Comment 97295

I like the variety in the shapes of the different materials, especially the big red one, as well as all the different shell types. A thing about this that comes across as odd in this is the inconsistent use of lines- most of it is lineless, but the serpentine dragon and the oven door have rather thick, purposeful lines. Both styles work well, but I don't see much rhyme or reason to why those 2 subjects have lines while the rest do not- they aren't closer to the foreground, not all of the other subjects glow, it isn't restricted to characters... it is a stylistically jarring as a viewer. Again, I want to emphasize that both approaches are done nicely, but they aren't worked together in a way that meshes well. To fix this, adding more consistency to the use of lines would go far. For example, I use distinct lines in my art as well, but I leave it for foreground elements and characters, having it fade out as things become farther away. That certainly isn't the only way to do so, there are many creative uses for lines in art.

The lighting in this came out lovely, especially considering how many light sources there are present. The table in particular shows this strongly, the way you painted it so it fades into the darkest tones at the middle is satisfying to look at. Ronald has some lovely patterns, the tones of brown work together with the glowing red to make a earthy and pleasant design.