i think your artwork is awesome. i dont know what advice to give you, but i cant draw like that. i love the picture of jade, she caught my eye with the spider and the web.. she is gorgeous in my eyes. ginger

(((rachel)))
I remember when i first joined
epilogue i got all the work
i submitted rejected too, i started getting my work accepted eventually but i still get peices rejected most recently i got my Remebrance artwork of the little girl angel
i did in tribute for 9/11 i got the lacks detail and/or unrefined reason, do i agree with the judge? nope. :)

I don't always agree with the judges critiques i feel a lot of the times they judge art based on their own personal taste, i do feel some judges appreciate good works and a lot of them look for different things in art,i approach it this way now i can't please everyone and I'm human i feel a lot is asked sometimes from traditional artists.

I don't re-submit rejected peices i don't feel there is a point to, i know some artists who do but i just move on,some of the judges are very helpful they have a forum where you post wips or rejected peices and you can ask for the judge who rejected your peice questions like why? what do i need to fix in your ooinion? and so on..i once posted when i got an artwork rejected and the judge who rejected it was really nice and she helped me it was the little girl i did holding the globe _Imagine- it was something minor and i was able to fix .

If i was a judge i would accept all your work ,
your pencilwork is defined your shading is smooth and i don't see anything wrong with your anatomy we all have our own individual styles when it comes to art,i think we get better at our art over time i have seen it with me with older works my shading has more contrast now i'm not as afraid to press my pencil which i always was.

Like Jenna i too will recommend to you Fantastic Portfolios it's a great site and the judges actually give comments on your work whether they are rejected or not which gives an artist a better direction what to do .

I too hate giving critiques plus i don't like it,i'm the opposite i feel when you support someone and their work no matter what their art skills they become better at it and grow because they have that hope inside of them and start beleiving in themselves and their art improves,rejection in my opinion can make some people feel bad or doubt themselves and i don't like that.

I think your work is beautiful and creative *hugs*

Wow, Rach, I really don't know. I have yet to check out Epilogue myself. I truly love your work and am terrible at giving critiques and wouldn't dare since I feel that one should be an expert in whatever medium they are criting, which I am not. BUT I will give you this bit of advice...never give up! Your work has come a long way since we've first met and it just keeps getting more beautiful and well defined. :)
BTW, have you joined or looked into Fantastic Portfolios www.fantasticportfolios.c... ? If not, they jury in work as well, but all there crits are very detailed and constructive. I feel that they are helping me a great deal :)