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    Piece for the Live Critique on Tuesday

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    • Rob Smith
      Rob Smith last edited by

      You did a really great job on this piece. I will leave the critique up to the professionals!!

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      • Lynn Larson
        Lynn Larson SVS OG last edited by

        What Rob said! Hehe, i love the expression on his face...so deep in concentration! I can't believe he doesn't have paint on him somewhere 😛

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        • Charlie Eve Ryan
          Charlie Eve Ryan Pro SVS OG last edited by

          Really beautiful, I love the light peeking through the wood.

          Happy Creating
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          • shinjifujioka
            shinjifujioka SVS OG last edited by

            Yeah, I was thinking about slightly increasing the size of his feet, and then I thought that if I increased the size of his feet, I'd have to adjust the shadows on the floor as well. So my laziness got the best of me. But since it was pointed out, I guess I'll have to suck it up and make the change 🙂

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            IG: @shinjifujiokastudio

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            • Lee White
              Lee White SVS Team SVS Instructor Pro SVS OG last edited by

              lovely work here! You are getting good!

              SVS Faculty Instructor
              www.leewhiteillustration.com

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              • mattramsey
                mattramsey @shinjifujioka last edited by

                @shinjifujioka said:

                Yeah, I was thinking about slightly increasing the size of his feet, and then I thought that if I increased the size of his feet, I'd have to adjust the shadows on the floor as well. So my laziness got the best of me. But since it was pointed out, I guess I'll have to suck it up and make the change 🙂

                You wouldn't have to change the size of the feet if they are a design choice.

                Overall I have no real critiques. This is a beautiful piece and you've done a masterful job. Seems pro-level to me.

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                • Nancy Gormezano
                  Nancy Gormezano last edited by

                  I love the little feet and his costume. Beautiful piece. The only thing that feels slightly off to me is that the face seems rendered in a harder edge style than the rest of the piece, which feels lovely soft, fuzzy.

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                  • Will Terry
                    Will Terry last edited by

                    I can't wait to critique this one Shinji - When a piece is really good it's easy to make subtle suggestions and then take credit for it - HA! ...really nice - hope we come up with some good suggestions...

                    SVS Instructor
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                    • Naroth Kean
                      Naroth Kean last edited by

                      This is awesome! I really like the character, the lighting and those little tiny paintings hanging there really add a lot to the story. I remember him from your "frustrating piece" you posted some time ago haha. Btw what is GPLW?

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                      • shinjifujioka
                        shinjifujioka SVS OG @Naroth Kean last edited by

                        @Naroth-Kean You got that right, haha, he is the same character from my "frustrating piece". If you take a look at the cover of the book at the top of the stack, that is the illustration that I originally was going to put him in.

                        And GPLW stands for "Great Power Lies Within". Sometimes I just put little made up acronyms in my illustration kind of as a message to myself.

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                        • mattramsey
                          mattramsey last edited by

                          Will this critique be available for everyone to watch? Maybe posted on YouTube later?

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                          • bharris
                            bharris last edited by

                            Stunning work!

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                            • shinjifujioka
                              shinjifujioka SVS OG @mattramsey last edited by

                              @mattramsey According to the class description, the critique will be viewable by other SVS students. But I'm not sure when and how...

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                              IG: @shinjifujiokastudio

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                              • craigrussellart
                                craigrussellart last edited by

                                That's fantastic @shinjifujioka !

                                I'm gonna be in the critique session too. My work's nowhere near as good as yours though. Looking forward to it anyway. 🙂

                                Craig

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                                • shinjifujioka
                                  shinjifujioka SVS OG last edited by

                                  For those interested, these are the progress pics from really rough sketch to final. Currently, this is more or less my usual work process.

                                  Dragon Fire Progress small.jpg

                                  shinjifujioka.com
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                                  IG: @shinjifujiokastudio

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                                  • Jana
                                    Jana last edited by

                                    This is really interesting, Shinji, thanks for sharing! It is always great to see how you guys do what you are doing. 🙂

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                                    • shinjifujioka
                                      shinjifujioka SVS OG last edited by

                                      @Jana Thanks!

                                      @craigrussellart Yeah, I'm looking forward to it too. A little nervous, but it should be a good learning experience :). One thing that I'm learning more and more, is that the most important element of an image is whether or not it conveys a message to its viewer. In my opinion, technique and all the other art theory falls secondary to the emotional impact of an image. Which is probably why there are so many appreciators of all sorts of styles of art. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm still trying to figure out how to portray myself through my art, and I'm sure you're trying to do the same 🙂

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                                      IG: @shinjifujiokastudio

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                                      • craigrussellart
                                        craigrussellart last edited by

                                        @shinjifujioka Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. It's all about conveying feeling and mood, as well as telling stories. I'm realising that more and more these days.

                                        You shouldn't be nervous. Your work's really good. And the feedback will help you get better and better. 🙂

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                                        • Lee White
                                          Lee White SVS Team SVS Instructor Pro SVS OG last edited by

                                          really beautiful. I will be critiquing this one tonight and have some suggestions with a paint over and examples I'll be going over step by step. I can't wait! It's always so fun (and challenging) when starting out with a piece as complete as this one is.

                                          SVS Faculty Instructor
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                                          • Lee Holland
                                            Lee Holland last edited by

                                            Fantastic work shinji, I also looked at your blog.Helmet and hound looks amazing.

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