here is another one using a lot of alas selections and the gradient tool no lines
not sure I like this one so much seems flat and my drawings depend so much on my line work i thought nah not worth it to lose it. monstercomp.jpg
this one was using texture brushes and wasn't paying attention there is something wrong with the anatomy can you pick it out 😛
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Thank you all for the look at the options.

Here´s a proof-of-concept (while listening the new Lee White course):

The Saci will pop from time to time and hide himself when the reader 'poke' on it.

Let´s see how it goes.

Thanks Sam and Chip.

Here are the last two pages 🙂

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I've learnt a lot from this course. Thank you Jake (the cartoon robot expert). 😉

Love the mood in this piece, good work!

Thanks Janet. 🙂 The silhouette method is great, as it may hint at ideas that would not think of otherwise.

Last page. 🙂

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@Kevin-Longueil Wow, that's murderous 😅 I've posted an update in my sketchbook 😊

The horizontal line across the seat of the guy's pants is really distracting to me, it draws my attention much more than I'd like ;-). Other than that, I really like this, nicely done!

3 1/2 looks right to me too. He's is coming along really well!

A is the sleepiest in my opinion. Great sketch!

@bharris

Your palettes are very interesting. How are you creating them?

@Beatriz-"Bett" The shape and stylization of this lion exists. It is known as "The Lion of Israel" and is actually still used in Israel.

@Lee-White @KelvinBurnett3 This reminds me of a story from 20 some years ago... I remember in college the owner of one of my favorite galleries in town paid a surprise visit to our Senior Seminar class - it was Laura Russo and when she walked unannounced into the room it went dead quite - she did not say a word - walked in sat at the desk at the front of the class and placed a stack of large identical looking manila envelopes on her left - she silently opened the lashings of the first envelope ....pulled the sheet of slides half way out of the envelope....held it up to the lights and finally spoke - " if I'm not interested by now, I'm not interested"..... she then let the slides slide back into the envelope - placed the envelope on her right and picked up the next hopeful contestant - a bit theatrical but very informative - It was shocking for all of us - we imagined that folks would pour over your work with great interest given how much we ourselves are investing in it - but the reality was that she received so many submissions from people hoping to get into her gallery that this had become the process - this definitely reinforces the "should read well at postage stamp size" advice - anyways sorry about the tangent.... kind of a fun story though 🙂

@Rich-Green I know you don't want him to stand out, he's not the main focus. It is just my opinion 🙂

I really like the coolness of this piece. One quick suggestion...I feel like the grass directly behind the lower moai would not have a highlight, but would also be in the shadow.

What? No chimichangas??!?! Excellent work guys 😃

Unless the lighting is really exaggerated in some way, I'd think about local tones first and add the light on top of that.

Thanks guys for your positive feedback. 🙂
What do you think about these panels?
One is showing Peppers arrival at home. I have to add some details at the house as well as some highlights and shadows.
The night panel is pretty much done. Every comment and suggestion is very welcome. Thanks!
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@shinjifujioka let pretend nothing ever happened 😃

Just realized another solution might be to remove the candles altogether, and give everyone lit pumpkins, light coming up from a pumpkin would be like a flashlight under their faces, the creepiest kind of light. Just a thought...