and im really glad youre taking that time to do something.

its got so much depth there aaron - im glad im seeing it more. its got this dark eerie tragic feel to it - reminds me somewhat of the god emperor of dune but in an alice of wonderland sense.

youve got quite a career ahead of you as a concept artist buddy. keep it up

That shell is beautifully done .. pose is very nice as well ..I like the dark defined lines .. it makes the drawing really come alive and creates a sence of depth like bakatron said ^^ Well done , Aaron

This is another weird one! What inspires you to draw a woman in a snails shell? LOL I like your imagination anyway. Unique style as everyone already knows. Nice work. I dont know about the blank top half! Then again it might not suit having clouds,with this style of drawing! Anyway as I have said unipue style and one of the most recognisable drawing styles on here at the moment along with a certain Mr K

I got to agree the shell is really working. You work is really taking on a trible like on the wall of a cave feel. I think what i mean by this is how the figures are engaging the viewer and the raw way in which you apply the medium. One of the things that works agaist that here is how you cleaned up the back ground. Its so white compared to any thing in the forground. I think maybe that the sky/white area could be toned back with some kind of mid tone. That aside some very nice stuff goiing on in your work keep it up.

Beautiful and unique style you have!
This is kind of surreal!......Beautiful work Aaron!!
Glad to see another one from you!
Top marks!
Carlos

LOL i like it, it's kinda funny and i love those lines, they keep the volume of every part you draw very well!
+10

