I must agree that it looks like some sort of modded computer case. At that size I honestly, with your skill level, I think you would be better off doing some type of CG. I think you should try and make progress with the smaller one still. With everyone's suggestions you are progressing, so why stunt that? I could actually see the concept in your last update.

Hmm I saw 300 the other night... my favorite kinds of movies are historically based war movies with lotsa killinz! (<3 Braveheart) I personally liked the slowmo... it was really interesting to see him killing the guys and the actual moves and stabs he took. Most movies its like "slash slash slash" everyone's dead. Anyway I think the point of the movie was to be highly stylised like Miller's own writing/art. Pretty much everyone that went to go see it was aware of the innaccuracies but the same goes for Any historical movie or any movie based on a book. I am a Huge ancient history/mythology buff, but even so it didn't keep me from enjoying the movie. I hate when people sit there and pick out all the things wrong with the adaptation, just appreciate it for what it is or don't. *shrugs* I personally enjoyed it and would describe it as "awesome!"

Aight, so I was trying to play with less colors... I did this sexy girlie with 15 I think? Is that too many for something like this? I am not used to trying to reduce color pallettes. Anyway, crits welcome.

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Also, I am working toward doing a small underwater scene since I am such a fish nut so I did these leetle feeshes. 6 colors each. Crits welcome on this as well.

I think the problem with the side view is that the arms dont look like they are moving the same. It looks like one's going back and one forward then back to the side so it kinda looks like he's about to uppercut someone instead of swinging his arms. When you do the lines for his right arm to sway you dont change the shading so it just looks like one arm, it needs to be more defined.