Fireball XL5 Ready to Go

LOL...sorry HPP. I use a lot of technique...especially when it comes to the perspective. I mentioned this before...if position is crucial, I will lay the pic over the drawing and make sure all is alligned correctly, so it's a tool. It all goes back to a Romulan Bird of Prey I did once. No matter what I did, I could not get the swoop of the wing right, so I basically traced the wing, and it fit perfectly. Now...getting back to your statement about it being the best I did so far...I agree. It was the toughest thing I have done. I used a lot of technique I never used before, learned new stuff and really pulled it off. Then why does someone come here and lower the star rating on it? I have done simpler, less complex things, and they get a five star rating. here I pull off what essentially is a miracle due to this whole program being self taught, and it comes up as fair. I am NOT looking for undue credit. But I feel a fair rating is...well...fair. How can a m ore complex advanced piece come up fair when simple, more popular, drawings get top rating? As I said...I believe it is a popularity contest. people like the trek stuff better than XL5, so they rate it on it's popularity, not on the drawing itself. I thought, being a Corel page, we were here to critique and give credit when good use and examples of knowledge of the program are demonstrated. I'm just confused. I am very impressed with how Tik Tok turned out...but he was simple and practically NO advanced skill was needed. I put this out strecthing all my knowledge and know how on this program, and it is rated lower. I am just curious.

I think this might be the best one you've done.  The rendering is excellent, perspective is excellent.  You're so good you make the rest of us despair!  

So obviously pictures are rated on popularity, not on technique, or ability to be creative in the use of Corel Draw. I think I get it now.

Shading on this one is very impressive.

Nice job. As always... Congrats.