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rokkun [2004-12-13 07:18:37 +0000 UTC]

thats just... awesome... i mean, how else am i supposed to describe it?

great job man!

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tigsie17 [2004-12-13 02:27:42 +0000 UTC]

Wow....just wow.....@___@
It'd be awesome if you did a background for this as you said, or perhaps I ask for too much?
My fave part would have to be the shoulder/arm design of the mecha!
Okay, I'm just going to sit back and admire it now. :3

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W33vil [2004-12-09 08:42:03 +0000 UTC]

Thats fine peice of machinery there, but, why does he seems so angry?

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outcastzeroone [2004-12-06 10:26:53 +0000 UTC]

that is totaly awsome. great work. the colors and shading are insane. he needs a runner to reload him soon though

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NCH85 [2004-12-06 05:16:07 +0000 UTC]

omg like its hawttt!!!

woot!now it just need is a huge swarm of sentinels at the BG to bring out the final effect of it blasting the swarm....right now, it seems that he is blasting into empty space...lol but very cool.

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ShengArt [2004-12-05 14:04:59 +0000 UTC]

I prefer the line version better.

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FrankAdamek [2004-12-04 04:21:35 +0000 UTC]

That is absolutely incredible. The amount of commitment you put into this really shows. This is deffinately a +fav when it's done.

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tachikoma88 [2004-12-03 04:06:46 +0000 UTC]

hey thats really cool. Hmm well i confident that matrix and your style really nice. Hope i will looking foward ur art XD

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sixshades [2004-12-02 23:44:08 +0000 UTC]

Well damn. Congrats.
Very, very nice work, and I am infinitely impressed with the time and effort you devoted to it. I know I questioned it before, but you've certainly proved yourself dedicated, and it certainly shows in the pic. Fantastic job. <3

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Enthorn [2004-12-02 23:26:17 +0000 UTC]

completly amazing!!!

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narcoticdream [2004-12-02 22:58:07 +0000 UTC]

worth the wait *_* even in a small size, this is AMAZING!

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CrimsonSwiftpaw [2004-12-02 22:21:34 +0000 UTC]

Holy hell that's amazing...

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ractus [2004-12-02 16:33:22 +0000 UTC]

That is a way cool pic. 6 months? O_o. It's worth the wait definately! Keep the good works

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meltman [2004-12-01 22:35:59 +0000 UTC]

wow...the textures the movement the meotion in his face realy make this sceen!!!

i am half expecting his squiddy buddy to popo up from the back...fantastic work!

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keglunekdoq [2004-12-01 15:15:51 +0000 UTC]

Dude, Im not sure if i can say anything that hasnt been said, but this pic is definatly freaking awesome. I love your every attention to detail, and the patience and dedication you had to finishing it. As far as critiques, i really have none to be honest. The pic itself is truly amazing.

~keggy

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Grayer [2004-12-01 11:57:04 +0000 UTC]

Huuuooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! ! !
u drive me crazy...
of cos this is our top selling poster!

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DarkOokami [2004-12-01 02:49:49 +0000 UTC]

absolutely amazing. 6 months... u have an incredible will!

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kokiteno [2004-11-30 23:50:48 +0000 UTC]

*whistles* Wow. I've been following your APU progresses since the first one, and I must say, it keeps getting better and better. It's coming out excellently, truly the grueling work is paying off. It's pretty hard to truly comment somthing of this scale, but I will try to at least give you some specific details which I enjoyed, and possibly, some opinions.

First of all, I'm very happy for the fact that despite the titanic and immensely detailed APU, Alphaleo still shines through. For a while I was a bit worried that the complexity and sheer size of the machinery would overwhelm your character, hiding him, or even worse, shifting him from main star to a second role. Thankfully, I see you achieved keeping the small (relative ot the APU) 'Leo visible and noticeable. The reasons behind this, I think, were two. First of all, the explosion of emotion that Alphaleo is showing captures the eye over the cold, unfeeling machinery. His character, as a living, breathing, feeling anthro stands out from the metal, sort of like how in a city street your attention is always drawn to the flower growing in a crack in the pavement. Secondly, the colouring makes him stand out even more. Amidst the metallic grays you see the brown and white figure, and are instantly drawn to it, or in this case, him. The brown clothing really suits this pic. First of all, brown is a very good match for the white of Leo's fur, while at the same time, making it stand out. Secondly, the humble, earthy colours goes with the beat-up, almost rusty machinery. Nothing's new here, or shiny; everything is honest, practical and reliable.

Frankly, when it comes to the APU picture itself, I can't find anything to comment on in the area of constructive criticism. Pose, anatomy, expression, colour.. everything is just perfect.

On the background, I do have a few suggestions. Firstly, while a dark background really makes the APU and Alphaleo stand out, you're forced to sacrifice the realism that you so painstakingly try to show. Also, look at how the APU and 'Leo are shaded. The light is very strong, and there are no really dark shadows that would hint of being in a very poor-lit environment. The lighting on the character is more of a normally lit environment where it is possible to have more than one definite light source. So if anything, I would suggest something as realistic and lighted as the main character. To not lose him in the background, maybe use perspectives, different materials other than metal or just blurr it a bit (since when you're looking directly at something, the background is "fuzzied-up" by our peripheral vision).
One more thing about the background, and something that IMMEDIATELY caught my eye: don't give the impression of downwards falling. Look at the black background you have, and notice how the white lines move vertically, giving the impression of movement in that particular direction. This clashes, I believe, with the outwards-extending feel that Alphaleo in the APU gives. Look at the character you drew. Alphaleo is the center, and everything moves out from him, like light off a bulb or shapnel off an explosion. THIS kind of movement would be the best for the background, I think. An equally outwards-extending BG would not only compliment the main character, but would also draw more attention to the center: Alphaleo.

I hope my rant made some sense. In conclusion, this is an awe-inspiring, incredible picture, 'Leo. Congratulations on such marveouls work, and my admiration for your tenacity, skill and patience.

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lanhao [2004-11-30 22:59:24 +0000 UTC]

hot damn, the coloring and detail on this is quite amazing... took a while to see teh end result, but i think it was worth it

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Dkelabirath [2004-11-30 18:21:11 +0000 UTC]

The lighting and the colour on the armour is exquisite. You asked me for critique though .. XP ...
Well, one thing would be, the bullet chains are very light compared to the rest of the picture, which is really good because it helps them to stand out more, but perhaps they could use a little more shadowing at certain points, for instance when they cross behind the body of the APU? That way the main figure would be pushed into the foreground a little more as well.
I would say that the dark background works very well, keep it dark especially behind the main body of the figure and you can't go wrong. If you want to put some detail in I would again base it on the Matrix scenes, meaning perhaps debris, parts of sentinels, a few small explosions, rusted and old metal plates, doors, that kinda thing. Again, the background looks great dark behind the main figure, but more detail could be introduced further towards the outside... ?
I think this is awesome ^-^

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