Are you kidding me?!?! This is amazing!!! Much better than what I can do *jealousness*

Thank you for the kind words. And don't be jealous, I cannot paint traditional to save my life :>

The kind words are true words, and I can only paint traditional :P I've been practicing so I'm getting better at it but when it comes to digital, I just suck hahaha

Agreed- and as for your 'messiness'- to be honest, I think it adds a bit more expression and texture to your work :3

Some people also came to the same perspective from my sketches so it's reassuring to know even people I don't know are able to see that. thanks :)

What art program do you use, out of curiosity?

oh, I wrote it on my profile. It's Photoshop CS4.

Have you thought about using a different program- just to see the results :3

Like Art Rage for example :3

I did try corel painter, a program that came with the wacom tablet, but I found it very uncomfortable to use and SAI seemed artificial whenever I drew on it and never produced drawings close to how I wanted them. Photoshop seemed convenient probably because it was the first program I used and several art icons use photoshop over any other program so I thought it would reign supreme over others.
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So I haven't given any thought of using a different program but I do intend to better familiarize with the program I already have.

Gonna go with Chris here and say that I think the 'messiness' adds to the artwork. Truth be told, it's quite something looking at this... the concept is simple, but the armor is intimidating nonetheless, and the somewhat stormy background really helps.

Thanks. I just hope I'll be able to refine my forms more and I'm working on depth perception for environments so we'll see ;)

This looks very good and I love the design, but may I suggest something? I've noticed that with a lot of your work, you don't have "clear, definitive lines." I know you can technically go around this by saying "it's a style," but I notice that sometimes it's hard to tell the placement of objects in your pieces because the colors get muddled with each other. Try creating line work and staying within the lines to create a more dynamic look. Hope this helps!

That's what I meant from the comment above about refining my forms XD. I'm going to do lineart first from now on because I FINALLY found out I'm not the type to draw a design from a silhouette so seeing your comment solidified my resolve in using lines then to values.

Yes lines help very much so! Well I'm glad I could help!

Man it looks great, keep up the good work Ovek :D And I also agree with Chris, the "messiness" adds to your artwork and makes it unique.

Hey thanks. I'll try to keep it going :>

The messiness is nice looking!

Also, even though this might be a simple design, its really nice because it doesn't look overdone. Like you didn't go overboard with trying to add random details.

lolz if this is bad then the person who said it doesn't know shit about speedpaint this is freaking awesome like all your stuff

All the chainwork is outstanding, it really stands out. What kind of weapon would that be classified as? A spear?

wow that's really awesome :D I like!