ho my ! this face is creepier indeed XD and unfortunally, the actor who played the joker is dead since january :/

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if the evil is really in this world, it lies in the heart of humanity.

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woah, this is very dark. Haven't seen the movie yet, do they not have smilex? anyway, great picture

Well it's saying Advanced critique encouraged so here goes my attempt at it.

First off, While I feel drawn to the face of the victim(excellent thing going with the blood streak) the card just doesn't seem to draw me in at all. It's as if it's just thrown in, feels that way to me, no offense.

Secondly the left(victim's left eye) seems off to the other one, I know this is probably how it was done in the film but I'm feeling like it should be looking at the viewer, would make it more creepy I think. Which brings me to my next point.

The creepiness of the image isn't all that creepy to me for some reason, maybe it's because I've watched Alien to many times. Also the left leg seems to change this somewhat, I think lowering it a bit would improve the drawing.

Other than that the things I want to praise is the great effect of the rule of thirds in this image, how the card and the head line up with it works quite well. The lighting to draws the viewer towards the face and that is the shining part about this image, everything is drawn towards the face, and it works quite well.

Hope this helps mate also wait did you use to make this? Looks like Painter X but can't be sure.

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[This comment brought to you by procrastination and wanting to see DA back to it's old self]

Man....you've gotten so good. I can't even believe your improvement over the last few years. Love this. The composition and the lighting bellisimo ^_^

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Mom:....That's a Prince?.....It looks like a gumdrop!
Sister: ......or a saltshaker ^_^

Yes, the movie's going to be selling much more because of the Heath Ledger tragedy, I think...
I didn't intend for it to be the Joker, though, only a victim.

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I don't know! It isn't out until Thursday!

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I've been working hard! Thanks man!

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Awesome!

Wow, now I realize the effects of poor planning. The card was really the very last thing I added, very much an afterthought...I kind of made it just a little more subtle, more textured, less in focus, just so it's something you notice if you look, but not a major part of it...

Hmmm, yes, that leg was there because I had different intentions in the beginning, I had a way to balance out the shadow, but now I see that it's not working like that, so thank you!

Thanks for the praise, because of the critiques(which are awesome) it makes them that much better. I wanted to add some foreground figure initially, like somebody holding a flashlight, but gave up on that plan.

Yes, it was Painter X...pretty much all the brushes I'm using at this point are custom. All just stuff I see that I like, and then I try to make a brush to mimic it. Make it work the way I want it too... it's worked well so far.

Thanks tons.

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Wooo!! this is such a great piece looks fantastic! the light and shadows on the clothes and face! awesome, great texture as well.

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