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    • Chris Philpot
      Chris Philpot @kimmypie last edited by

      @kimmypie Thanks! Great work on your dragonfly by the way. So fun.

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      • kimmypie
        kimmypie @Chris Philpot last edited by

        @Chris-Philpot thanks so much. Iโ€™m just getting started with illustration. Iโ€™m coming from an oil painting background so itโ€™s really tough to shift gears. I think illustration is much harder than fine arts. Designing characters is so hard.

        I love the janitor with no hat.

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        • Chris Philpot
          Chris Philpot @kimmypie last edited by

          @kimmypie Yeah, I know what you mean. My comfort zone is editorial illustration so it's humbling learning all the basics again in this world. At least we know it gets easier.

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          • Elliot
            Elliot @Chris Philpot last edited by

            @Chris-Philpot I like both of these but I think the cat concept has more of an obvious tie in with the prompt. Love the poor little janitor ๐Ÿ˜†

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            • Chris Philpot
              Chris Philpot last edited by Chris Philpot

              New study with some line work and values. Testing having Ellie in the background.

              FairyStudy_ChrisPhilpot2.jpg

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              • Anna Lindsay
                Anna Lindsay @Chris Philpot last edited by

                @Chris-Philpot I love this concept! The way youโ€™ve drawn the characters is so great ๐Ÿ˜„

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                • Chris Philpot
                  Chris Philpot @Anna Lindsay last edited by

                  @Annabishop Thanks so much!

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                  • Elliot
                    Elliot @Chris Philpot last edited by

                    @Chris-Philpot This version really brings it all together to fully fit the prompt. Love that he's trying to mark out her declaration lol!

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                    • Chris Philpot
                      Chris Philpot @Elliot last edited by

                      @Elliot Thanks, encouraging to hear you read it as intended. Really appreciate the validation on that bit. The narrative part is my weakest muscle so I'm focusing on it more this month. Thanks again!

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                      • aska
                        aska @Chris Philpot last edited by

                        @Chris-Philpot very funny ๐Ÿ™‚

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                        • Gary Wilkinson
                          Gary Wilkinson @Chris Philpot last edited by

                          @Chris-Philpot I like where these concepts are all going but I'm curious as to whether Ellie is a diary too or if the janitor is human sized, due to their similarities in size

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                          • Chris Philpot
                            Chris Philpot @Gary Wilkinson last edited by

                            @Gary-Wilkinson Ah yes, GREAT point. This is an interesting perspective problem. If you put something tiny (fairy) in the foreground and something relatively large (human girl) in the background, the sizes can become quite vague. I assume I'll need some props to clarify this. I hope to make the fairy small in absolute size but dominant in the composition. I suppose I could also resort to showing the fairy through the viewfinder of the camera and avoiding showing Ellie altogether. Thanks for the insight!

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                              Mara Price @Chris Philpot last edited by

                              @Chris-Philpot I really like it.
                              I also like No 1, it's funny an cute.

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                              • Chris Philpot
                                Chris Philpot @Mara Price last edited by

                                @Mara-Price Thanks!

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                                • Chris Philpot
                                  Chris Philpot last edited by Chris Philpot

                                  Worked up more finished options. I'm wondering if it's stronger with Ellie shown holding the camera? Or if a simpler version viewed through the camera viewfinder would be more effective? Too close to it now to tell.

                                  InkFairy_ChrisPhilpot_Composite.jpg

                                  InkFairyCompositeViewfinder.jpg

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