I am working on a personal book project I hope to publish this year. I am working on ideas for one illustration showing a kid upset that it is time for bed. I don't want the kid to look the whiny, screaming kid type, and I fear that the first drawing is just that. I did another idea just to test the waters. What are your thoughts on the "whiny-ness" of the first illustration. Which one works better?
Thanks!
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@Melissa_Bailey Thank you for the response. No, I don’t have a CC subscription. I thought about just doing the $10 per month with Fresco, but I wanted to get a feel for how others liked it first.

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It's definitely because of the maximum brightness of your iPad. You think the color you picked is light, but it's actually really dark and only appears light because your iPad be shining like a lighthouse! I had the same problem and lowered the brightness of my screen. BOOM, fixed! My eyes also get less tired now, win-win!

Looks AMAZING @Gary-Wilkinson! Love your work. Can’t wait to see this book out in the world!

@Blima-Spetner Using the plan drawings of the room and furniture provided on the pdf construct the room using one or two point perspective placing the camera anywhere in the room. After the room is constructed you are supposed to go in and make it look like an illustration by fleshing out the forms provided in the room. There is an isometric view in the pdf that should be helpful in visualizing the room and where you might want your point of view. If visualizing the room is where you are having trouble I have made a quick 3d model of the room that might help. It is isometric also so will not help with perspective but might be helpful in some way…or not. I made a couple of the walls translucent where I thought I would be likely to put my point of view.
I also added a perspective view from the ceiling just for fun. Hopefully the link to the 3d viewer will work…I’ve never tried it before 🙂

Link below will take you to an interactable 3d model.

https://collaborate.shapr3d.com/v/aG99-OqFGa6jbfLLaqgSf

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This is so creepy, young me would love it! Old me too 🙂 Definite Roald Dahl vibes.

@Juliana-Soares I'm sure you will, and it'll be great! Sometimes you work on something so long you can't see it clearly anymore. Some good advice I got was to put the drawing aside for a while, then when you come back to it you'll see it with fresh eyes. 😋

@Arkania Hello from another Mel 😄 Hope you have a great time learning here!

@Larue Thank you so much 😊

@allysa As I said previously, what to take down will depend a lot on what area of illustration you choose to focus on. My best advice without going thru a list of what to keep and what to remove (a very subjective choice) would be to take a very close look at your portfolio and decide which pieces will best put you in a position to get the work you truly love doing. Which pieces are you drawn to? Which piece(s) would you choose to put on a postcard to art directors? If it is editorial, showcase those on the homepage; if it is storytelling—whether for children or teens—showcase those. Then put the rest under category links in the top menu if you still want to keep those on your site.

I do have my ideas for what I believe should be there, but without knowing your preferred career direction, telling you those would be a moot point.

@MerryMary Thank you so much! I really really appreciate this comment because you caught on to every single thing I was trying to communicate. That is what the grass and the eyes were supposed to represent 🙂

@chrisaakins Slightly terrifying, but pretty awesome too. Thank you!

Have you seen this great book, “Harold Loves His Woolly Hat”, from the talented Vern Kousky?

I love the beautiful watercolor style, attention to detail and textures. Soooooo GOOD!

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Here's a redo of one of mine. It's from the 'How to Fix Your Art' Character Design livestream back on January 19th. I appreciate @Jake-Parker's critique and help to make a more dynamic character and a more fun piece. This version may need some tweaks but it will definitely make a better cover design for my comic.
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Below is the original I submitted. Thanks for looking!

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Hey y'all,

I started the class yesterday and finished today. My markers are not the best but at least I can see some improvement 😃
Before is bottom (my ADHD brain can't!) and the after is top!

Happy to be here!

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