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deviantART is about ART. Thousands of artists come from all around the world to display their ART for all to see and comment on. But what goes into a comment? All too often, all a comment contains is “nice picture”, “nice poem”, or something similar. At #finalcritique, we emphasize comments that include why a person liked a piece so the author can reflect upon his art in order to improve in the future. If you want feedback and a discussion on your work, visit us at #finalcritique, where the discussion is lively, the administration is active, and art is fun!

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~ryangilr0y Critiques on Poetry
=wrighton363 May 16, 2006, 1:11:37 PM
3rd stanza, 9th line of poem, needs a be- "you're not suppose to be known for that."

it;'s quite interesting and very unoriginal. I kinda agree with vietkat with the comparison to female parts. I love the variety of structure, with alternation of 3 line/4 line stanzas.


from *cloudofstrife Critique on Photography
*Cornellius Aug 3, 2006, 3:48:04 PM
I wish I could see whole yellow and different shades of bees I think photo is a little under exposed though I liked the minimalist thought of it.
=TastyOne Jul 30, 2006, 1:46:19 AM
Nice dof, doesn't let your eye settle until you find the bee, but I don't like the composition, the bee seems to be more of an afterthought, rather than the focus of the main image. I like negative space, but this is a little to extreme. It would have been really cool if you had a macro lens and could really zoom in on the bee.


~erspears Critique on Ink Drawing
*cloudofstrife Aug 9, 2006, 3:53:41 PM
Wow, the sense of movement in this is great! I can't tell if she's falling, just sitting there, or something else, but it's really nice. The hatching seems to be a little vague... I can't really tell if it's shading or if she's been scratched a lot, but I'm assuming the former. Nice job!
~ryangilr0y Aug 9, 2006, 3:52:57 PM
you seem to see the rawest of all raw emotion hidden in the back of this person. And yet it would appear to be almost like a Mea Culpa, and a self induced wounds and yet the sands of time has beaten him up. I like the vividness of your shot, seeing you had shown something so vicious and yet some so angered at teh self.

~davegoldartgallery Critique on Painting
*vietkatthroughlense Aug 4, 2006, 4:12:45 PM
as much as i enjoyed the previous works.... this is not the quality that i expected......i don't like the fact that you tried to melt the greyish stuffs and make it drips down like so...it makes the painting lost its 'value'....if you were to paint the melting drops w/ careful strokes ...give it a 3D feel...like those white clouds then i think it might be better....i like the configuration in the back though...looks like a bubles field rising ...or something...lol...i like that white top part where it drips down to droplets...landed on the inside...created an illusion of space...which i like alot!...the transition of dark at the bottom left to the light color at the top right create a sense of downward...or as if...gravitational force......not too surreal there is it? hehe...but yeah...that's what i think..'

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