Results came out this morning and I wasn't one of the 32 selected to join the tournament. I'm pretty bummed out, and I'm reflecting upon mistakes that I made in crafting my character and my audition.

Faults:

Lack of an exciting audition- my character joined willingly, and thus my audition had no action or real excitement.

Brevity. Only few pages for an audition, not much of an introduction. I was relying on my character sheet to do a lot of the explanation of my character, instead of letting my panels tell the story instead.

Inconsistency in design... my art style is still not consistent, and my character had several costume changes.

Simplicity in design. I tried for a more natural, easy to replicate character, and may have made her too generic, and forgettable... Maybe next time try something more colorful.


I really enjoyed the process and the chance to start to really consider story-telling and comic artwork. There is a lot more to it than I thought! I needed the practice, and I know I could still use a lot of work an improvement.



I would really appreciate it if you could take the time and give me a critique of my comic-character. What worked, what didn't... I would like to improve!

flow-timing
readability
mood
artwork
writing
interest
creativity
varied panels
backgrounds
character background
character design


any other suggestions.

I can share-swap critiques if you like.

thanks!

Hello watchers, friends and passerbys...

Thank you for over 20k views to my gallery, for checking out and commenting on my artwork, and for keeping me busy during downtimes at the office.

I tried my luck at entering an OCT, wish me luck! It was fun to start thinking about story-telling and paneling a bit. I need lots of work, but I am thankful for the opportunity to practice. Your suggestions on ways to improve timing/pacing and keeping it interesting would be much appreciated...

I have that persistent bug that has been going around, and have been coughing for a few weeks now. I'm grateful to have some indoor activities to keep me busy!

I am working on a art trade currently; you know who you are. Sorry for the delay in getting it out and finished. My computer ate the file, but it still will show me the preview, which has been a bit haunting. I keep thinking that I can retrieve the old file.

Even with the OCT, I feel I have been in a bit of a slump. Uninspired, as it were. If you have anything encouraging to share, I'd love to hear it.

Happy Spring, I hope the weather is perking up for you, wherever you are.

~MB~

Ah! My subscription ran out! I have been totally caught off-guard. I suppose I will see what it is like without one now.

In other business; sorry for the lack of updating. I haven't felt like touching photoshop in a few weeks (See loads of copic submissions...) and now I have an extra project that will probably consume my time. Hope the garishly colored portraits haven't been too much of a turn-off.

Hopefully I'll be back in the swing of things around here soon.

Take care,

Michelle

Thank you for taking the time to answer the few polls that I've sent out over the last few weeks. I'm trying to slowly challenge myself in a few different ways. Lighting, texture, anatomy etc... I still like the quickie art too, but I'm trying to at least make that better in some ways.

As a thanks: I really appreciate how many of my watchers routinely fave and comment on my works. I apologize when I don't respond or acknowledge your posts... I only have internet at work right now, so my time to goof around is rather erratic. But I do read them all, and I really and very grateful.

To those with some time on their hands:
Do I remind you in any way of other artists here on DA? If so, would you mind telling me who?

Thanks- have a safe Halloween to all those who are celebrating.


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I didn't want to post these in my gallery but I did want to share them; they are somewhat related to art. Ridiculous frosting-covered art. Sorry for the huge size. Happy Halloween.

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