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Thank you very much. I'll admit that it is not easy to hear or read critiques about your own work but I read hear about it in progress stages and learn then to be done with and told that something is not right. So I appreciate the info and will be revising the lighting and try to simplify, I tend to do things the hard way.
As you saw I can't seem to finish one of my art piece which does irritate me but get frustrated with them and on the backburner they go.
I have read tutorials and watched videos to help me. I don't believe that referencing is cheating it's not like recreating an image then passing it of as your own. To your comment about it looking like a 3d rendering program its very possible b/c I use 3ds max so I can understand that.
Thank you again and it does help.
As you saw I can't seem to finish one of my art piece which does irritate me but get frustrated with them and on the backburner they go.
I have read tutorials and watched videos to help me. I don't believe that referencing is cheating it's not like recreating an image then passing it of as your own. To your comment about it looking like a 3d rendering program its very possible b/c I use 3ds max so I can understand that.
Thank you again and it does help.
Comment ID 87391
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I know your feel. Critique is very hard to take, which is why I try my hardest to clarify what I mean in a way that is understandable 
Have you considered that you don't wish to finish your art cause of the composition? Alot of the time, having a strong composition will attract your eye as an artist and make progressing the picture much more interesting that if you didn't. If you're looking for online stuff, photography is a good place to look- tutorials on composition for it. Artists seem to 'brush' over the subject, and very few art books I've seen actually explore it at all. I have one on painting, and a comic making book. I had no idea about composition in fact till my brother pointed out why some of my art worked, and some didn't, and it was cause my natrual visual aesthetic had a 50% hit chance on composition. The well composed ones were easy to finish, while others I struggled with. He at the time was studying photography. He's not really an artist, but he has a very keen eye for lighting and stuff with his film and photography. IT's SO important. I suggest looking up some tutorials on it- rule of 3rds, repetition, whitespace, black space etc... For instance, this picture might be getting more attention than usual from you as the perfectly centred composition is striking
Have you considered that you don't wish to finish your art cause of the composition? Alot of the time, having a strong composition will attract your eye as an artist and make progressing the picture much more interesting that if you didn't. If you're looking for online stuff, photography is a good place to look- tutorials on composition for it. Artists seem to 'brush' over the subject, and very few art books I've seen actually explore it at all. I have one on painting, and a comic making book. I had no idea about composition in fact till my brother pointed out why some of my art worked, and some didn't, and it was cause my natrual visual aesthetic had a 50% hit chance on composition. The well composed ones were easy to finish, while others I struggled with. He at the time was studying photography. He's not really an artist, but he has a very keen eye for lighting and stuff with his film and photography. IT's SO important. I suggest looking up some tutorials on it- rule of 3rds, repetition, whitespace, black space etc... For instance, this picture might be getting more attention than usual from you as the perfectly centred composition is striking
Thank you again.