I'm a newbie, but I wanted to share my fanart with all of the D. Gray-Man fans, I made this artwork in 4 days, and did it all in Photoshop CS2..... took me a loong lonngg time, but I finished it! It's quite big so I'm afraid you have to following the link to it....

Please comment and tell me what to improve, because I know that I have a lot of things to improve on... thanks!

The Image....

Yai! What?!? You want to improve that!? It's awesome!!
I really like it! I love the colours, the trees, the snow, and allen himself. It's in a nice style. ^^

The only think is...it's titled sorry, but on a first glance, he looks like he has a huge grin on his face. Then on a close up...well erh, he's crying! So yeah...he looks happy rather than sorry...but if you don't consider the title, it a great pic. (and even considering the title it's still great...just makes a bit less sense X3)
Great work!~

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Oups...the only thing is...I think this is the wrong forum... people have posted their art on Graphic Showoffs, but I can't do anything about that...maybe you should ask a mod to move you...you'd get more comments ^^

You're the first one to comment!! XDD

Now that you've mentioned it..... that is so true!! I didn't really consider that before, maybe it's because I know that Allen is crying, then I presumed everyone would see that he was crying..... XPP I should change the name!!! XDD Do you have any suggestions??

And thank you for the compliments!! You're too kind!

THAT IS AWESOME. Haha, I was thinking the same thing xP
"for sorry...Allen looks pretty happy!"

I really can't think of any methods of improvment...so good job! ^^

Too kind?
No way! This drawing is amazing! Even on a close-up, the details are really nice. I love it and I wanna see more!

As for the name...erhm.. I thought he looked like he'd just done some bad trick and Cross was running after him (or something). Would justify the crying and the grin. He's looks happy and crying, so he could be crying out of happiness, but he looks more scared than relieved so... I think he looks a bit mischievious too.
Wah!! I love it!!

Thank you for your kind compliments! *hugs*



^////^ You are too kind! Great ideas and tips..... I'll start thinking of a name! *scribbles all possible names in notebook* XDD Thank you so much for the encouragement and tips! *hugs*

OHMYGOSH That's so awesome~~!! XDDD
Pretty colors, neat textures, awesome Allen -pose-...lol
All I can say is...Awesomeness. :]
Is it okay if I watch you on dA?? Just asking. ^^

^////^ You're too kind!! Thank you so much for the compliments! Of course you can watch me on DA!!! XDD

Erm, only since no one's constructive criticized, i shall :3 I only i hope i dun sound like a jerk <__>

Well, i can see that you've used perspective to put in depth and make the picture look more realistic, and it works. The snow flakes especially give that feel. Unfortunately, if you look at the branch of a nearby tree above Allen, the smaller and large snowflakes confuse that 'feel' a little. Just a little. It would only work if Allen's pretty far from the tree.

I love Allen's hand (the his right hand) and the way you coloured his uniform. It looks really metallic, i love it xD Although, his armpits look slightly awkward, his arms are just a little too long (fingers should touch around the middle of the thigh) and his legs appear to be too short for his torso. One foot looks bigger than the other. Allen's left foot, near the ankle area, just above the foot; looks too thin, unless if his ankle is sunken into the snow a little.

Overall i really enjoyed this XD I love the depth you created and the way you coloured everything. The trees are significant and yet Allen sticks out the most. The background colouring implies that the snow is reflecting light off the moon, and i like the gradual shading :0

I can't draw trees at all.......only a stick, and even my sticks look terrible XDD i envy you XD

I'm sorry if this post brought you down slightly <__> Post more drawings please xDDD

wow u got skills dude xD

No! Don't worry at all!! I mean with you telling me all this really means a lot for me! Once you've said it, it is so true!! I mean I always see something wrong in the things I draw, but never know exactly what, yeah, the foot is suppose to have sunk into the snow, but what you said is true, about it being slightly too thin.

Don't feel bad!! You really helped me a lot! *hugs and gives cookies*



^////^ Thanks! *hugs and gives cookies*

Hahaha, thanks for the advice, I'll ask them to move it for me soon....

Ah, Instinct, it's the first time I see you write a critic ^____^

Eeer, I'm not yielding like most ppl, art, in my opinion, is something requite perfection.

Firstly, as everybody stated out before, you need to work more on the expression. I like the tears, but that grin isn't sad, hollow, it's more like, insane. Also, it's quite awkward when a person's crying and his hand raised like that.

Second, the anatomy. If it's a chibi, then the body's too large. If it's a real life artwork, the legs are too short and the head's quite large. Also the post of Allen, which looks quite stumbling with his legs parted like that.

I like your colouring, no, love it. Allen's uniform is just excellent. Though I think you need to tend more to the tree, looks like you did that in a rush.

You also need to care more about the ground. It just doesn't seem right. My vocal now isn't good enough to explain all of this, so hopefully in the near future, both you and me can improve.
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Erh...I'll have to strongly disagree with that one because perfection does not exist considering it varies from person to person. In my opinion, if art were perfect, there would be no styles and therefore, no art. I guess it depends on one's definition of art.

I agree that the posture and the grin make him look more happy/insane than sorry...but I wouldn't rearrange the drawing but ratehr just change the title.
I don't think he's feet make him look off balance, though it doesn not look like he's standing still. There's some more or less movement implied...which matches the position of the arms.

I have to admit I love the style used for the trees and the way it contrasts with the Allen in front. Allen is the only detailed subject in the drawing, and the rest is not...blurred, but kinda vague (?) maybe...?
What I don't like (but that's not that artist's fault) is that the way we see it is either too bit to get the big picture or to small to see details. On the close up, I admire the uniform and the arms. And I like how the background looks in the smaller form.
Tis what I had to say...
Sorry if I repeated myself a bit ^^

I see, thanks for all of these useful advice! XD Yeah, the anatomy is always off, I'm never good at drawing any kind of human body / face / hands etc. But compared to what I use to draw, I'm slowly getting there, so I'll improve more next time!

Thanks for the compliment on the colouring! I really appreciate it! XD Yeah, the background had to be rushed because my mum was going mad with me, and I had to finish it quick, but I followed a tutorial on the trees quickly, I'll pay more attention to it in the future.... ^^



Thank you again for all your lovely comments and suggestions!! *hugs* Nah, it doesn't matter if you repeat yourself! I don't think you did anyway! XDD

You're welcome ^^
So yeah...you still thinking about changing the title? To some more psychopathic characteristic maybe? XD
He does look a bit psycho...or like...as if he was just indebted 100 times more by his master (or something like that) and is about to burst. (poor kid can't take it anymore...I understand.)
XXD

This pic is great but there's somthing wrong with his pose ...it's kinda HARD and STIFF . It would be betta if u drew allen's eyes

btw ...NICE UnIFORM !