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    Piece for the Live Critique on Tuesday

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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...

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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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                • 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

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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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                        • 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.

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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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                              • shinjifujioka
                                shinjifujioka SVS OG @Lee White last edited by

                                @Lee-White Thanks! It'll be my first real critique, so I'm looking forward to it! I'll try to get as much out of it as I can.

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                                • shinjifujioka
                                  shinjifujioka SVS OG @Lee Holland last edited by

                                  @Lee-Holland Thanks! Loved your otter pics.

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                                  • Dulcie
                                    Dulcie SVS OG last edited by

                                    Really beautiful work, Shinji - I agree with all the other glowing comments 🙂 It will be interesting to see how they critique it tonight..I hope the video is available soon afterwards like with the 3rd Thursdays...I like that the red paint pot is the only bit of red, it focuses your eyes into that spot on the floor. I wonder if maybe the pictures at the top could tell more of the story...I can see flame and maybe flying in those shapes which fits with what you said.

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                                    • shinjifujioka
                                      shinjifujioka SVS OG @Dulcie last edited by

                                      @Dulcie Thanks!

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                                      • shinjifujioka
                                        shinjifujioka SVS OG last edited by

                                        @Lee-White @Will-Terry Just wanted to say thanks again for the critique. I knew that the image could be pushed further, but I didn't realize how much more I could do. Definitely informative and I'd recommend anyone thinking of signing up to do so at the next opportunity. Also, will the recording be available to view? I wasn't able to watch the last two critiques and was hoping to be able to view those as well.

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                                        • Jonathon B
                                          Jonathon B @shinjifujioka last edited by

                                          @shinjifujioka Hey thanks for posting your progress pics. They're really helpful to see how you got your lighting figured out. This is still something I'm having a hard time with. Also seeing your piece in the critique last night was great. I learned so much from that one.

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                                          • shinjifujioka
                                            shinjifujioka SVS OG @Jonathon B last edited by

                                            @Jonathon-B Glad that it helps! I always like seeing how other artists get from point A to point B. I think much of what I learned came from observing how other artists work.

                                            And for lighting, I reference Pascal Campion's work quite a bit.

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