Dragonfly WIP (#2 updated)
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#1 is just so lovely. Even if you don’t use that one for the arena. Just print frame and put it up just like that. I think it is dope.
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Thank you for all the comments and advice. No. 3 seems to be a popular choice and I quite like the cheeriness of the scene so i'll try work on that one. Did a couple of color studies that I think might work well, I think ill have quite the task illustrating the dragonflies but if I add some near the foreground it should read better.
Also thinking to add some dragons in the background with a look of confusion and anger at the happy dragon.
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@Gary-Wilkinson Oh my gosh, I love this idea so much!! It is so sweet and so adorbs!! Love the colors/lighting you chose, too.
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@Gary-Wilkinson beautiful! i love the red one.
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@Gary-Wilkinson I like the colors in the first one because it really makes the character pop.
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@Gary-Wilkinson I like the red because I feel it is more dynamic while I like the lightness/weight (as the colour makes the dragon appear to be able to flutter on air better) of the yellow one -so now I can't decide. Oh bother. lols
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What a great concept! I really like the yellow one. Seems to contrast a little better with the blue sky to me. Also love the idea of the angry dragon in the background!
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@Gary-Wilkinson so so cute!! Love the yellow one. I think it gives a nice contrast to the sky and doesn't blend with the purple of the dragonflies.
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@Gary-Wilkinson, this is such a sweet concept! LOVE the dragon being carried by the dragonflies. I think i like the yellow one best. Not sure about having other dragons poking heads out of the clouds, though. Makes me ask, "If that dragon needs to be carried in order to fly, how did those other dragons get up there?" I think you'll be fine to just keep it simple and have just the one dragon. Keep up the great work, bro!
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@Gary-Wilkinson I like yellow best. It has more of that rubber ducky kids toy feeling. I hope you forget to enter the contest. This one doesn’t have to be submitted until September
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This is so adorable! I love it! I agree that the yellow looks best. I really pops against the blue background better. Fabulous job!
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@Gary-Wilkinson The red one is so lovely.
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@Gary-Wilkinson Can you please do all of them? lol
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Thank you for everyone's comments! It waas hard to choose between yellow or red, but I agree with what some of you mentioned about the color balance and making the dragon feel lighter. Slowly working on it now and if I ever get the time I might paint the boy flying on the dragonfly at a later point
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@Gary-Wilkinson The dragon is looking so cute!
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Managed to finish the WIP above and gave a shot at one of the other sketches that I thought might be fun to try out. Any critiques on it would be great, i'm not sure whether the big dragonfly fits in well, but not sure how to improve it
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@Gary-Wilkinson I actually like this one more than your previous one! So fun!
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@Gary-Wilkinson Super cute and fun! I think the expression of the character in the bottom-left really helps tell the story in the picture
For a critique, I think the only thing that bothers me is that I initially thought the dragonfly in the top-right corner was also giant but in the distance (but as I'm spending more time looking at it, I think it's in the foreground and the girl is trying to catch it?) I think this confused me because my initial read of the image established dragonflies as giants, so by the time my eyes got to the other dragonfly, my brain assumed it was also giant. Something that might make this more clear is to have more normal-sized dragonflies in the foreground (overlapping some elements to make it clear they're not giant in the background), e.g. another dragonfly going into the net.
I hope this feedback was helpful! Great use of shapes and textures!
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@miranda-hoover Thanks for the comments and I think you gave me a great idea. It bothers me too about having a giant sized dragonfly and then normal sized ones. I was thinking what if the giant one was a robotic one she has created to catch the normal sized ones. Maybe add a toolbelt or inventor googles on her and it might be a much better concept (?)
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@Gabby-Correia Thanks Gabby, me too, but it was still worth the practice.
@miranda-hoover Do you think the changes help fix some of the issues?
