Feature 230--Artoozy14

 

Toa Tahu

A character from BIONICLE, apparently a video game and Lego characters! I wonder what this one's job is, if they're "construction toys". Or does that mean that you're meant to build them to become like the figure designed here? For Lego, it could be either way...XD
I absolutely love how we can see how the shoulders and hips are made to move and that sword of his is very fun. Absolute respect for Artoozy for being able to create something that seems so robotic!

Be Strong!

This character is so fun! Is she maybe to help inspire exercise? Maybe just someone who wants the regular strength a person needs so she can make it through her scenes or life? I can see it going either way for her, especially with that lovely yellow she wears.
But just take a look at how nice Artoozy designed her hair! It looks perfect to help keep out of her face and of course lets us see those shoulders and arms that she's posing! Very very fun work!

Littering Kills

If you're signed out, deviantart may not even let you see it anyway since Artoozy14 put a mature content warning. I'm following their lead for my site, you may not want to click through if you're not in the right mind state.
But I have to agree with their argument that littering will and has killed several animals in the oceans and on the lands...this was a great poster to help people maybe think about it. As for the art, it's very beautiful, I personally love how it shows the dolphin 'crying' with the water splashing from it after breaking the surface. And the sky is still super well done, like we can't see what's below if we distract ourselves with it.
Good work here, Atoozy14!

Aside from that last piece's caution, Artoozy14 has some really lovely pieces in their gallery! Link is here, do enjoy!

Feature 176--CrystalHanleyArt

Furry Commission

First, let me squeal about all that sparkle in that tone of background. I love how it was placed and how well Crystal balanced it against the character. Didn't she do such a lovely job in setting off the character with the white glow behind that gal?
Something my eyes haven't been able to come away from is just how very well she was able to paint the character's brown hair, too. Definitely looks like I could just run my hands through it all, with the character's permission, and everything would just fluff so very pretty. Loving this piece!

Tataru

There we are again with a lovely background to set the character against. This time, it really does help to bring Tataru forward and it really helps the eye focus, in my opinion.
The texture of the hat and feather and blouse also is so fun. Crystal did lovely in mimicking what the game shows with it all. And just look at how she did in painting Tataru's eyes! I personally adore them. What a fun piece to get to focus on for a little bit!

Sailor Neptune

Crystal mentions in her artist comments that she learned how to do eyes a bit differently for this piece. I can see it, it fits quite well on this chibi style. And it definitely looks like she enjoys Sailor Neptune with all the attention that this piece got.
I personally love how she managed to balance the shades of green on this piece without making them bleed into each other and losing focus or something of that like. It's not at all only the layers that Paint Tool Sai 2 has; she was able to see and show the proper shades in the skirt, wristbands, and hair. Lovely work!

You guys have got to see more of crystalhanleyart's work; so here's the link to her gallery. All of her work is just as amazing as what you see here!