2010-06-12 [Aeolynn]: It is supposed to look like a barn owl face, but in fact it is a mask. He is a spirit of either water or air, and the spirits take on any form that pleases them, and they all have in common this mask like face, with no mouth.

The lines that look like a beak are just the middle of the mask

2010-06-13 [pegasus1000]: Before You said that the face was a mask I was thinking "Owl meets dragon" for the design. Now I am just wondering what it's face truely looks like. Great job on the design. You should chose if it is a water or air spirit it would add character.

2010-06-13 [Daisy_Sandybanks]: I really like it! Great color, nice design. Very well done. :)

2010-06-24 [Chel.]: Your getting a lot better! :3 As always, my comment is aimed at contrast. There could always be a bit more on the hair.

2010-06-24 [Aeolynn]: I was trying to aim for realistic hair color, looks like she dyed it light and is letting it grow in.

XD

Manny is going to teach me a new hair technique this weekend :3

2010-06-24 [Chel.]: Something that might help would be to determine where the light source is coming from and what kind of light it is. That way it will be much easier to determine where to highlight and where to shade.

2010-06-25 [Falx]: You might want to play around with the different brushes in Photoshop as well to help you add some texture to the hair.

2010-06-25 [arthemis_]: What they ^ say. Brushstrokes are too evident in the mid-section and pointing the wrong way on top. Overall I don't really like this picture, I think you can do better :)

2010-06-26 [pegasus1000]: The tear ducts are to big and at an odd angle. I think it has good character.

2010-06-26 [Aeolynn]: I said under the image not to comment on how it was drawn.

2010-06-29 [pegasus1000]: sorry, but facial structure dictates how the face should be shaded and I was a little thrown for what else to say at the time.
I like the shading under the hair on the forehead.
I think the hair it’s self needs some work. I like the feathering on the side of the face and I would like to see a little more throughout the hair. I am not sure if I like the extreme difference from the dark brown and light brown from top to bottom.
I wish I had photoshop myself so I could give a better critique.

2010-06-29 [Aeolynn]: I'm still learning a lot myself, but I've been focusing on coloring, hence why I only wanted color comments. This was just practice, nothing to be honed to a finished piece

2010-07-07 [Daisy_Sandybanks]: Colors are nice ... The blue eyes are kinda bugging me though. I feel like they stand out too much.

2010-07-10 [Chel.]: Very awesome start! I see you have an owl fixation lately... :3
Really my only comment is that you should keep working on it and making it tighter.

2010-07-10 [Falx]: I like this pic. It has a sort of Asian feel to it. The feet look a little fuzzy/blurry for my tastes, but that could just be a stylistic choice. All in all, nice work!

2010-07-11 [Aeolynn]: got lazy on the feet there XD

2010-07-11 [pegasus1000]: Awesome, I agree with [Aeolynn] about the feet. I like the blurry aspect. The only time you see an owl is at night and usually it is when it's flying so it is a blurr.

2010-07-13 [Aeolynn]: New art... sorry this is such close timing as the last one XD

2010-07-13 [Chel.]: HOLY SHIT. O_O

2010-07-13 [pegasus1000]: WOW. what a great job, it looks like it could have been real. It could use some work on the tummy area. (it seems hungry)

2010-07-13 [Aeolynn]: Probably why he's extinct lol