wow awesome details Aaron.....nice..


~~~Melissa

Great idea and style Aaron. Love the details. I'm not sure you need such a large area of blank sky but otherwise no critiques.

It's been a while since I commented on one of yours!

This is pretty restrained compared to your usual busy compositions and it's paid off in terms of the perception of depth within the picture which is much improved.

Her shoulder and collar bone need some attention...at the moment that solid line looks like the top of clothing...a t-shirt or something...when I presume she's supposed to be nude.

The little dude in the hammock is almost lost...maybe simplifying the horizon line behind him would help, and also reducing it's tonal weight.

Your signature mushrooms seem kinda out of place here...I don't associate mushrooms with seashores....maybe she should have had sea anemones growing on her instead.

Otherwise this is very cool...one of my favs from you in some time!

If your not familiar with the work of Patrick Woodroffe you should check him out. Much of his work, particularly his etchings, has the same ultra busy compositional style that you commonly use and the same sense of whimsy...I think you would be much inspired by him and could learn a lot from his masterful work.

Kinda weird, but I like the idea for this character. Would make a nice story. As for the style, i knew it was yours from the small thumb. Nice work!

Weird bur very nice idea.

I think you could crop the top of the image a bit
as there is too much white space.

Good perspective + 9

this is amazing, and my new favorite, this is a piece that i would LOVE to see colored!!!

that's great

well done.
the face seems weird thought
keep it up

Hmmmm. Not real sure about this one.

I can tell you did a lot of work on the shell and body, but the rest of the piece seems very rushed and neglected. While I could see the emptiness becoming a visual element, it's not quite working as presented. There is a difference between negative space (which becomes a valid compositional element) and empty space (which just looks unfinished). Maybe a little more cropping of the white, or some additional fleshing out of the horizon elements would help out.

The mushrooms do seem a little out of place at the shore, and the little guy is most definitely getting lost in the horizon line. You put so much attention to rendering the shell in a very real, voluminous, interesting manner, then you scribbbled your way through the flowers, moss, etc. on top of it. It's a bit distracting.

I think, overall, this shows improvement, but it looks a bit on the underdone side. If this were a steak, I think I'd send it back to the kitchen.

great like ever!

Cool work! your incredible style
another excellent work!, nice character, cool composition.
i agree Vincent comment (Wallace)
+10

congratulations - ive decided that youre entitled to a Poopie SUPER-GOLD-MAX-FRAGALISTIC award!

youve earnt it.

You got very detailed on this one! You are refining your technique nicely! I love the little crab in the front. Any possibilities of this being colored?

Hi! If somebody has original style than it is you!
I find her very sexy, you know?=)
I doubt the white bg - but may be it's too freshy for me to assimilate)
Nice shading and anatomy
Cute face)
P.S. Stop giving me 10+ or I'd decide I'm perfect

hmmmm, well I have decided to add birds up top to counter the empty space, if it were in color it wouldn't look so void, but as a white mass it is a little overwhelming, bring on the birds I say.

Cool work... I really like that idea u got there...I don't know how to crit this.
Kaduflyer said it all...
Keep sharing !

i like the maschums and the tits +7

jipppiiiiii the snail is finished
love it.

hahaha I love that gull! I prefer the version with the birds myself!

that bird is really curious. this is surely funnyer.

The first time I viewed this I thought something was wrong with my computer. I didn't see the whole thing and just saw prestine white background
Anyways, I see you have done some changes...smart move in cropping the white background and I like it with the birds
Can't add anything more on the indepth scrutiny of the previous commentators.
Not a crit but more of a question...she looks angry...I wonder why? (Hhm...I think anybody who has to drag that shell for the rest of her life will probably end up looking grumpy as she does...tee hee )

Maridol

hdy man, nice piecemuch prefer with the birdy's, you have a very uuniquely feminine touch to drawing, especially female nudes. keep it going.

PS kaduflyer always points out the bits that i like most about your pieces.!..?

hdy man, nice piecemuch prefer with the birdy's, you have a very uuniquely feminine touch to drawing, especially female nudes. keep it going.

PS kaduflyer always points out the bits that i like most about your pieces.!..?

Great one, my fav of yours. It's more "open" than the previous ones and the subject is very nice. I think that a landscape composition would have worked better here though. Well done anyways!
+9

nice work... i must say i'm beginning to like your stile well done
+9

aaron you get to be the first person I use my new and improved voting system on. This is an objective review, not an attack on you or your style. This is an attempt for me to be honest with my votes and crits in the hopes that the voting system can be rescued from the useless friendship voting trend that, im my opinion, is bringing down this community. I'm going to use this system with EVERYONE (post vote in the comment section then write a review in the review section)...even my buddies here...so please don't take it personally. Nevertheless, I'm fully prepared for the hateful PMs, ranting comments and low votes on my own work and maybe even the loss of a few friends....so here goes...

+5/10 (see review)

have to agree with Dean's review, i am in no way persecution or being rude to you, i'm just seeing this in a very objective way
more variating!

Love it 7/7

Interesting change of pace with the concept, some anatomy issues but I'm think that is part of the style you are going for. Agreed about the toadstalls on her shell, it doesn't scream seaside to me, more countryside.

More of a twirl on her shell could make this stronger as it would be a nice focal point. I like the small details you have put into this one and this is one of your stronger works. Keep up the practice.

I like the idea of the character. The addition of the birds is a nice touch.

I am bothered by the way the neck connects to the shoulder though. Also again, I'd expect too see a lower horizon.

She has no waist, but that's probably how you intended... snails have no waist

cool drawing +8

woow awesome, where this artworks come, very nice concepts. +10/10

also, did Bon Jovi give you permission to use that title?

wow, wonderfull work. original concepts

I think it's time for you to turn it up a notch or two. I'm a fan of your unique style. However, this one seems particularly sketchy, unfinished to me. There is a notable lack of detail on everything but the central figure; if not for the title, I'm not sure if I would have even recognized this as a seashore. The water is not convincing and there is an overall lack of distinct textures. +5

I'd love to see more finished, colored work from you, or at least some inked pieces.

I like the snail lady

Oh awesome!
I love how grumpy she looks - is she pouting?

Haha, I luuuv your snail-artwork!
Loose the birds, unless you manage to create more depth in the picture.
Nice to see more rugged lines. Agree with sdavis on the lack of textures. On the other hand the character is worked out well, don't forget the rest.

Still, the expression is priceless

oh MY

This is so wonderful! I love that shell and her headdress. Youre so creative. It kills me. The only thing I can critique about it is that I think that bird over her shell distracts from her face. I would leave that second bird...just because I personally don't like much negative space...but I think that if you wanted to do away with that one as well it wouldn't look bad at all.

I am so jealous! You are very very talented, sir.

pretty cool!

cool snail girl, love your characters!

well done:]]]]

First thing that hit me was the way her back arches uncomfortably upwards - it's very effective and implies the weight of the shell that she's having to drag with her torso. It's a little cluttered around the guy in the hammock - I didn't pick him out there for a while.
I like the unfinished feel to it - the white space opens the image up at the top, but it's maybe then a little too full at the bottom - it feels a bit like you got to the sky and ran out of insperation... maybe if the drawing had areas of white space around the edges at the bottom too then it would look more intentionally unfinished. I mean just don't take the sketch right to the edge. Does that make sense?

Oh yeah, and i like the little crab character welcoming her ashore - along with her rather disdainful glare at him

Phill

you have a beautiful style! I would maybe suggest to crop a bit off the top, only cause there isn't anything there I LOVE the girls hair and I love the way you incorporate a fantasy type atmosphere into your drawings...just beautiful, grats!
+10

PS - I like the birds version!!

i always think that you can do it more refined (maby that is what i want and not you) using more levels of lines. (this is subjetive)
been some more objetive i think that the sky could have some work on it, and the ground behind needs some more levels of gray.

anyway i have say a lot of times that your work is really great and i keep thinking it.

Very nice work, though overall I must agree with Dean's review

Cut it!
Yeah, you draw nicely, you have a talent, but you're leaning on your talent as it is! Come on man, you lazy sack, move on! Get some ambition and discipline with that talent of yours!
I hope you get my point. You know you could do way more extensive works whithout even loosing your experimental touch.
Come on man.
COME ON!

Lovely creative work...your presentation and technique lends itself to much critique and speculation, but the passion in your work is hugely evident.....and passion is what art is all about

Very original, yay!! ^_^ It really changes compared to the usual mermaid thing!! The technique used for the shading is like your standard, I mean awesome!! ^_^ No wonder you're really appreciated.
+9/9

Shonen

Yet another incredible creature and illustration. The additional details on the hair and shell are fantastic.

so, this is big awesome, no feedback this time

It has a nice realistic look in soem parts but so unrealistic.. it niceas always the birdy is mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol.

+10 lovely 10!
Rae

Congratulations Aaron
on your new golden coat.

This is so fun! a really great and whimsical character design!

it is a good but but clean work in a matter of elements
he is very pleasant to put itself to think and I like and you work new

this one very sweet i like your drawing,very natural

Just saw Diane's colored version of this! You guys work good together!

great job on this, i love the character. actually this uncolored version has a naïve gloominess which wasn't so eminent in Diane's version. it's touching and funny at the same time, which is really great.
+10

Quick lines...you dont have affraid to do that!!that is very important to reach to this results you have...cool thecnique!!