Circle of Life Keyblade

[Lightane]

well hi there ^^ i recently made a Circle of Life keyblade and i was just wanting some constructive criticism or something.

so here are some pics and a reference pic as well. tell me what you think ^^

reference pic-http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/kingdomhearts/images/1/1b/Circle_of_life.png

full picture- http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss246/Lightane/017.jpg (a little bit is cut out of photo)
details close up-http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss246/Lightane/015.jpg
from side view- http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss246/Lightane/Cosplay%20Related/0128101622.jpg (sorry for bad quality was taken with phone)

EDIT: added leaves to the "vine" http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss246/Lightane/Cosplay%20Related/IMG_3484.jpg

[CrownClown]

Lol, I know you're looking for constructive criticsm, but I just think it's amazing! Props to you! It's fantastic!!
Are you planning on making any more keyblades?

[toadstoolssecretluvchild]

looks great to me. the only thing i see is possibly more detail is needed on the lion if you wanna be 100% particular. the lions mane is more purple than blue and its mouth and eyes are more of a darker shade than the rest of the head too when compared on the actual reference shot. other than that its pretty darn good. also, whats it made from?

in my opinion youre rockin it yo ^^

[Lightane]

thank you very much ^^

CrownClown- well i'm not sure if i'll be making more or not. it really depends if someone wants me too or if i like another keyblade enough

toadstoolsecretluvchild- thanks for the advice ^^ and it's made from wood. cold hard wood xD

[toadstoolssecretluvchild]

no prob yo, tis' why im here just let me know if ya need any other info , 411, or what-have-you's

[Mangosteen]

*0* Very nice!
The only thing I would mention is the "vine" that connects to the little Simba lion head~  In the ref pic~ it has leaves ya know =3
I think it would be really easy to pick up some of those fake flowers, and pluck off the leaves, and stick em right on in (with the rope you are using, that would be really easy) n-n

But that is just what I would do!  Either way~ that keyblade is a beauty O-O!!

[Lightane]

ok will do ^^

Bezarius- i might just do that ^^ thanks

[Sakura Cherry Blossom]

I just have to say this is really awsome!  The most I've tried working with wood is making swords for Magic Knight Rayearth. Sadly they are still unfinished.  Need more hours in the day. LOL.

I do agree you need to add something to it to make it look more three dimenshional and not so 2-D.  Comming from someone who has spent the last two years now making a scale sized set of these keyblades for the art show, I can give you some tips.  Take whatever you want I won't be offended if you totally blow me off. 

1. Ignore Toodstools paint color observation. No offense but it is a darker shade of blue than she has not purple.  I had the same reaction when I first painted mine and the problem is the red in the middle reacts with the blue and creates the optical illusion of purple.
2. If you want the eyes to not look so bugg eyed make the lids bigger.  The lion should look half asleep or kinda bored. 
3. you should give the mane a little red dusting on the edges.  You can use the same kind of tecnique you used with the green tipped blade.
4. The lion should look like he is swallowing the handle.  It's easy to achive by painting.  You don't need to carve it out.

Like I said it looks amazing and it's up to you what you want to tweek.  If you'd like you can use the pics of my small keyblade as refference. It still needs a little work, but is mostly done. Sorry for the bad paint job but it's hard to be so precise when the details are so small. 

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y256/Tahiri_Solo/Fanart/Hand%20made%20art/KingdomHeartsclaykeyblades024.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y256/Tahiri_Solo/Fanart/Hand%20made%20art/KingdomHeartsclaykeyblades025.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y256/Tahiri_Solo/Fanart/Hand%20made%20art/KingdomHeartsclaykeyblades026.jpg

[Lightane]

thanks for the advice ^^. and actually the lion's head is a whole different piece of wood that we glued onto the main part. just hard to see in the picture. but still thank you very much i might make the eyelids bigger if i get time ^^