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Mateo, I'm as gentle as I can be. I do not consider myself an artist, but I've had many years experiance working with artists and helping them improve their work. Cruelty is not neccasary. You get more flies with honey than vinegar you know. Igohigh, I believe you're still on my list from last time. My homepage here shows the artists who've asked for my attention (in the favorite artist section, all marked as "requested critique") bungle, Unless page layouts excite you unduly I scarcely think my work is worth looking at from a design standpoint. Thank you for the offer, but I believe I shall pass at this time. (No offense meant, but I suggest that proofreading your posts a little might be a good idea. Gives more of a professional air if you know what I mean.) For those who are interested please IM me, so I can be sure not to miss anyone. My thread notifications appear to be lost. Perhaps they don't like coming to my neighborhood. And no one has been mugged here in weeks even. TigerShark

Anyone can ask for a critique, doesn't bother me. No matter their level of expertise any artist can benefit from a serious and honest appraisel of their work. It can be difficult to get a critics time, so I figured I'd offer in leiu of doing volunteer work elsewhere. grin

possibly one of the older mods is stepping down and they're throwing some cannonfodder in the line of fire?

Well I've spoken to your lovely moderator Lyrra ...quite the outspoken lady. She has requested that I stick to invited critiques for the moment and 'watch my manners'. So I shall endeavor to be a wee bit more softly spoken ... although it is not something I am especially good at. By and large when I view an image, I approach it like any image in any medium. I am not looking at technical capability, but artistic capability. The images (Egypt and Persephone) I mentioned the disparity beteen title and content only because of the title. If they had been named differently I most likely would not have mentioned it. The title is part of the image .. pure and simple. So I shall start at my list of volunteers, and you may see what I have to say. If you wish your work critiqued, by all means contact me. But if your are afraid of a little nip from an old Shark? Then you may stay safely away from me. After all ..you are the ones who smelled blood in the water. TigerShark

well I can see how well I'm appreciated. For those who were offended by less than sugar coated comments today - my apologies for upsetting you. Those who have called me a troll? Why thank you for the title. If you examine my comments today, I actually left several positive ones. For those who have asked for critiques, I shall be looking over your galleries and making some comments. If you would prefer, I can email them privately as apparantly a less than gushing comment is not suitable aorund these parts. Who knew? For everyone else? breathe easy .. I shan't go where I'm not invited. I had mistakenly thought this to be a site for serious artists to communicate and improve their works. Alas, it appears to be yet another clique ridden self sustaining ecology for the most part. But at least you have that in common with most professional artists societies, so I commend you for that much. As to my abilities? I am by and large a book designer and page layout artist with a background in typography and logo design. I've recently started working with Poser 4 and 5 to help realise images before artists are hired. I also write art reviews for several NYC based publications. And a last note on the Egyptian piece - the hieroglyphs on her arm are 1st and 2nd dynasy, predating any graeco/roman contact and therefor highly unlikely for a caucasian Queen. If the title had been 'Goth Princess' I wouldn't have mentioned it. (incidentaly the 'glyphs spell the word 'goat' which I thought quite funny) Pleased to meet you all, TigerShark

I'm attempting to be helpful and offering professional level citiques. If you don't wish them .. don't email me. Very simple. For those who wish to improve their work, no matter what level they are at, feel free to contact me. As I'm not an artist myself, posting my work would be less than pointless. To prove what I can do? alas, I am in a bind .. the best I can offer is to critique someones image publicly, here where all can see. But I think that would be contrary to the purpose of this forum, no? Simderella, I fail to see why you felt the need to tell me you didn't need my opinion, but I shall bear that in mind. Thank you for your charm and courtesy. TigerShark

but not, alas, a professional typist. Please ignore my spelling