This looks amazing! The concept it great, but creepy! Very unique! The hands look amazing as well. Another great one from you brett. No crits from me. 9/9

Nicely done, very good work Brett. Well done details.

Thanks Brett. I like this one because of the concept and the mood. It's good you did this in bl/wh. I won't start on the anatomy of the girl, I think it comes out as a style here, and it suits the image because there is an overall unity here.

Great image and atmosphere

I love it.

I think this is my favorite one so far, even better than the assassin. It's the untold story behind it that makes it so fascinating. Great job, I love you!!!

Brett you rock on with your BIG bad self!
stands tall and shouts (((HOOHRA!!!!))))
you show them who is boss! woot woot!
I swear to Dog! you have been on this alias name and you are like some famous painter in hiding!
POST MORE!!!!!

Great concept, very good indeed!

Great foreboding mood here.

Is this kind of like "The Ring" in reverse?

I see the Mrs. is in close contact thru GFX?!!

I like the idea, the concept

Wow! Strong piece here.
I don't know what to say I'm kind of speachless.
Good job man

I like the concept of this painting. It is very strange and it tells a history. Great piece.

go on man ..great one

interesting work Brett, it forced me to stop and take a think

the Bear knows. And sees.

Beware the Bear - he is the true protector.

Ambitious piece, Many would shy away from something so difficult. Great Job!!

Awesome!! very creepy, yet titled "Guardian Angel". Heh heh!

i can't really see the texture, probalbly cause of my comp., but if i can see a zoom, it'd be great. I'd really like to see what you came up with. Oh, and you're welcome!

Check out the larger version links below the description...the textures are on the hands.

OMG, having grown up during the days of old b&w television, you did a great job of capturing the fuzzy looking screen and the haloing on the edges. A little too frightening from a young'un like you. lol
The hands are great, nice detail. And stop chewing the nails, they grow to be pretty and dainty.
sorry, for that comment, KittyKat made me say it.
Nice to see more of your work, Brett. Keep it coming

it was nicely done... it's good eheh, quite original idea. i like the concept

young'un??? YOUNG'UN?? I'm turning 28 this year!! But yeah, I'm a kid at heart

without tv effects I like it more.Great work on details(like the skin)These hands are much better than in "My wife the assasin"Sory,I was really busy this week and couldn't help you,but if can you are always welcome

+ Very original and well conceived, the contrast works well. - The woman looks stiff, uncomfortable when she should be more relaxed, sinking into the pillow.

WELL CONCEIVED
G COMPOSITION.
well rendered too
nice pencil going.

Woah, nice work Brett! And thank you for the lovely comment. ^_^ You're very welcome!

The strongest points in this pic would have to be the mood (very creepy and dynamic), the hands and the tv effect. Lovely work with the texture- I checked out the big version. Great work!
I think the only things that could be improved is the girl (a couple little anatomy problems, mainly with how she's posed, I think) and the lighting on the bedhead (I don't really know what makes it look off though). Besides that, I think this is a really well done and thoughtful piece!

You're good at telling stories Brett- use that to your advantage!
And for goodness sakes, next time you see Sarah, give her a big ol' hug. She sounds like an absolute sweetie. Lol
Keep up the great work! ^_^

Very different and interesting style!
The work you made with textures is very well done! The ones of the hands and fingers are great! Very, very nice!

I saw this in your work in progress and have to say it looks brilliant now.I wasn't quite sure how it would turn out but its got a great atmosphere. I love the way that teddy bear is looking...as if he can see back through the telly.

Great concept, would be great if I could photograph my dreams and use them as reference.

p.s. sorry about the Spider-Man thing mate, I didn't realise you were gonna do one too.I hate it when that happens hahah.Anyway plenty of room for Spidey, and I'm sure yours will be totally different take on it than mine. Can't wait.

I find it difficult to critique it, but I guess a slight reflection of the person who is watching her on the screen might have added even more to this piece.


Great work!

Excellent and frightening mood....excellent composition and perspective...!...

Amazing Work!! Great Concept and Idea!!! I love it! My top Marks....

Wonderful idea Brett
Her anatomy is a bit off - you might want to look at references until you get the hang out of certain body twists - it's not an easy pose to draw either imo.

You know what caught my eye the most? The Teddy - that little bugger looks awesome

Reflection in the glass... GREAT IDEA! mmmmm...might post an edit soon.

Great concept! The hands are awesome. I also like how you made the on-screen image a little distorted.

