Ok, this is my first critique so bare with me if it doesn't sound professional.
First of all, the overall aesthetic of the image is quite nice. I like the fact that you haven't just plastered the same face in different expressions across all the characters in the image, I've noticed plenty of artists do that.
Zelda's garb and chair are intensely detailed, as you would expect of a princess. One thing is that it seems that the back of the chair goes too low, as it runs past the spot where Zelda is sitting on it; this is assuming of course that you haven't decided that there's a cushion of some sort, but again, that hasn't been illustrated. Another small detail issue is with Zelda's 'bust' area; her clothes seem to be somewhat... revealing. However, that may be intentional, I just don't think that's how Zelda is portrayed by Nintendo and realistically how a princess would dress. I mean, if you removed the necklace, the cleavage would be long enough to be considered skimpy. After close analysis, I've also noticed that her neck is somewhat broad for the size of her head. All that having been said, her posture, form, and detail have been done quite well.
Now Malon, her clothes are done (I think) perfectly. The only problems, I think, are the left hand, the fingers seem a bit dis-proportional; the alignment of the hair, I could be wrong, but it seems that the hair is a bit askew in comparison to the face; and the nose seems a little... I dunno, bulky.
Din, Nayru, Farore. Very well done, just a couple of incredibly minor details that I find aesthetically displeasing. Din's eyes are, as I'm sure you've noticed, quite derpy. Her hair could a bit more of an inside curve. I had to look hard to find anything of Nayru's that could be improved, but head-thingy seems a teensy bit thick. I really like Farore's dress, but the bottom seems a little bit sharp, almost like metal. Her neck is somewhat strained, which could have been intentional, I'm not sure, but in my personal opinion, I think it would have been better if it was a smidgen fleshier. One last thing, Farore's legs are somewhat curvy, I can't see any distinct knee on her left leg.
Last but certainly not least, Nabooru. You've done an amazing job with Nabooru, and a not so amazing job. I love the shape of her legs, they look great. The lines on her stomach give it a very realistic feel, her small garment of upper body clothing looks appropriately stretched, and the shape of her head and hair. I have a small problem in that the eyes look cross-eyed, but that's probably due to the lack of any pupils or colour in the irises. And now we come to the heart of the issue, the her arms. If her left hand was thicker, it would seem more realistic; right now it looks like it's mostly tattooed on her leg. Now if it weren't for the armlet, I would have to say the right arm was a complete disaster, the shoulder looks like it's jutting out and dislocated (which is a really cool effects for much more twisted images, but in this, it's so out of place it isn't funny), and you haven't executed the look of the lower arm at all. Now I've looked at your original image, and I know what you're trying to do there, but it just looks like her arm has shrunken, popped out of her shoulder, and the flesh has disappeared from her hands.
I love your work, and you're a terrific artist. I'm sorry if my critique sounded too critical, but I'm just an incredibly analytical person. One final thing, even though I'm probably boring you to tears by now, the reason I did 2.5 stars for Originality is because both that it's fan art, and that you based it on something you've already done, which in turn was based on somebody else's line art.
Alright this is my first critique yay! Anyways There is just one thing that bug me but I'll tell you what I like first. Love how the lines look. They are very smooth and clean. Very easy to work with if I was going to use this. And I love the work you put into the detail. They are in really cute poses too. Not anything boring.
Now the thing that bugs me are that the anatomy is quite wonky in some places also. For example Nabooru's arm looks too short in comparison of her body, and her lower body is just HUGE with her torso. She seems too tiny up there if you are going to make that size. Now for the rest of them, the eyes just seem all weird, like the 'derp' face. And the necks they seem a little too elongated though I'm not an expert at this, I just know if it looks alright or not.
First of all, the overall aesthetic of the image is quite nice. I like the fact that you haven't just plastered the same face in different expressions across all the characters in the image, I've noticed plenty of artists do that.
Zelda's garb and chair are intensely detailed, as you would expect of a princess. One thing is that it seems that the back of the chair goes too low, as it runs past the spot where Zelda is sitting on it; this is assuming of course that you haven't decided that there's a cushion of some sort, but again, that hasn't been illustrated. Another small detail issue is with Zelda's 'bust' area; her clothes seem to be somewhat... revealing. However, that may be intentional, I just don't think that's how Zelda is portrayed by Nintendo and realistically how a princess would dress. I mean, if you removed the necklace, the cleavage would be long enough to be considered skimpy. After close analysis, I've also noticed that her neck is somewhat broad for the size of her head. All that having been said, her posture, form, and detail have been done quite well.
Now Malon, her clothes are done (I think) perfectly. The only problems, I think, are the left hand, the fingers seem a bit dis-proportional; the alignment of the hair, I could be wrong, but it seems that the hair is a bit askew in comparison to the face; and the nose seems a little... I dunno, bulky.
Din, Nayru, Farore. Very well done, just a couple of incredibly minor details that I find aesthetically displeasing. Din's eyes are, as I'm sure you've noticed, quite derpy. Her hair could a bit more of an inside curve. I had to look hard to find anything of Nayru's that could be improved, but head-thingy seems a teensy bit thick. I really like Farore's dress, but the bottom seems a little bit sharp, almost like metal. Her neck is somewhat strained, which could have been intentional, I'm not sure, but in my personal opinion, I think it would have been better if it was a smidgen fleshier. One last thing, Farore's legs are somewhat curvy, I can't see any distinct knee on her left leg.
Last but certainly not least, Nabooru. You've done an amazing job with Nabooru, and a not so amazing job. I love the shape of her legs, they look great. The lines on her stomach give it a very realistic feel, her small garment of upper body clothing looks appropriately stretched, and the shape of her head and hair. I have a small problem in that the eyes look cross-eyed, but that's probably due to the lack of any pupils or colour in the irises. And now we come to the heart of the issue, the her arms. If her left hand was thicker, it would seem more realistic; right now it looks like it's mostly tattooed on her leg. Now if it weren't for the armlet, I would have to say the right arm was a complete disaster, the shoulder looks like it's jutting out and dislocated (which is a really cool effects for much more twisted images, but in this, it's so out of place it isn't funny), and you haven't executed the look of the lower arm at all. Now I've looked at your original image, and I know what you're trying to do there, but it just looks like her arm has shrunken, popped out of her shoulder, and the flesh has disappeared from her hands.
I love your work, and you're a terrific artist. I'm sorry if my critique sounded too critical, but I'm just an incredibly analytical person. One final thing, even though I'm probably boring you to tears by now, the reason I did 2.5 stars for Originality is because both that it's fan art, and that you based it on something you've already done, which in turn was based on somebody else's line art.
Now the thing that bugs me are that the anatomy is quite wonky in some places also. For example Nabooru's arm looks too short in comparison of her body, and her lower body is just HUGE with her torso. She seems too tiny up there if you are going to make that size. Now for the rest of them, the eyes just seem all weird, like the 'derp' face. And the necks they seem a little too elongated though I'm not an expert at this, I just know if it looks alright or not.
But overall it's very nice.
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