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"Metropolis"

Pretty happy with this one..
The masks are supposed to show the past leaders/rulers of this city. Like Mount Rushmore, or Konoha :)

Sketch/WIP Blog: [link]
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True art has the power to create emotion the moment it is seen, and as soon as I saw your Metropolis piece, I was in a sense of awe.

There is very little at first glance that I can pick out, but if anything, perhaps that the [mask?] on the right does not match, but even still, I have very little negative to say.

I like the composition. Relatively symmetrical, and the positioning is good, as if I was really walking down the hill towards it. I love the idea behind it, with the giant masks on the hill behind the buildings. The colors, shapes, and lines all work together to give the same atmosphere of a bleak dystopian future. I love the cluttered and broken suburbs on either side of the street. Even though they are not the focus, they add so much to the scene.

I like the smoke, billowing from smokestacks, and the [government?] building in the center of it all. I feel as if there's major symbolism that's going over my head, but I'm probably reading too much into it.

On closer inspection, there is still few things I can nit pick. Perhaps the ground, to me, looks liquid-like, because of the horizontal lines, and lack of vertical or diagonal lines, and the colors look like reflections. Even if it was, it wouldn't be a bad thing, it would still be rather interesting.

Very excellent, one of my favorite pieces of yours.
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*ClearEchoes Jan 30, 2013  Student General Artist
awesome and epic!
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:iconmalo416:
thats awesome,
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~fukarinka Oct 11, 2012   Digital Artist
HOLY FK.
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~CappuTea Jun 12, 2012  Student Digital Artist
God, your creativity knows no bounds. This is fantastic. However, I feel it could improve a wee bit more by defining the ground more because I can't figure if it's a solid or a liquid. Also, I know that the building is being covered by some sort of mist but it's a bit to faded to where it almost blends into much with the sky. Unless that's what you're going for; otherwise I feel that you can define that more with a very, very thin and slightly darker colour.
Man, I really hope to improve as vastly and swiftly as you have.
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reminds me of feng zhu
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=Kryat Jun 11, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Now this is what I call EPIC!
Nicely done!
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~gorillagraffix Jun 5, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Freaking amazing
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*Colourbrand Jun 4, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Scary - like they are still there looking down with dominion.
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Mood: Joy ~Jadeyfish Jun 4, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Amazing job :)
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Mood: Fear *YTheJoshuaTreeY Jun 4, 2012  Student General Artist
Cool masks. Very itimidating.
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