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I've been touching this one up for the past two weeks (not constantly, of course), and now I feel I'm happy with it. I've also worked out some extended details about the Ostenzo-
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VWS-WB04 Ostenzo
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Being the first craft to utilize particle rockets, the Ostenzo's speed and maneuverability were far beyond that of the best suits fielded at the time. Thanks to its special GOTS reactor, it's operational time was limitless, which meant it could travel an infinite distance. This was the single most terrifying opposition COTE could face at the time, lending shock value to its repeated raids. If the Ostenzo wasn't shot down in Libeyon, another city may surely have followed.
Worse still was the residue left behind by the Ostenzo's rockets- the fission reactions give off high amounts of fallout, poisoning the city in areas within range of the winds. This ensured that Libeyon would not recover. The Ostenzo's wreck was precious enough to the Big Guns that they fought to recover it, taking care of the remaining COTE forces stationed there and securing the wreck. Within days after the attack, the entire city had vanished, leaving behind a treasure trove of technology and goods lost to radiation pockets.
The Ostenzo was assigned under Vellen's Elite Squadrons, and wore their stripes into Libeyon on it's left shoulder. Pictured behind it are the wingmates of Elite Group A. The Ostenzo's pilot was, oddly enough, chosen in a card game. When the decision fell upon two pilots to decide between each other who would pilot something so terrible, both pilots wanted nothing to do with it. A game of poker settled the bet. The pilot who stayed behind soon deserted Vellen within another Earth city, and disappeared.
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~shinypants Sep 22, 2010  Professional Digital Artist
for starters i think the piece is cool. got some nice perspective and action happening.

you're right the colours are a little saturated but thats ok. I reckon the explosions could have a little more heat to em. especially in the centre where they could have some nice near whites.

probably the things thats bugging me most is the airbrushed feel to it all and that you've pretty much reached the point where you dont have any need for the line art and yet you've kept it in. try using a harder brush and really tighten up the edges and you wont need the lineart anymore.

also the background is fighting for position with the main focus which is no doubt the mecha in the foreground. maybe try desaturating the bg a bit more and lightening it a little.

and lastly (as if i havent been talking and annoying enough) try not to use black when you're placing your shadows because they rarely are black. Say if you have a red on the mecha there then in the shadowed areas the colour would be a more saturated red.
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Mood: Thanks *Setzuo Sep 22, 2010  Hobbyist Digital Artist
i know one area I need improvement in is my lighting... I imagine if I keep tweaking and working at this one, I might be able to fix it.
On the other hand, even though I was really proud of this one, I should probably focus on newer and better things...

thanx for the critique!
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~shinypants Sep 22, 2010  Professional Digital Artist
no probs. good luck with your art mate!
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*Setzuo Sep 22, 2010  Hobbyist Digital Artist
you as well!
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Ooooooh. Pretty.
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:iconplasmafire3000:
I can download it, but I cannot view it on this page.

As a test, try importing and resaving it using a different application, or use a different image format (high-quality JPEG, TIFF, etc.), then upload it again.

Best wishes!
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*Setzuo Sep 22, 2010  Hobbyist Digital Artist
should be fixed, I took your advice on that one!
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:iconplasmafire3000:
Yep, it works now! :D
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~pickledtezcat Sep 21, 2010  Hobbyist Digital Artist
can't see it...
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*Setzuo Sep 22, 2010  Hobbyist Digital Artist
it should be fixed now :)
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