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    • Coley
      Coley last edited by

      Thanks @kimmypie and @mamadraw ! I’ve started incorporating some suggestions, much appreciated! I might update tomorrow. Thanks so much for the feedback!

      https://www.instagram.com/nicoleledrewmay/

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      • miranda-hoover
        miranda-hoover @Coley last edited by

        @Coley Cute! I think the last one is my favorite. I love her mouse slippers 😃 If those are supposed to be wings, maybe make them a bit larger? I can't quite tell if they are wings or bow on her dress.

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        • Coley
          Coley last edited by Coley

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          I wanted to try out a feather quill, so I have her riding it! Obviously her hands need to be finished lol, and her dress, whatever pattern I end up going with....
          I made her wings a bit bigger, actually she’s a bit bigger too, and pulled back more from the edge. I have some of the ink drops dripping down towards Ellie. Hopefully that connects them a bit.
          And Ellie is about to push a button on a camera on a tripod.
          @miranda-hoover i love her slippers too.....eeek lol. I have to render them a little more to pop them out a little but ....eeeek lol.
          Not sure if she needs the cane, will toy with getting rid of that.
          Oh, Ellie might end up having a splat of ink on her head or something like that too. 🙂

          Thanks everyone. ❤️

          https://www.instagram.com/nicoleledrewmay/

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          • Coley
            Coley last edited by Coley

            Another update. Pretty close to finished I think. Maybe even finished. First time really doing any cross hatching I think! Not the best cross hatching but I was surprised I liked it more than I had expected to.
            Does Ellie stand out well enough? I darkened the mushroom behind her head a little. She’s also supposed to have curlers in her hair, I don’t know if that reads right. Or if the male judges will even know what those are lol!😂
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            EDIT; having trouble uploading image. Will try again later
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            https://www.instagram.com/nicoleledrewmay/

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            • mamadraw
              mamadraw @Coley last edited by

              @Coley I think it's super cute! The story reads really easily to me too. Well done!

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              • Rachel Horne
                Rachel Horne @Coley last edited by

                @Coley This is such a lovely concept, can't wait to see it finished! 🙂

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                • Jeremy Ross
                  Jeremy Ross @Coley last edited by

                  Looks great @Coley!

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                  • Kim Rosenlof
                    Kim Rosenlof @Coley last edited by

                    @Coley This is a really fun concept! The characters are great too.

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                    • Coley
                      Coley last edited by

                      Thanks @mamadraw @kimmypie @Rachel-Horne @Jeremy-Ross ! 🙂

                      https://www.instagram.com/nicoleledrewmay/

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                      • kimmypie
                        kimmypie last edited by

                        Just a thought. Have you considered adding a bit of contrast? Idk if you’re going for more of a line drawing style or if you want to use shading. I like what you have! You may want to watch out for that tangent on Ellie’s nose/forehead area. 3C6F59F0-E905-47F7-A9C4-83913F4ADAA9.jpeg

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                        • Coley
                          Coley @kimmypie last edited by

                          @kimmypie oh yes, great catch on the tangent. I might darken up the mushrooms a little but I’m not overly confident with crosshatching. This is digital so I can always try it out! I. Definitely working on the tangent tho, thank you!

                          https://www.instagram.com/nicoleledrewmay/

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                          • Gary Wilkinson
                            Gary Wilkinson @kimmypie last edited by Gary Wilkinson

                            @kimmypie how about having the trees dripping with ink almost like how chocolate/sauce drips over ice cream? I think it would create some nice shape variety.

                            I would also suggest to turn the face slightly for the mouse character to more of a 3/4 view to make her feel more 3d

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                            • kimmypie
                              kimmypie @Coley last edited by

                              @Coley If you’re wanting to speed things up a bit there is a cross hatch brush in the texture folder (if you use procreate). I think it’s called Hessian. I made a quick pass and it’s messy but I’m sure you could do better with more care and attention than my short pass especially if it’s on a separate layer. Good luck, whatever you choose!

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                              • kimmypie
                                kimmypie @Gary Wilkinson last edited by

                                @Gary-Wilkinson I like those suggestions too. I wonder if she has enough time.

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                                • Coley
                                  Coley last edited by

                                  @Gary-Wilkinson i’ll try that out if I have enough time! Cool idea.

                                  @kimmypie , I didn’t know that about the cross hatching brush! Will play with it. Thanks so much! Currently toying with lowering and raising the height of the mushroom behind Ellie’s head, none of it looks right to me lol. Will stop and look at it tomorrow with fresh eyes. Not sure I can solve this problem before the deadline but I’ll try 🙃 . Always so many problems to solve 😂

                                  https://www.instagram.com/nicoleledrewmay/

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                                  • Coley
                                    Coley last edited by Coley

                                    I just quickly played with the chocolate sauce analogy for the ink, kind of fun, I’m tired and delaying the inevitable bedtime, so it might look horrendous to me tomorrow, I just whipped this off in a couple minutes on a separate layer to get an idea, might redo with a reference tomorrow.
                                    I don’t have the hessian brush in procreate sadly, I added a multiply layer to darken the mushrooms just to see what it was like. And Ellie’s dress is darker and I changed her hair rollers a little. Not sure I’ll get to changing face to 3/4 view and the overlap with the mushrooms behind is a little awkward but maybe less tangent-y lol.
                                    Might toy with bringing some contrast back to the face of the fairy somehow.... possibly darkening her hair. Hmmmmm

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                                    • kimmypie
                                      kimmypie last edited by

                                      I'm bothered by the fact that you can't find the hessian brush. I found it in my "organic" brush folder. I have downloaded a few brushes so it may have been one of those. I think your piece looks great right now.

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                                      • Coley
                                        Coley @kimmypie last edited by

                                        @kimmypie I found it! Thank you. I was looking in the wrong brush folder. Too late to use for this round But now I know. 😊

                                        I think I’m calling it done. I think she’ll have dark hair to call some attention to her face now that I have darkened up some other areas. And I added a “shroom, sweet shroom” sign to Ellie’s mushroom house.

                                        Thanks so much everyone for all the help! It was very much appreciated and definitely made it a better piece. 😊03F05C0A-0301-4616-90B4-8BFF64096763.jpeg

                                        https://www.instagram.com/nicoleledrewmay/

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                                        • kimmypie
                                          kimmypie @Coley last edited by

                                          @Coley I think what you have is beautiful. I'm glad you found the brush too!

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