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From bobfranke@halcyon.com:
The colors are a bit washed out.  The three large figures 
look like shadows on a wall, are they?  The modeling of 
the foreground figure and cloak is very good.  That 
cloak must be made of steel mesh to stay down in that 
wind.

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From gregj56590@aol.com:
Silhouetter of monsters is nice effect. Nice modelling of person. 
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From kniazfam@ohio.net:
That's a great warrior.  His clothing and hair are very 
nicely done.

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From Sean_Hamilton@amrcorp.com:
Great job on the hero!  I think there should be some transition between the
ground and the wall and there are some problems with the shadows not blending.

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From gmccarter@hotmail.com:
Superior modelling on the figure.  Great restraint on the pallet.  I wish the
two background heads weren't duplicates.  The wind really bugs me:  which way
is the wind blowing?  I swear the cape and hair are being blown in opposite
directions!  And although his hair is horizontal, the ice giants dreadlocks are
totally still.  The "+" symmetry of the scene doesn't do much for me.
Nevertheless, an excellent, well made scene.

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From MMandl@aol.com:
It is part of the challenge to create a full size image the right way up. 

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From djconnel@flash.net:
The human model is brilliant!!! That is an excellent piece 
of work.
And the rendering of the giants is cleverly done... the 
sillouette adds
a nice sense of suspense.

One comment, though -- in general it is to your best 
interest to not
rotate images thus.  Part of the "game" is to make the 
most of the 800x600
"canvas".  It isn't a huge deal, but the rotation thing 
can't help your score.

BTW, the snow seems well-trodden by human-sized feet.  
What's the story?
The "white-out" conditions plus the wind-blown hair 
seem to imply footprints
would be short-lived, yet I see no sign of other humans 
around.  If there
is one room for improvement, it may be the snow.

But this is nevertheless an excellent piece of work!




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From east103@dialaccess.com:
Very nice job with the warrior!

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From ethelm@bigfoot.com:
Very good. The shadowy figures are more realistic than 
attempting to show them fully lit.

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From blaineholmes@hotmail.com:
Good work on the warrior.  Love the cape and the hair.

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From wozzeck@club-internet.fr:
Nice wind effect on the hair and cloak... but why does it not apply to the
giants?

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From clem@dhol.com:
The cloak, armor and hair of the warrior are extremely 
good.  The detail level is not "photorealistic" but 
"excellent painted book cover-realistic".  The design of 
the shadowy giants is interesting and unusual as well.  
The snow isn't fully convincing however, and the left 
hand of the central giant seems to be a simple oval.  
Also, the warrior's hands aren't as well modelled as the 
rest of him, and the sword looks too plasticky and 
toylike.  These are relatively nitpicky flaws however, and 
the image as a whole is excellent.


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From r@digital140.ism.com.br:
i really love this kind of scene.  still needs some work, but the idea is quite
"cool" (hehe)
Notable for composition


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From r@haka.saunalahti.fi:
The man in the foreground looks magnificent, especially the hair.
Notable for modelling


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From r@ppp43.cy-net.net:
Notable for interesting application of gravity.