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Cry Plays: [TWAU] Cry Wolf.

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:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star-half: Vision
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Originality
:star::star::star::star-half::star-empty: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Impact

I find quite a few aspects to this title card appealing. Its composition is wonderful, as in the placement of the various aspects and whatnot, and attracts the eye of the viewer to the important bits of the illustration. The fine details are done skillfully and the anatomy, in my opinion, seems correct, as well as holding a bit of a touch of your style and the style represented in the actual game - a happy medium, if you will. The color contrast is also pleasing to the eye, but I feel that certain parts meld together rather than stand out - for example, the purple highlights on the wolf's fur blend into the black/gray tones, and thus cause it to blend into the purple stripes in the background. The said can be said for Snow's hair, but to a lesser degree. I wonder what another color, such as a shade of blue or green that is ever prevalent in the series, or even a wine red, would have done instead? Either way, the highlights are a very nice touch.

Another critique I can give is that some of the lines seem rushed in comparison to linework in your other illustrations, which seem more smooth and carefully planned. However, I understand that you were on a bit of a time constraint with this. I also notice that there are some areas that could stand out a bit more - for example, the mask is certainly a point of interest, but it isn't highlighted very much. Rather, much of the mask is of a middle shade, dark shade, and the purple highlight shade, and thus to me it seems like it's missing a bit more of a light shade of gray or white even. However, if you meant for Snow and the wolf to be the main point of focus, then I'd say that you've done well with Snow White, but the wolf would due well with some lighter gray highlights to have it stand out more against the background, as well as its already present purple highlights.

Lastly, There's a bit of a problem that I have with your light source on those highlights. For the most part, the purple light comes from the right, but I notice that some of the highlights don't quite follow that rule, and in ways that detract from the composition that you've accomplished.

Overall, it's really just small technique and technical errors that detract from this piece for me. I'm quite impressed with the composition and vision behind what you've created though, so on a closing note, I would say to keep color contrast in mind as well as not rushing yourself. For example, with those purple highlights I mentioned earlier, had you chosen a color not so closely related to dark blue or black, such as green, it probably would have stood out more, and created less "blending" problems. Still though - it looks excellent!