It lacks a bit of depth and shadows on the side of the rock, but the idea is excellent and nicely executed. Reply »

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You could have extended the arms downward to go behind the rock. (You still can...). I don't think they had short sleeved armor back in the day.
Also, the glow around the sword should be different than the glow around the armor to help it pop. Reply »

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Thanks for the feedback fellas. I cant get the arms extended, and it be the quality I like. It just becomes a pixelated mess, and throws the rest off.
Thank you both very much for your critique, and I will try harder on the next contest. Reply »

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Thanks for the feedback fellas. I cant get the arms extended, and it be the quality I like. It just becomes a pixelated mess, and throws the rest off.
Thank you both very much for your critique, and I will try harder on the next contest. Reply »

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You know you can edit your entries until the contest closes right?
IMO, you lack background, I know it's extra work ( and my least favorite part of chopping) but it adds a great effect, why not try some paved stone on the floor and placing the scene in a catacomb, ruins, cracked earth, on a hill with mountains around -I'm brainstorming right now. Reply »

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Yeah I know. Call me lame or any other name that you would like. maybe I'm over the top in my line of thinking but I feel that I should stick with my original submission the way I submitted it. Believe me this isn't because I don't value the critique because I treasure it. It's exactly why I compete. Back to my point though I feel that I learn a greater lesson if I suffer the consequences now instead of constantly retooling what I have already presented. I feel I should have taken these things into account before I presented. They are all great observations/ suggestions and I wished I would have thought of them myself. You better believe I will on the next one. That's for dang sure.
I was actually thinking of placing it in a museum I just couldn't ever reproduce what I was envisioning. I will learn with time and the great feedback that I get here. Reply »

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It's cool author, no one's calling you lame, and you have some nice adult-ish arguments there, with which I don't totally agree, lol. Reply »

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Yeah I can see both sides of the argument, take the advice, improve it, win. You know what I might start a thread in the forum after the contest has finished because I would really like to hear all the views on it. Maybe I am out of line in my stead fast and most likely over the top manner of competing. Reply »

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