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I was looking at some really nice Ace cosplay the other day, and remembered I'd always wanted to do some Ace fanart but had never gotten around to it. I had nothing to do at work today, so I ended up with the majority of the day free to paint this.

EDIT: Had some good feedback, so adjusted the right arm, neck and hat.


Time: 8 hours
Tools: Photoshop CS4 & Wacom Intuos tablet

Critiques


:iconirenukia:
This work really caught my attention, I'm really liking what you did with the colors here - that contrast between the blue sky and the orange tones of the fire, really beautiful!

I do see some mistakes, mostly in the anatomy. I think some have already been mentioned - the problem with the foreshortening of his left leg & shoe, and the weird positioning of the arm.

But I also notice that you put attention on the muscles of his torso and arms, but his legs seem to lack a bit of shape - I'm far from good in anatomy myself, but there seems to be no calf muscles. That part would be really easy to fix!

I'm really loving that background, with the clouds of smoke, the water, the fire... but I'm not too sure about the lighting on Ace's body. If it's a blue sky day, it would seem that the shadows are a bit too dark - like pertaining to a sunset.

I know the fire is giving another secondary light, but the light of the sun should cause some lighter reflections on the skin also. As I said, I'm not too sure either, because supposing there's more fire on the left side that we don't see, I guess we could get this lighting too!

Overall I think it's an amazing painting, and I'd love to see more like this from you. The atmosphere is just... ace. ;D
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:iconmapelode:
The first thing I noticed was his face, it's pretty scary and mask-like, his skin tone is quite flat in general. The pose looks strange and awkward. His left foot is too big and weirdly shaped, even taking into consideration foreshortening. The position of his upper body doesn't match the way the character is seated. The colour balance is off as well, the entire pic is too saturated.

The theme is pretty funny, but the style doesn't suit it, I think a simpler approach would have got the message across more clearly.

On the bright side, the lighting looks great, especially the effect round the flames. I like the background and the mast, it's well painted and nothing looks out of place. The overall composition isn't terrible either, no one element dominates nor is too central. Overall, a great picture.
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:icontenshihoshino:
That is amazing pose and colour is so great. :D

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:iconmicai:
Niice :) I love the lighting and colours, great job!
:iconlightdragonmaster:
love luffy's hand trying to cook some meat :XD:
I think its awesome you did fan art of Ace; he deserves good fan art :D
btw. love the background :P
:iconamyguardia:
waaaah i luv ace!! even got a nice tall figurine of him :) awesome art, gives me so much inspiration

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:iconshikomizue:
great work~ very nice colouring =D i think the position of his hat in relation to his head looks a bit off though~ or maybe his neck is a bit short~ imo anyway XD

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:iconmoonlitcrescent:
Are you really familiar with One Piece? If so, can I ask you a couple of questions?

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- CYCLONE HITS CEMETERY - HUNDREDS DEAD
- CHILDREN MAKE NUTRITIOUS SNACKS
- IS THERE A RING OF DEBRIS AROUND URANUS?
- PATIENT AT DEATH'S DOOR - DOCTORS PULL HIM THROUGH
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:iconrisachantag:
Sorry, I'm an artist, not Wikipedia. Please keep comments related to the image.

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:iconmoonlitcrescent:
Fair enough. And wikipedia wouldn't be of help.

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Humorous real world newspaper headlines:

- CYCLONE HITS CEMETERY - HUNDREDS DEAD
- CHILDREN MAKE NUTRITIOUS SNACKS
- IS THERE A RING OF DEBRIS AROUND URANUS?
- PATIENT AT DEATH'S DOOR - DOCTORS PULL HIM THROUGH
+ more to come!
:iconqvi:
ooh great fanart of him :D and lol at Luffy X,D

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