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Title:	Japanese Mermaid *update
Pixel Artist:	FridayFrancis (Level 1 Seaman :: 342 points)
Posted:	11/19/2007 4:07:11 PM
Palette:	23 colors
Statistics:	8 comments :: 2 favorites :: 0 avatars
Well... kinda Japanese, anyway. Like most of the things submitted, I don't like this one either. =D Constructive criticism is greatly encouraged, even though this piece is a bit old. EDIT: Made tail a little thicker Added scales Fixed shoulder blades/spinal chord Fixed shading on ear Fixed preview image XD That's it.

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brycer99 (Level 1 Rookie) at 7/21/2008 4:17:48 AM

I think the spinal cord and shoulder blades should be even softer.

Mabey also soften up the outline of her.

DraKenZ (Level 1 Seaman) at 7/13/2008 9:22:42 AM

Wow, nice artwork!

iLKke (Level 8 Cannibal) at 11/23/2007 2:35:38 AM

Nice. I believe the breast should be placed a tad lower.

FridayFrancis (Level 1 Seaman) at 11/21/2007 10:40:43 AM

...Oops. Fin scales. Fin scales from a girl who is obsessed with fish. That's laughable.
Well, I guess I had better give it a rest now. I hate leaving things unfinished, but I have a huge report to do and a website to work on. One day, I'll have to make a better mermaid.

surt (Level 10 Maniac) at 11/20/2007 6:57:32 PM

Much improved.
scaling works pretty well, but it's too high contrast in the darker shaded areas.
A few specular highlights on some of the scales could help I think.
Should the scaling really extend onto the fins?

spartan_117 (Level 4 Lieutenant) at 11/19/2007 7:27:00 PM

try to make it look like a koi fish. maybe then it would look not only more japanese, but more elegant.

FridayFrancis (Level 1 Seaman) at 11/19/2007 6:46:28 PM

Thanks. =]

I spelled "preview" wrong? Noooo! ;-;
Well, thank you for all of the cc. I'll have to fix it when I have time, I never even noticed most of it.

Edit: Fixed it. (11/20/07)

surt (Level 10 Maniac) at 11/19/2007 6:20:34 PM

Very nice. Oriental enough for me.

Crits:

Soften vertebral bulges and scapula. Look very harsh at the moment.
Probably a stylistic choice, but for me the tail gets far too thin.
Long strait section of 45 degrees top of right leg/tail could look better with some curve to it.
Perhaps add some suggestion of scales to the tail?

You know you're missing an "e" from "preview"?

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