"The Fire Becomes You" by Meagan ´Flames´ Klingerman

Hi! Thanks for your comment! This new piece looks great! the shape of the body is good as well as the face. Her shoulders seem a bit..oh damnit, how to say this in english...they seem a bit straigt...maybe they could be more flowing, you know what I mean?. I like the concept! And the color use of blue for cold and red fot HOTHOTHOTHOT!!! haha...Anyhow Keep the new stuff coming!
And on a personal note...uhm...That sux!!! gheghe...i hope yoúr computer will be fixed soon, I miss you dude(tte)!! , Cheers

Meagan 'Flames' Klingerman replies: "hey jenna, sorry it took so much time for me to return this comment, (i went out of town and haven't checked in) you are soooo right about the shoulders!! i worked so hard to make a smooth body outline, and then i scaned it, and said to myself "what was i thinking when i drew that neck!!" i think i will try this one again. i'm glad that you like the blue and red mix!! "

You're hiding hands and feet! *Tsk* Otherwise, the coloring and etc. are great.

Meagan 'Flames' Klingerman replies: "your right >,"

Hi Meagan,

I like the colors in this piccy. They are very vibrant and pretty well done.

I see, from your bio that you are not worried about details, but since you put this up for comments, I think I might give you a few hints.

* Since you do a lot of character drawing, try studying anatomy a bit. Actually, swimsuit catalogs and Department store catalogs can help out with a lot of things. Studying anatomy is soooo boring. Get a fun looking anatomy book, not the science ones as they are very dry to read through. sketch the anatomy and pay attention to how the muscles line up on a figure. That will help lots.

* As anonymous said, you should try drawing more hands and feet. I know that these are the two worst enemies of many artists, however, if you do not draw them, you will never get better at them. Take my word for it, I have had to really work this past year to bring my hands up to snuff. I still don't have a grasp on the naked foot, but none of my characters go around with bare feet

* Details are very important to drawing anything. Little things like the cloth she is wearing. You did very well by making it float a little bit. The fire would make the cloth float a bit naturally. The folds are pretty good, but you need to look more into regarding them as highlighted areas. I don't have much to comment on there as I am not too good with clothes yet.

* Lighting is a great way to evoke a mood to a picture. Couple that with color and your images will have a great impact on the viewer.

* Last but not least, is to give your poses and pictures a little kick by giving them some dynamics. For instance, this picture is fine in it's composition, but may have looked more exciting if her arms were raised above her head, makeing her whole body look like a "Y". It would have seemed as though she was floating.

I hope my suggestions are helpful to you. I love to see people take on challenges and I love to watch improvements as they happen. I hope you don't stop, especially if someone is harsh on your stuff. It's not bad at all. I couldn't draw like this when I was your age and that is a fact!!

Meagan 'Flames' Klingerman replies: "your right on so many points here. the clothing was hard, i have a lot of trouble picturing where the light would refect and what-not if the object isn't right in front of me. that was a good idea for the pose, i tried to do the hands, but they didn't come out right. i guess i just got so frustrated that i didn't think about moving her arms. thanks for your viewpoints."

I love the way you drew the flames

Meagan 'Flames' Klingerman replies: "  thanks. i loved doing these flames. they were the whole point of this picture. i haven't redone it yet, but i do want to. it's on the backburner for now. thanks for dropping by!"

I really like the way you drew the flames and how you kinda left the thought of the woman open. At least to me. I can't tell wether she is a goddess coming out of the flames or if she has been condemed to burn. It is a great drawing. And I'll keep guessing.

Meagan 'Flames' Klingerman replies: "  i'm glad you like it. when i draw it isn't going to be a masterpiece, but kinda a view of how i feel or what is going through my head. i like art that makes you think."

I don't like the flames in the background. It suggests the idea of Lesibianism. What are you? A flaming homosexual? And the girl is really ugly too. How pathetic. It is like you try to be awful. And are succeeding spactacularly.

Meagan 'Flames' Klingerman replies: "actually, fire suggests passion and spritualism, and more often then not, a person in flames would suggest pergatory or a martar.you really shouldn't taking this so close to heart. you think i'm gay so you are insulted and mad by my art. you must remember that it is sci-fi and fantasy! a person draws an monster, or a magical creature, to draw it...not to have their sexual prefrence understood by it."

I love the flames, although you could have added some orange to them because it would have brought out the blue colour of her dress nicely(since orange and blue are complementary colours). It's a bit strange to me that her clothes are detailed but her face is kind of plain, but that's just my opinion. Also, I see that her skirt is flowing in one direction, as if wind was blowing it, so maybe her hair should flow the same way too, to make the picture more realistic. Overall, you did a great job and I really like the concept of this piece of art. Keep up the good work!! =)

Meagan 'Flames' Klingerman replies: "hey great ideas. i will work more on the flames when i redo it. yah the hair...too much hair-spray?? lol, jk.i think i was timid when doing the face and wanted to work more on the concept and body. i missed importanted details.i will really work on this. thanks!"