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.:~The BEST FLIPPIN PIC EVAR:~.

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After 3 weeks I finally finish it! :iconpervyminoxplz:
You have no idea how long it took me to get the anatomy just right. I'm extremely exhausted! >.<
Now I shall sleep! :sleep:
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:star::star::star::star-half::star-empty: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Vision
:star::star::star-half::star-empty::star-empty: Originality
:star::star::star::star::star-half: Technique
:star::star::star::star-half::star-empty: Impact

It's good to see that you're still posting art. I hope you are doing well(?) Anyway, I'll save that for another time.

Now, I am sorry that this may seem a low rating for you, especially on originality and I have a few good reasons why.

Low rating on Originality:
The reasons being that the originality is put to a low standard, would be because of the fact it is a Sonic fan character, also the outfit and pose are unfortunately similar to other outfits on other characters and poses. Along with the pose being quite 'static'. That means there is a lack in movement, action or change. I can see where you are trying to show SOME movement, but since I see this sort of pose with quite a lot of characters, it doesn't strike me as something very exciting as such. But there is not a lot of action going on, and not too much of a drastic change from just standing upright.

I think you might want to step outside of your comfort zone a bit and do many more poses than just the ones standing up. I'll link you some below.

Style:
Another reason why it is not too original because the style looks too much like the game 'Sonic Chronicle: Dark brotherhood' style than your original style. Was it purposely done to make it look that way? Or might you just be experimenting? I'm not saying that it's bad to have that style as an inspiration, of course not, but I'm just saying it doesn't look too much like your normal style or a style you came up with. Well, unless you want to style it differently, I don't know.

Colours and shading:
The black and blue colours really do distinct, suit and separate from eachother. Unfortunately the light grey and white just blend in a bit too much from the thumbnail. The reason this might be is because the shading is too light. To be honest, the picture from a distance looks flat (again, unless that is purposely done that way) I do like how you tried to make it simple and not too overly done, but maybe it looks a bit plain.

Anatomy:
Now I'm really sorry if this sounds harsh, especially when you're trying to work on the anatomy for a long time it seems. Twisted bodies are complex to draw and I completely understand, but I do see some faults when I look at it carefully. This is a critique after all, so I'll also give you advice on how to improve by the end on this.

Things I have noticed:

- The feet seem oddly shaped, or just shapeless. Minox's left foot (or right foot if we're looking at this picture) is a lot larger than the other foot. The feet don't have that 'curve' they have on the bottom, which makes the feet look shapeless. You might need to study foot anatomy, which I will show and explain with other things below.

- The arms look very painfully positioned. I know this may sound very weird and strange, but I try to copy poses using myself to feel what is wrong. When I tried the arms positions you chosen, they felt very strained and uncomfortable from the shoulders and down my arms, ESPECIALLY when my right arm (left in this picture) is twisted to make the side of the arm and hand look flat, even in that pose. The other arm was uncomfortable (Especially when it's positioned and is squishing my left boob, I'm so sorry if that is just inappropriate, but how else am I going to say it? <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/a/a…" width="19" height="19" alt="^^;" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="417" title="Sweating a little..."/>)
But I guess it's down to the pose too. When I crouched a bit more than the pose here, it felt a little bit more comfortable.

I think you need to study shoulder and arms anatomy,positions and poses on this part.

- Legs and hips.
The leg on the right seems alright, but the other one is like a cylinder. It needs to have shape, even if the leg is stretched out to be 'straight'. It also seems longer than the other leg too. The hips might need to be defined more, not in a sense of being more mature looking, but to show that the legs have shape, also to show that the body is being twisted too.
You may need to study leg anatomy.

- Hands, they look fine, just that the right hand (left in picture) has a very small and thin thumb.

- Face expression is okay, but since I know you want to make it look 'aggressive', you may need to look into the eyes and the amount of teeth showing. The eyes don't look too aggressive as it should be, it's almost there, but they need that extra tweak to make them look more like that.

- Angles, I'll focus on the star for this one. I know you want to show the star, but since I know it's positioned on the far right (left) on Minox's body, you may need to have the star showing a bit of itself or not at all. After all, she is twisting her body.



OVERALL

You are definitely improving! I think you need to focus a lot on finding different poses, and anatomy for the arms, legs, body/hips (when in the certain pose) and feet. I have to say, if you like watching video tutorials, I HIGHLY recommend going to Youtube and watch these two users:
Sycra
MarkCrilley

Poses/bodies:
(References)
fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/i/201…
www.photographytips.com/images…
fc00.deviantart.net/fs10/i/200…
i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14…
(Tutorials. Picture + video+ Flash)
www.deviantart.com/art/Pose-tu…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=95F6Zv…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=srK-vV…
fc03.deviantart.net/fs5/i/2005…
destructorv1.deviantart.com/ar…
destructorv1.deviantart.com/ar…

Feet:
(References)
www.wetcanvas.com/Community/im…
kirileonard.com/wp-content/upl…
fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/201…
fc01.deviantart.net/fs20/f/200…
(Tutorials Picture + Video)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1RMZX…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtzUjO…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ntav3p…
www.deviantart.com/art/Tutoria…
www.deviantart.com/art/Foot-tu…

Legs:
(Reference/Turoials)
cdn.sheknows.com/articles/crav…
fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/201…
fc05.deviantart.net/fs17/f/200…
fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/201…

Face expressions:
(References/tutorials)
alexds1.deviantart.com/art/Exp…
blog.normgrock.com/wp-content/…
fc09.deviantart.net/fs12/i/200…
fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/201…
fc01.deviantart.net/fs44/f/200…


APART from tutorials. If you have a mirror nearby, why not pose for the pose you want to draw? Sketch it out on paper. Or if you have the money, you could buy an 'Artist's wooden mannequin' which you can move the limbs, body, position, angle etc. I don't think they are too much money, but I guess it would worth investing in one (I'm thinking about getting one myself)

I hope this helps you on your journey of improvement to your art. <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="391" title=":) (Smile)"/>