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Inspired by a picture by Ayumi Kasai: [link]
Another result of my AP Studio Art class, omg that class is so stressful... >_< this picture ended up taking WAY more time than it was supposed to, i wanted to try a new style, but markers are very unforgiving OTL the overall result was satisfactory, i guess, but i ended up spending so much time on it that i dont like the way it looks anymore, it looks rushed and messy. poop. oh well, i wanted to make a picture with a ton of different colours in it, so i chose to do a picture like this : D I hope you like it <3

done with crayola markers (and a few prismas)
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Given 2007-05-26
there is a striking amount of detail in Cosmic Soup by ~Atomic-Clover. Every inch of this is a work of art on its own. The fact that its done in crayola markers does well to prove that its not the tools, but how you use them. ( Suggested by *dodostad and Featured by `Marker-Guru )
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Well obviously the first thing that hits you is the colour. The whole image is a myriad of pattern and forms weaving in and out of each other.

The second thing that hit me was the striking resemblance to a piece of art by Ayumi Kasai, and upon finding the piece I had in mind [link] found it to be very similar.
Thus the main criticism would be the act of plagiarising the original work by not referencing it in any way.

Giving a reference would also help in allowing the viewer to compare the works and see how you were influenced and interpreted the style and imagery.

Stylistically the characters are very interesting. The faces add a lot to the piece, giving it some emotional conveyance. The anatomy of the girl on the left is somewhat distracting, especially since the pale skin tones attract attention due to them some of the least saturated areas of the piece.

The fact that the image is comprised of so many colours is not so much a problem technically, as the fact that everything merges together in the image. There is no real differentiation between elements in the foreground from those in the midground and background.
There is no great difference in tonal values, which is the main issue as it makes everything appear on a flat plane with no light or shadows to help the viewer form distance ratios, only the knowledge that a butterfly should be bigger than a perosn, thus it is in the foreground.

The colouring itself is also rather unrefined, which doesn't help with the separation of different elements within the image. Especially with the lack of tone, it would probably have been a good idea to have outlined the different objects more solidly after colouring. This would have made it far easier to distinguish object from patterns.
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:iconhilmu:
This is absolutely my favourite one of your works. So incredibly beautiful and detailed and colourful and... I have no words to describe how awesome you are. :heart:
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*Atomic-Clover Apr 15, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
thank you so much! I'm happy you like it ^3^
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:iconprojectfun:
I'm totally bowled over by how beautiful it is and also your patience! I would've died trying to colour that in lol
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:icon69xbuttonsx69:
This looks like it would have been a huuuge pain in the butt to do. ahahah sooo pretty though!
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:iconbruisedlove:
so intricate!! so beautiful!!! so COLORFUL!!!! if there was a way for me to marry this image............ i'd consider it...
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*Atomic-Clover Dec 7, 2010  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
the image would consider it too
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:iconcupcakethunderstorm:
HEY YOUUU!!!!! I don't know how often you check your dev. art but hopefully pretty often. I totally forgot i wanted to buy this print for my house but you should totally-otally-otally-otally print off one of these for me before i run out of $$$ because I really love it and then you can SIGN IT
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:iconkitsunesk:
I love it! I can just stare at it all day! :D
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:iconjgda9rs:
that's really cool actually. i like it.
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:iconi-am-ato:
trippy and colorful, ^u^ a very nice combination
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