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    Complete! #draw50things project finished.

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    • JoshuaDages
      JoshuaDages @marek.halko last edited by

      @marek-halko Thank you! And thank you again for your paint over and notes. It was extremely helpful!

      Joshua Dages
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      • JoshuaDages
        JoshuaDages @Jacy13 last edited by

        @Jacy13 Thank you! I played around with it a lot before I got it how I liked it. I am going to add some "watery" effects and bubbles as well, to make sure it has a full under-water look.

        Joshua Dages
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        • Jeremy Ross
          Jeremy Ross @JoshuaDages last edited by

          Hi @JoshuaDages, looks amazing! I have yet to complete the draw50 challenge, but it’s on my to-list! I like the feel of everything leaning to the left and the turtle and shark in the ocean curiously peaking through. I see a pesky crab made its way in!

          The only minor thing I noticed was the mermaid’s face is partially cutoff in the frame. I can’t remember where I heard the composition rule to not cutoff a face, but maybe this is okay since it’s a statue.

          Great work overall!

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          • txels
            txels last edited by txels

            Loving your choice of perspective!

            Maybe you could hint at the cast shadow of the window frame on the bed/sofa... that would look cool.

            ---txels.

            https://carles.barrobes.com/drawing/
            https://www.deviantart.com/txels

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            • Jabbernewt
              Jabbernewt last edited by

              Wow, this is a really engaging illustration; you can really tell something horrible happened to the ship! Right away the lighting made a good impression.

              Looking closer, I felt that a number of items lacked detail-- specifically those which are cast in the light. Nothing is reall missing, but i believe that certain items (the carpet, the inside of the chest lid, and the birdcage) would benefit from some very sparing details. Woodgrain, fabric lumpyness, consistent lines for the metal cage, etc.

              Other than that I don't see that you would have much left before you could consider your work good to go! Kudos for illustrating 50 objects! You have a knack for balancing the weight of detail and value!

              Pax

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              • JoshuaDages
                JoshuaDages @Jeremy Ross last edited by

                @Jeremy-Ross Thanks! I have been struggling with the "half-face rule" with the mermaid. As she is not subject of the image I'm afraid of making her face too obvious because I don't want her to attract attention. I agree though that it doesn't sit well with the viewer. Thanks and I'll keep working on it!

                Joshua Dages
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                • JoshuaDages
                  JoshuaDages @txels last edited by

                  @txels That's a great observation about the window frame that I didn't even think of. Thank you! I will definitely add that.

                  Joshua Dages
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                  • JoshuaDages
                    JoshuaDages @Jabbernewt last edited by

                    @Jabbernewt Thank you for your kind words! I see what you mean about the lack of detail on those items. I will work on them and make sure I didn't miss any others like that. And yes, I'm looking forward to calling it complete! I've probably taken way too much time on it if I want to ever do this for a living, haha.

                    Joshua Dages
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                    • LauraA
                      LauraA SVS OG last edited by

                      Just wanted to say that this is really nice and I want to see how it turns out, so I'm following. And I went back and read the whole thread, so thanks for linking.

                      I'm doing a 25 things and that's complicated enough, so kudos! These can take quite a while, and tangents and other trip ups are everywhere, so hang in there. It will be worth it!

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                      • Will Terry
                        Will Terry @JoshuaDages last edited by

                        @JoshuaDages Hi Joshua,

                        Just wanted to stick my head in to say that I love your piece! You have hit this assignment spot on. I did a draw over just to show that you can push it even further with the foreground and you can get even more objects in close if you wanted. Draw over.jpg

                        SVS Instructor
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                        • JoshuaDages
                          JoshuaDages @Will Terry last edited by

                          @Will-Terry Hi Will! Thank you so much for your encouragement and your draw over. I love that idea and will continue to work on it. I am really excited to finalize everything and put it in my portfolio. I really enjoyed your class and learned a ton from it. Thanks again!

                          Joshua Dages
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                          https://www.etsy.com/shop/JoshuaDagesArt

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                          • JoshuaDages
                            JoshuaDages @LauraA last edited by

                            @LauraA Thank you! It's been very challenging, but fun. Good luck with your 25 things as well. Have you posted it on the forum? I'd love to take a look.

                            Joshua Dages
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                            https://joshuadages.com/
                            https://www.etsy.com/shop/JoshuaDagesArt

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                              Kiel Ewing @JoshuaDages last edited by

                              @JoshuaDages This looks so awesome! Very inspiring

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                              • JoshuaDages
                                JoshuaDages @Kiel Ewing last edited by

                                @Kiel-Ewing Thanks Kiel!

                                Joshua Dages
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                                https://www.etsy.com/shop/JoshuaDagesArt

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                                • ruth
                                  ruth last edited by

                                  Wow this looks awesome! Such a great idea - I love that everything's angled and all the details you've put in. Makes you wonder who owned the ship and what happened. I can almost hear the timbers creaking. Fab!

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                                  • JoshuaDages
                                    JoshuaDages @ruth last edited by

                                    @ruth Sorry, just saw this! Thank you so much! I am really happy with the idea and am getting close to completion so stay tuned! 🙂

                                    Joshua Dages
                                    https://www.instagram.com/joshuadagesart/
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                                    https://www.etsy.com/shop/JoshuaDagesArt

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                                    • JoshuaDages
                                      JoshuaDages last edited by

                                      Hi Everyone!

                                      Here it is! My #draw50things illustration is complete! After months of work (probably should get a little faster, haha) I'm ready to put it in my portfolio.

                                      Thanks to everyone's help and comments with this (@LauraA @Will-Terry @Kiel-Ewing @ruth @marek-halko @Jeremy-Ross @txels @Jacy13 @Jabbernewt @Ruth-Tripp @Heather-Boyd @chrisaakins) and anyone else I've missed!

                                      Let me know what you think!
                                      -Josh

                                      (Click into it for non-blurry version. Still not sure why it does that for me.)
                                      draw_50_things_final_w_color copy.jpg

                                      Joshua Dages
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                                      • Jacy13
                                        Jacy13 @JoshuaDages last edited by

                                        @JoshuaDages I think this drawing is super cool! Well done on incorporating ALL the things and still making it a readable and super interesting to look at type of piece! Awesome work 😃

                                        Deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/jacy13
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                                        • Jeremy Ross
                                          Jeremy Ross @JoshuaDages last edited by

                                          Nicely done @JoshuaDages!

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                                          • JoshuaDages
                                            JoshuaDages @Jacy13 last edited by

                                            @Jacy13 Thank you so much! It's been super fun and I'm glad to have it done. I still see little things I want to change, but at some point you just have to say "it's good!" 😋

                                            Joshua Dages
                                            https://www.instagram.com/joshuadagesart/
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