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Submitted: January 31, 2007
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dark angelby *HeartySpades

Traditional Art / Paintings / Macabre & Horror

one of dark angels of Arei's army O_O

you can't see his/her face cause of this long hair... mhehehe ;3

who said that angels are beautiful?!?

Critique by ~The-Angel-Gabriel Jul 28, 2012, 5:39:08 PM

So, here it goes:

The obscurity in this piece is very impact-ful and goes well with a dark angel. The tendrils of smoky body are very well done and menacing. The amount of detail around the head area is great, but I'm really glad we can't see a face. In my mind, a dark angel would represent fear and fear has no face, so I really like the usage. Also, the juxtaposition of the swirly tendrils and the sharp angles is great, it's very visually pleasing!

On the other hand, I'm not sure if I really care for the serrated knives/saws coming out of the head area, it seems just a bit cheesy to me. I would rather they were smoky/hazy like the bottom half of the picture or were something else.

Overall the effect is very nice and I'm really impressed with the use of the media (ink wash? watercolor?). I will be perusing your gallery for more great pieces like this one!

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~TheRedSnifit Apr 7, 2013

I see that I misread your follow-up piece. Ignore what I said about the angle

~TheRedSnifit Apr 7, 2013

It's a bit late, but I love this piece! My only complaint is how it may be a little to obscure: your comment and follow-up piece suggest that the Angel is facing toward us in this piece, but it actually looks like we're viewing its back from the right. Similarly, the large blade coming from its head is colored light enough that it appears to be floating besides the creature, as opposed to sticking out of its head like you intended. But still, it's truly a great work!

=seth-ravenclaw Mar 7, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

who said this angel was ugly?

~NeroAngelo39 Jan 17, 2013 Student Artist

this is a very interesting style. i must say you have excellent control with ink to be able to get such well form lines. its a very unique artwork. i love it.