You've got some good stuff here, especially your landscapes and scenes, its obvious you're good at the media you use, well done and hope to see more soon.

Elyse Moore replies: "ahhh.. -sighs- if only my art were better! haha- but thanks for the comment and by the way, I love your name = Alanna! ^-^"

Elise, ive saw your work at school and its amazing... remember u still have to draw me a pic!! (like the wolf one) You're an amazing drawer!! Draw me sumthing chica!! LYLAS ~Haley

Elyse Moore replies: "thanks Haley!! LOL- i prooomise i'll draw u somethin' soon! rofl... ^_^ thanks for dropin' by! LyLaS! "

Hey name stealer, lol jk wonderful gallery

Elyse Moore replies: "thanks... lol... hmmm.. I LOVE YOUR NAME!! what a great name... isn't your name such an awesome name?? lmao... sry- just had to."

I love your work it is really great. If I could make a suggestion (because you said you liked that) Don't consentrate so hard on making your pictures look realistic. Just enjoy it and let it flow more smoothly. Also make your lines a little more solid when you're finished with a picture.

Elyse Moore replies: "Hey- thanks for the comment. *lol* and the hint! I have been focusing on realism... mostly because whenever I draw anime, i do awful!! *lol* but ur suggestion really helps... and if u have any tips on "non-realistic" drawing... get back with me! i need all the help i can get."

Nice you've got an interesting style! Aimee's right too much details makes it look weird... it's good to do it easy quickly... with passion!

Elyse Moore replies: "hmmm... two comments about the same thing... i'll take a hint when i see one! thanks to both u guys... =^_^="

Well spotted on the mermaid wristwatch ;^) Actually it's a shell bracelet which you can see if you get close to the drawing which you can't coz of the Elfwood restrictions on file size which destroy all the detail :^( As a sorta prize for spotting it (nobody else has!!) I'll let you into a secret which nobody else knows ~ The reference pic I used for the fishy people woz from an magazine advert for guess what??? Yep! A Wristwatch ;^D Don't tell anybody though LOL

Gotta disagree with the above commenters. If realism is where you want to go then detail, detail, detail and put as much time and effort into a pic as it takes to get it right (only YOU know when that is). The pics I'm doin at the moment at A3 size are taking me about 20 hours each of pencil on paper time. The other trick to realism is that nothing in the real world has a line round it!! One of the hardest things for me to learn was to draw without lines. The pics on my gallery can be followed from the earliest ~ with lines ~ to the latest without.

You have a good basic style here with the most important attribute, which is imagination, by the bucketful.

If you decide to specialise in realism OR anime and seriously want to become good at either then practice til your fingers bleed and you will create wonders to behold :^)

Elyse Moore replies: "Haha... your secret's safe with me... >^_^< So, it was a shell bracelet? I'll have to take another look.. the details on the mermaid piece were beautiful! (anyone reading this comment.. check out Mike's gallery if you haven't already seen it.. ) =^_^= But yes, realism is where I want to go.. I just began the book.. "drawing on the right side of the brain"... ever heard of it?... it's fantastic! Anyway, it's definitely renewed my excitement for realism. A3 size? I'm impressed! But the details on your art show the time you take with each project; And thank you so much for your complement! (even though it's totally unwarranted. it's an ego boost.. ha.) glad you stopped by... and the advice on practicing!! -i'll act on it... Arigatou!! "

Excellent artwork! Better than mine for sure! Oh well, I'm sure I'll get better...anyway, I like this art, so keep up the good work!
Spike

Elyse Moore replies: "Hullo' jake.. thanks so much for stoppin' by!! =^_^= *lol* and my art's not better than yours.. I don't paint ceiling high projects...(you did, and you still got the details on the face...) errr.. i couldn't do that.. anyway- hopefully.. I'LL get better.. i know you will! arigatu and ja ne!"

What's up girl. You're doing good, keep up the good work. I was never much the artist, so you have me beat.

and remember: Smokey the Bear says, "Practice makes perfect."

well...Dia daoibh! to you in return...

Your drawing of the misty castles is haunting in my opinion...the eagle, the mists...everything is perfect...hehe

Do you like live in Richmond V.A? If you do; you could so try out for the Governal's School for the Arts. It's located in Norfolk V.A at a collige named, Old Diomiun Universiy. Its a program for the visuls (artist) and other sorts of entertainment. E-mail me if you want more info about it. And if your in high school then you should try out for it this or next January. It's my second year at it and I love it everyday. ;D