I agree about the female's anatomy. Aside from looking at references, I think you could get a good idea of what the pose should look like if you actually try it out just before drawing it. For example, you will find that when you are slightly curled up like that, it feels much more natural to have your shoulders close to your face. Also, if you're not already doing this, keep a track of the important structures such as the spine, the ribcage and the hip bones. I find it very helpful.

Another thing... outside of the screen it seems underdetailed. It's not the most important part of the picture or anything, but I'd like to see more than just solid black. Something to indicate that this is a monitor would be nice -- I didn't know it was supposed to be one before reading the description.

Speaking of monitors, the gap between the scanlines is too wide. ...Okay, I'm just nitpicking. This is great stuff -- can't wait to see the edit, if you do one

I am no artist so I can simply say its appealing.
Good work 9+

The disortion through TV on the one hand creates a great effect, but on the other hand, it really reduces the detail you put into it, even without resizing. It works, but for that I don't really like it.
Also, the glow you added doesn't really work here, I'm not really sure why, I guess the shapes of the TV doesn't match the shapes of the glow and additionally to that, where should be a different lighting because of the frame a TV usually is in.
This is even more confusing as the hands also grab like there were no frame. Correct me if I'm wrong but I can't remember any TV without a frame around it.
On your drawing itself - it's awesome Hands are great, the character itself has an interesting style, my only crit here is maybe that you could have put a bit more effort into the hair, it looks a bit unfinished to me. Of course, this also goes for other parts (shoulder, where are her hands?) but I think, for the hair it's most important.

PS: forgot to read the other crits so sorry if I critted something that has already been mentioned

The stalker is after the teddy bear... HEHE, sorry for not commenting on this earlier, damn vacation. This is very creepy, and the hands are very well done, the texture is fantastic... great job...

Oh pretty hand and nails!

Wow awesome idea really! Technically it's good too! +9

Thank you everyone for the constructive comments, everyone had some valid points that I will most likely apply to the next piece I do, rather than an edit of this (b/c mainly I'm just that lazy )

I know there were some anatomy issues...the problems of not having a reference, and her face in truth came out with a bit more of an 'anime' feel than I was looking for (none whatsoever. )

wicked crazy

Great camera angle...there seems to be some drama and story going on here , which makes it very interesting to view...also well rendered I think...

I like this style from you Brett. It's so different than other work you have done which only shows how much talent you have.

The drawing has an interesting expression as well. I especially like the highlighting you applied to the fingers.

PS you are most welcome!

Freakin nice! 9/9

This is really cool - great idea!

It is like seeing one of the scene of The Ring...
Have you watch the Japanese version?
It is creepier than the Hollywood ones...

I like the idea and the composition of this one.
That the anatomy of the girl is off a bit can easily be ignored

That teddy bear is my absolute favourite!!!! Look how cute it is!!!
Great idea! The hands are very well done, I like the textures.

I like the theme! Awesome!

better late than ever..the TV screen effect is wonderful, and the starkness of the bear..just sets up this great tension as we see the hands ready to do their work...(seems like dirty work to me..) great skin texture!!

very nice! love the texture... +10

good concept man!

+10

Darn it Brett, I see I forgot to vote on this. It's excellent. Maybe if you curled the creeps fingers a bit it would make them look more alive.

Great work as usual.

Creepy... Really nice work though. Great detail with the skin texture and a nice touch with the scanlines and tv glow. Great work overall. Well done!

Great idea, brilliant style. Totally atmospheric... Well done +10

i`m sceard...I worry about a girl... i agree wuth atmospheric

This is scary!!
Beautiful +10

Ah man, excellent. Fantastic details and great idea, reminds me of Sandman by Neil Gaiman Naturally all the points I can give for a very nice piece of art

One word : BRLLIANT!!!

9/10

awesome..

+8/8

I believe every one have tell you very important things !!!! I used to bite my nails ... wacala ! Good job !!!

Really love the concept and the composition for this work! I just simply love that hovering hand on the screen. There is slight issue with the female pose and it doesn't look as realistic as the hand but I've seen that this part has been covered by some of the commentor.

5/5. I wish I can give more.

this is so cool, unbelievable +a trillion

hehehe great idea and great job ...
loved the TV effect..
since i get the impression that this was done stylishly i dont feel the small mistakes bother me that much..

and i agree with Andy
a reflection would really strenghten the image and give it an even spookier mood

loved it
+6

This is really cool, if a little creepy.

I wish i had ur frigin skills in this
again nice one

Great image, very nice style, top stuff . . . .

Awesome!