aww they are cute!

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Awww, theyr cute XD Nice work!

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Hi; I'm an anthro enthusiast, and enjoy writing very brief critique for artists here on dA, so I thought I might right some notes here?

I can see without a doubt that you possess at least a minimum level of competency, so my usual tendency of saying 'learn to anatomy lulz' really doesn't apply to heavily here
What you should work upon in future works is something a lot more subtle: perspective, colour schemes, and flare.. all dynamics I myself am working on.

Going to actually start with flare/composition/perspective - as they're all interlinked:
I've got to say now that I've seen far worse images that take these factors into account, so PLEASE don't be put down with what I have to say!
The dynamic you've placed into this picture is, to be put forward bluntly, boring. The way they hold each other and look into their eyes portrays very strongly a sense of love or kinship; but theres no 'complication' to the image that makes it stand out from the croud.

I notice the fox is looking down slightly, which suggests she sees the dragon as a protective figure, which is something suprisingly subtle and I admire the picture for; the warm smile of the Dragon proportes a friendly, albeit simple demenour that says a lot for his character.
The pose and perspective however, is as said boring. Imagine where the user would be if he was standing looking at the picture; consider that the focus point. For a picture as this I would move the focus point so that we look up at these characters, as that suggests a sense of divinity that would fit the two's relationship; but that's mere opinion and something I suggest you play around with, what is important, is that we see more of them than a diagonal shot of their torsoes, as it looks like they're 'trying' to pose for the focus point.

I've seen your colouring technique by another, quite famous anthro artist and I must say done with a few years of refinement, it would actually be my second most famous colouring technique. However it's main drawback is that it does not easily convey a sense of texture, making it look like every character is made of plastic; something that is softened, but by no means ignorable in that said artist's work.

If you're already happy with the style of the dragon, please ignore this next comment completely; but I believe that purple skin, particually coupled with green hair, is something that should be reconsidered. Purple's a very unnatural colour [only really spawns on certain flora and fauna] and the boldness of it makes him look a little to cartoony, if that's a desired effect however again please disregard that; but I shall say that green (of his hair) doesn't blend too well with the shocking hue of the purple.

The next critisism is perhaps a little unfair, as I have not yet figured out how to correct it myself; but the hair has taken on a very thick and definitive form, hair is obviously made from many singular strand and thus flows and is partially see-through. If you find a way to work around this, please let me know!

Few that was a tad longer than I meant it, anyway pick out the bits you think might be applicable and good luck on your next piece of work!
-Draculix

Aw very cute AG, I like :3

Oh wow THANK YOU o.O Those crits are awesome. No Im not turned away by them encourage them, especially the ones on the perspective as I will be the first to admit that Im not the best at it. It is something that I need to stop being afraid to try! These words are very encouraging. However in response to the character's coloration (the dragon in particular) I feel the need to defend that neither of these characters belong to or are a creation of mine. XD Thus, I really can't do anything about their markings or pallet. The hair thing though I agree with. My style and techniques seem to border between cartoony and realistic. @_@; Its a little conflicting I know but I'm still trying to find myself - Now that I have you here and you seem to know what you're talking about (which is also greatly appreciated) might I ask you a question? I'm going to Anthro Con this year and I was contemplating perhaps getting a table in the artist's alley but I'm not all too sure if my art would be good enough to catch anyone's eye. What do you think? Would I stand a chance?

Thank you again
-A.G.

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Wow Im touched! thank you AG ^_^ I don't have many pictures of the two of us together so its very nice to have one *hugstight*

Youre welcome Spitty!

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Anthrocon? Lucky devil, something I want to take a holiday to America for in the not too forseeable future! :3

It's really difficult to answer that question, as I've never been and thus don't know what sought of standard the other artists would be at. I've taken a peek at your gallery and I must say a few of your better pieces are actually mildly impressive.
You won't stand above everyone else; that I can say as pure prediction, but I think you have enough talent to at least hold your own and gather a decent number of visitors.
Naturally I can't promise nor dismiss the possibility of success, as such things rally upon luck and the skill of the rest of the artists there, something that will invariably be unique to each con; but I recommend you do put a gallery up, as your viewer's reactions will tell you whereabouts on the scale you lie between amateur and professional.

Yeah thats about what I figured. I'm con staff at Califur, a smaller furry convention located in my home town of southern California and a lot of our artists will be at anthro con too. Each artist has such a different style its kind of hard to line them up and state which is better than the other. But skill is a good thing to look at. Thank you for the comments! I really appreciate them!

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