like us to really look out for. Grammar, proportioning, etc. Someone will get on it right away!

I`m a new member in CRIT I really liked the idea of this club, since it seems to be a common problem on many art sides that a lot of members get overlooked.So if you want me to have a look at your drawing/story just pm me and tell me what you want me to look at and tell me what kind of crit you want.

Things I might be able to help you with: (I`m not an expert,but decent with those things)

realism (mostly humans and horses)

anatomy

traditional media (pastels,acryllics,oils,pencil etc)

I dont mind looking at other things to, this is just what I am best at.

I can read through your story, but dont expect much constructive crit,I`m not a good writer myself,but I can tell you if I like it or not.

I have pics on both paperdemon and red curtain and dont mind the more "dirty"stuff as long as it dosnt involve shota/lolli.

I recently joined the Crit group.  Here's a synopsis of what I can bring to a crit:

Art: I have an intermediate knowledge of anatomy and persective.  I'm familiar with composition techniques and well as a number of mediums ( pencil, ink, watercolor, oil, digital)  I can give detailed crits about color, content and so forth.  I'm pretty good with shading in reference to lighting and things like that.  Drawing Hair is a favorite!

 I have no problem expressing what the image does for me emotionally. I like sharing what the art triggers in my mind.  I may say 'This reminds me of a rain storm that had lots of lighting'  things like that.  I think it's fun to know what you're art evokes from people.

Writing:  I've been writing as a hobby for over 12 years.  I read a varied list of fantasy authors from R.A. Salvatore, Peirs Anthony, Jennifer Fallon, Dennis McKeirnan, Michael Moorecock and John Norman.

I am good at a posative crit.  I love doing them!! I will tell you why I like it and how it relates to me.  I like discussing things with the author.  I have to problem going in to detail about what I've crit.  I don't get offended if you challenge my observations or probe further for the why and how.  I want the same done for me. ^_^

I perfere to crit original fantasy writing.  I can be blunt so express what you're looking for.  I will suggest ways to tackle a problem. Naturally feel free to breeze over my own work so you can see what I do.  It may help you decide if you want my input.

Oh, man. You know what? I never mentioned what I can crit. Gosh. I'm such a good example.

Art: I'm still pretty inexperienced, myself, but I'll do what I can. I can pick out a few proportion problems, and maybe help give some ideas or inspiration, but I'm not too good at picking out things that are wrong. I'm better at saying, "This is great, but can I make a suggestion...?"

Writing: I don't like reading really long stories, but I'll critique one if you really need it. My specialty, however, is poetry. I can crit a poem like there's no tomorrow (especially if it's a rhyming poem! But I can handle freeverse, even if I don't like it)

Uhm, and since I'm here. The stuff that I'd like critiqued in my own stuff!

Art: Oh...everything. xD All the stuff in my gallery's pretty old, but I try to mention what I'm looking for in the Artist Description part of the picture. I don't really have any specific pictures I'd like critiqued, but in the future, I'd like to try experimenting with pictures of people interacting. So if you can gimme a hand with that, I'd really appreciate it.

Writing: Mostly my stories. I'm terrible at describing things, and my punctuation is atrocious. Also, this is kind of embarrassing, but I'd like to improve on writing...oh, more mature stuff (but that may be hard to help me out on because I'm a minor. Kinda bites)

So.. anyone can leave a link here? If so, then I will! : D Cause I'm in bigassed need of opinions and whatnot. D:

Take this for example; www.paperdemon.com/art/view/17299 . I want you to focus on the coloring here, as it looks really poor, in my own opinion. I know I should have added more, but.. what? Darker shadows? More highlights? WHERE should I add them? I need to know, because.. I fail. D:

See, right now, I'm completely frustrated with drawing and coloring. When it comes to drawing the lineart, I'm having trouble with anatomy and proportions (though, I must say that it looks a lot better now, so I think I have improved) as well as getting the lineart to look smooth - I tend to ink traditionally. Should I change that and use digital media instead? I've noticed that the digital lineart tends to look a lot smoother than my traditional lineart does.. but I guess that also depends on the paper I'm using, yes? (If it makes the ink "bleed" or whatever it's called?)

And, when it comes to coloring.. I have a really hard time figuring out the most suitable technique for me! And I can't do cell shading at all. u_u;

Uh.. sorry that this turned into a bigassed rant. Guess I'm just frustrated. D:

So.. any help is appreciated! : D Just.. be nice about it? D: