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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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