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Submitted: August 18, 2012
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Shye and Nuvat -Flames and Smoke- Contest Entryby *Lehanan

Traditional Art / Drawings / Surreal

My Entry for the "4 Elements Contest" [link] by =ElephantWendigo

and ~xTheSoul87x

Well, I'm pretty bad to express myself in English but I'll try my best.

I choosed Shye and Nuvat for this contest featuring the "FIRE" element. Why? I know that Shye should be matched with ice (water) because he's suppossed to be very cold and all, but pairing Nuvat, it doesn't make sense in my opinion. Nuvat has the power to disolve himself into a cloud of smoke (so I automatically identify him with fire, no doubt), so Shye should be the the person that provokes the actual fire, the flames.

That's the reason why I drew both of them in the same "body". They're connected by the fact that they're an actual pairing, so their element should be connected as well. Shye is the one that hurts Nuvat (this fact is represented by the fire in his hand) and Nuvat is the one that suffers the consequences of that (represented by the smoke). It's as simple as:

Fire -> Provocation (Shye)
Smoke -> Consequence/result (Nuvat)

Pfew... I tried.

So, here is it. A different art style from my usual drawings, I know. I used a bunch of things and experimented a lot, but this was the best result I think :-/

I don't know if it happens to you too, but when viewing this picture, I have the feeling that it smells like some singed stuff or something LOL

Shye and Nuvat © =ElephantWendigo and ~xTheSoul87x

Credits: Smoke texture by ~Wu-KillahD

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Critique by ~Teknogeddon Aug 18, 2012, 6:01:44 PM

As someone unfamiliar with your characters, I must say they must be quite pretty to look at.
Start off with what looks off, the scar on the right side, as well as his arm. The wrist and arm look a bit off, the muscle lines imply the arm is down, (or maybe that's the shirt? It's hard to tell) but there it is up and almost broken. I tried to bend my own wrist that way, and it hurts a little bit to even get close. Scar looks as if it should have cut his nose in half, but instead just looks flat to the rest of the image. There just seems to be a lot of weight on the left side compared to the right.
I can't say for sure if this was the intent, but the piece is beautiful in it's own way. The textures, lines, and soft and hard shading almost seem like the underlying message is stressed, as it should be between fire and ice.
I do love the soft transitions from one side to the other, the eyes, the nose, the brow, and neck being almost identical to just smoothly cross from one side to the other, and the striking contrast between the brighter eyes pulling in the attention of the viewer. I had to double look and stare a few times to find the simple flaws in this image. The color balance is almost perfect, blue hair - blue eyes. Yellow eyes, orange/yellow tints in the background, red blood - fire/scars, black feathers - black hair. It all just glides together for a beautiful work of imagery. I really do enjoy this piece! I hope to see you win or be a finalist in the contest!

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Critique by ~nnippo Aug 18, 2012, 11:59:30 AM

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