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    • natiwata
      natiwata SVS OG @Lee White last edited by

      @Lee-White Thanks for the suggestion, I still wanted him coming at you full on, but I will try this for sure and see how it looks!

      Nat Iwata
      www.iwataillustration.com

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      • mattramsey
        mattramsey @natiwata last edited by

        @natiwata Is this for the 3rd Thursday? I see that @will-terry was wondering also. I don't presume to know his reason (or if he didn't really have a "reason" and was just curious) but I am wondering because if it is for the upcoming January contest this seems to actually be an illustration of the NEXT scene. That is, after Stanley steps out and hears the noise, NOW he is on the run.

        Unless "Stanley" is that taller guy on the right (as we look at it) and he is stepping out of a doorway.

        This is such a great image so I just wanted to throw out a note of caution that something little like that could "hold it back" in terms of the contest.

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        • natiwata
          natiwata SVS OG @mattramsey last edited by

          @mattramsey @Will-Terry - No this isn't for 3rd Thursday, though I had thought about it but decided against it for the same reasons you point out Matt. This was just a midnight inspiration 🙂

          Nat Iwata
          www.iwataillustration.com

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          • MOO
            MOO SVS OG last edited by

            I like it! I like that he's running out of the picture 🙂

            Marsha Ottum Owen

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            • Peter Jarvis
              Peter Jarvis last edited by

              @natiwata Loving the drama of this piece. There's a real sense of panic. I love the suggestion by @Lee-White but it looks like it's bucking rather than charging. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished concept.

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              • Rob Smith
                Rob Smith last edited by

                @natiwata I like this image as well. I look forward to seeing it finished.

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                  seanwelty @mattramsey last edited by

                  @mattramsey I recall in one of the videos on SVS (not sure which course as they are starting to blur together) one of the instructors mentioned that literally illustrating what is written by the author is not the best approach and that some of the most successful picture books actually illustrate the events after what is written providing more information that the text alone originally provided. With that understanding I think we can be more flexible in our illustrations. I would be curious what @will-terry or @lee-white thinks.

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                  • Joy Heyer
                    Joy Heyer last edited by

                    @seanwelty it was Lee White in his Visual Storytelling Techniques class who talked about illustrating the events after what the text indicates...and this certainly does exactly that. It is a wonderful sketch @natiwata!

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                    • Katrina Fowler
                      Katrina Fowler last edited by

                      Great idea and composition! Look forward to seeing it progress.

                      "Never give up! Never surrender!" ~Commander Peter Quincy Taggert

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                      • natiwata
                        natiwata SVS OG last edited by natiwata

                        Update! Got this far with rendering over a couple evenings, still going to add a hot dog cart where the gray box is on the right...

                        BisonRun.jpg

                        Nat Iwata
                        www.iwataillustration.com

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                        • Dulcie
                          Dulcie SVS OG last edited by

                          It looks amazing! I loved the sketch, so it's great to see the coloured version - the sunlight and contrast with the shadows is really effective. Also the sky blue as focal point. Really nice!

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                          • bharris
                            bharris last edited by

                            I really like that you left the buffalo forward. Priceless action and reaction here!

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                            • Dan Tavis
                              Dan Tavis last edited by

                              Nice work! I love the subtle yet effective use of color, and the reaction is awesome xD

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                              • natiwata
                                natiwata SVS OG last edited by

                                Thanks @Dulcie @Dan-Travis ! @bharris I did alter the buffalo slightly so that his back leg was more visible and you could see his horn in silhouette based on Lee's suggestion and I think it helped. Thanks!

                                Nat Iwata
                                www.iwataillustration.com

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