SciFi & Fantasy Artwork by Collette June Ellis

You asked me to come give you a gallery critique, so here I am!

The best advice I can give you for detail is to take your sweet time. Never rush yourself, and if you don't have it in you to draw something, set it down for a while and go back to it later, when you're ready to pay full attention to it. When I do details in my drawings, I'm constantly thinking of logic, even if it doesn't show in the end result. Such as - what would a traveller need to be carrying in the wilderness? A money pouch, a backpack with food, a skinning knife for hunting, salt, etc... That's where I get my costume details from. The rest of it just comes from my head, as your characters do.

When it comes to drawing hands, you're doing fine. You just need to keep practising! But here's a link I thought might be useful to someone trying to teach themselves - http://www.deviantart.com/view/12467468/

Basically, just use your own hand or a friend's hand as reference, and draw a page full of just hands in different positions. It helps.

Hope I could be of some use.

Collette June Ellis replies: "Thankyou so much for taking the time to look, I realy appreciate ur advice and I will use it in the future. I looked at the link and it is gr8! Thankyou again,Collette "

I love your unicorn, he is such a cutie. Nice gallery too, keep up the great work.

Collette June Ellis replies: "Thankies! ^_^ looked at ur gallery, love the fairy theme goin on there."

Ok, hey girl! I love it its so cool you may not look like me but you sure draw like me! "Lol" thats so cool i guess we have a big imagination! Thats cool ok later

Collette June Ellis replies: "Realy? Wow that's realy groovy!"

are you wearing a wig? AND YOUR EYES ARE PURPLE! WOW! AWESOME!!

Collette June Ellis replies: "Nope, I'm not wearing a wig, that is my real hair. And my eyes are blue they just went purple when I tried to remove the red-eye, weard huh?"

you have got some really interesting stuff here... and I remember beying to your gallery B4... but it's aparent that I did not live a comment... well, I just wanted to say that your stuff is great and that you should defenetly keep doing it... good luck with all your works...

Collette June Ellis replies: "Thankyou for taking an interest in my works, I am glad u like them. Please take a look at my website if u have th etime http://purpleglovezart.piczo.com"

Yeeeeeeah...Be careful when you steal things from my favorite artist........Neondragon sound familar? Pffft...

Collette June Ellis replies: "Oh dear, well could u please let me know which picture it is, I realy don't mean any harm, I know the artist neondragon and her works, I admire her greatly, so could u send me a link so I can give credit to the artist? And a link to the picture which I have coppied? Coz I donoh which one it is?"

I came back through your comment in my guestbook, and I must say I’m glad I did! Your work has improved in leaps and bounds - the details are amazing. Unfortunately I am not on deviantart. I am mostly at a place called Paperdemon, where I moderate. You can find me there under my username Minimaid: www.paperdemon.com

Anyhow, I’m so glad you came back and directed me once again to your work. It’s great to see other artists grow in the magnitude you have.

All the best,
Robin

Great pics.

Beatiful drawings, especially the portrayal of the textures. The stuff you have on DeviantArt is also great (yay, steampunk!).

Hey, you have an incredible gallery I have very much enjoyed looking round it... at times like this I despair for my own art ^^ but yeah, keep it up. I can’t wait to see more