You know, In my opinion, you shouldn't have requested critiques. Why? Because this work of art is simply breathtaking. Your shading is incredible, considering you just used a PENCIL, and the beauty of the eye itself. The eye is shaded so well, it looks pretty real to all of us. I don't see why these other critiques aren't getting 678/678 thought this was fair. Don't even listen to the people who thought their critiques were unfair. Although you used reference, some people may think that your artwork was technically "stolen", but that, my friend, is a bunch of b.s. First of all, the feather and elegance attached to the eye make the picture very appealing to the human eye. I found it very clever how you used a white gel pen, which i wouldn't have ever thought of! Well, I'm not going to lag on any longer, but in summary:AMAZING PIECE OF ARTWORK. This deserves 5 stars all around and at LEAST a million favorites

When I saw this pencil drawing (yes people, pencils!!) my first reaction was:

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You could definitely say that Marion really, really left me speechless this time. And to be honest, I'm still a little baffled whenever I look at this drawing for the bazillionth time, too. It's one of those artworks which caught my eye immediatly and it still does. Let me explain...

For starters, this drawing was made on a size of paper slightly larger than A4 size. Meaning it's harder to get the details right, make them obvious enough to be seen and yet they shouldn't be all that visible. =witchi1976 added the right tones and details on the right places such as the little white sparkles, the eye lashes made of a combination of both dark and bright lines, the lines in the iris and the softness of the feathers to mention only a few of the many examples shown in this drawing


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The eye is said to be the mirror, a reflection of the soul. While I rated this drawing for its vision, I did not look for the meaning behind this work. Although the feathers required more space, they don't distract you from the subject on what this draw is all about: the eye itself. =witchi1976's drawn eye is full of energy and spirit. It's what an eye is meant to show. In other words: if you didn't know any better, you could easily believe this is a photograph you're looking at instead of a photograph. And that's the reason why I rated this drawing with 3.5 stars for its Vision.

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What I found really interesting is that when =witchi1976 decided to participate with an Eye drawing contest, she did not choose for a normal, regular photo reference of an eye. She choose a very rare angle instead with the feathers as additional features. I find it, despite that it is drawn from an original photo, very original of her to do. So that brings me to 4 stars for its Originality.

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I don't have a lot to say about the technique except that this is rendered extremely well with basic supplies such as mechanical pencils, white gel pen and paper. Perfect balance between contrasts, sharp eye for details like mentioned before and great blending on the areas which should be blended without overdoing it. If I could rate 10 out of 5 I would do it right away, but since that's not possible I'll stick to 5 stars for the Technique instead!

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Impact... well it sure left an impact on me! I've said it before and I'll say it again: the drawing blew me away. I really don't know what else to say but wow!
Conclusion: I gave 5 stars for Impact.

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Fantastic work, Marion. You have all the reason to be proud of yourself! Keep up the fantastic work.