Please critique!

[trenduss]

and sorry for the image composition...:S

[Firerbert]

I really like the second one that is in the snow. I think you should move forward with this one. It reminds me of the original beginning of Aliens that was cut out of the theatrical release. This one could really go somewhere. It already has a lot of atmosphere and could be a great image.
The third one looks like it's straight out of an animation cell. Don't really know what else to say about it. It looks complete, but I wouldn't consider a finished image for that very reason. It could work better if the impact was more of the focus and more off center. The image as a whole is off center, but the impact is isolated pretty close the the center of the image. That is the one place you never want to viewers eye to end up, ever. If you rotated the planet so that it was more of an overhead angle or even focused in on the impact, you would create a better viewing plane for the entire composition and it would flow more for the viewer, as well as be more interesting. Stars can be drawn for days on end and they'll always be stars, but waves are never the same and neither are explosions or chunks of planet flying everywhere.
The first one lacks a lot of form to the figure. There's too brash a mixture of soft and hard lines. The motion lines in the background go to the right while the cloth moves towards the left, yet at the same time, the spell or sparks that he is casting are blowing back into his face. It puts the image a stand still and the viewer is reminded of this stillness by the fact that his hair is not moving, nor are the feathers on top of his head.

[victor throe]

the thing which jumped out at me is that the skull on that dudes head seems to be looking away when everything else suggests a side on frame



like the planet

[Maladie]

Yeah, I'm also immediately drawn to the second one. Good clean lines and interesting set-up. The left one is a bit mucky for me and the figure somewhat stiff. The right one (planets colliding) is a little cliche. So go with the white one!

[victor throe]

the problem with the middle one for me is that your eyes are drawn up to the upper right portion of the image....but when you get there...there isnt anything there

with the simple addition of something lurking up there...all of a sudden you have a story

vulnerable explorers find a relic....but are unaware of the lurking dangers

you could even have some decayed hiking equipment mostly buried in the snow to suggest a history

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