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    • Niels
      Niels last edited by

      I do think you have too much going on with the three pictures. Initially I looked at the picture and thought you fleshed out three ‘rough’ versions to see which worked the best. The aroma-floating idea was lost on me (which might say more about me though).

      If I haveto pick one I’d go with the first. In all three the Yeti is clearly having fun, but I like the touch of the dog looking up and the picture of the cutting of veg evokes all kinds of smell sensations for me.

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      • Valerie Light
        Valerie Light @Niels last edited by

        @Niels Thanks! I took another look at trying to get all the feeling I wanted into one picture, instead of 3. I think and Braden are right that it's too much going on.

        I really want to emphasize Cooking with Flair in mine, and i feel like that wants a sense of motion and pizazz in the yeti's pose. I did 6 more thumbs to work out some of that. I have my favorite one, but I wonder what you all think?
        2.13.21_Six_Thumbs.jpg.jpeg

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        • Niels
          Niels last edited by

          B. Definitely B! The angle gives it a feeling of energy combined with the waves of scent.

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          • lizardillo
            lizardillo @Valerie Light last edited by

            @Valerie-Light I really like B too. I like the movement it has.

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            • Nyrryl  Cadiz
              Nyrryl Cadiz SVS OG @Valerie Light last edited by

              @Valerie-Light A, B, or C. I can’t decide.

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              • KayPotter
                KayPotter last edited by

                I think B! I think part of the reason I feel it’s successful for this prompt is because it doesn’t have background information, so the edges of the illustration are really interesting with the white negative spaces coming in.
                Either way, these are all so good 😊.

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                • shereen said
                  shereen said last edited by

                  I like B!

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                  • Valerie Light
                    Valerie Light last edited by Valerie Light

                    Yay, thanks for weighing in, everyone! I am also voting for B, maybe adding in some elements from C. Thanks for the validation! Onward! 🙂

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                    • Valerie Light
                      Valerie Light last edited by

                      I'm narrowing down a composition! Here's another page of roughs. I think that A is the clearest one, but if can use value to control the focus in D, I think it would be great to show as much as I can about who the yeti is and what her world is like. What do you vote?

                      (side note: this past week or two is the first time I've used a forum like this to share advice on a WIP. I am LOVING all the constructive feedback and advice from this group. Thank you all for being so welcoming 🙂 ).
                      2.14.21_FourThumbs.jpg.jpeg

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                      • Kevin Longueil
                        Kevin Longueil SVS OG @Valerie Light last edited by

                        @Valerie-Light I think they would all work well - I do like B the most for some reason...maybe the cleaner silhouette? - if you are going to have the puppy i think i like the position in A and B best

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                        • Lindsey Pittenger
                          Lindsey Pittenger @Valerie Light last edited by

                          @Valerie-Light I really like both C and D. I gravitate towards D because the puppy is so happy. I also really like the pots and herbs hanging in the background

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                          • Nyrryl  Cadiz
                            Nyrryl Cadiz SVS OG @Valerie Light last edited by

                            @Valerie-Light my vote is on A. I love how simple and bare the background is. The Yeti’s silhouette is very clear and just pops right off the page.

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                            • Jeremiahbrown
                              Jeremiahbrown last edited by Jeremiahbrown

                              I vote A. It feels more like a typical spot illustration and keeps the focus on the characters.

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                              • KaraDaniel
                                KaraDaniel last edited by

                                I vote A 🙂

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                                • Jacy13
                                  Jacy13 @Valerie Light last edited by

                                  @Valerie-Light I vote A as well 😃

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                                  • Niels
                                    Niels last edited by

                                    I like D the most because of the different values in the picture. However I like how the chimney of the stove makes a natural border in image C. Maybe a mix of C and D would be an option? A stove-border like in C would probably mean that composition wise you’d have to ditch the stool with veg om the lower left though. The moving of the dog towards the right lower corner works quite well and makes more of a connection with the yeti this way.

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                                    • KayPotter
                                      KayPotter last edited by

                                      I’m sticking with A because I think it’s the most ‘spot illustration-y’ :).

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                                      • shereen said
                                        shereen said last edited by

                                        I vote for A!

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                                          Emma Echter last edited by

                                          I vote A too 🙂

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                                          • Valerie Light
                                            Valerie Light last edited by

                                            All right, so many of you are encouraging me to do A, and I know that you're right about it being clear and readable and a traditional spot illustration, but something like C looks like so much more fun to me (and maybe a better addition to my portfolio). I decided to try some color roughs on a couple of different composition options.
                                            If you all aren't sick of helping me design this by election, here are 4 variations of how to resolve the environment.
                                            (PS I hope you vote for D) 2.17.21_Yeti_line_value.jpg.jpeg

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