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    hey friends! need advice and critique for this one

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    • Declan Konesky
      Declan Konesky last edited by

      I love the actual way it's painted. Really nice. My initial thoughts are that the lighting isn't carried through the porch to go with the characters. On one hand that does emphasize the characters but on the other I think it could be a nice way to guide viewers eyes when they zoom in.

      Otherwise, I'm with the cropping, except maybe zoom out? Give some space. Just an option.

      And the expression of the girl in the middle is a little cross eyed.

      This falls under nit picky for sure, but I would add frets and a nut on the guitars. As a guitar player I notice stuff like that. So that's a me thing 😅

      But like I said, the technique and style is actually really lovely. The characters have personality. They hold the instruments well and you get a good sense of the mood.

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      • Declan Konesky
        Declan Konesky @Declan Konesky last edited by

        @Declan-Konesky I take back the frets thing! I couldn't see them well earlier 😬 sorry!

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        • Kim Hunter
          Kim Hunter last edited by

          My eye first landed on the tangent between the corner of the porch roofline and the house. Fun pic though. It has a happy feel.

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          • Manuel Mal
            Manuel Mal @RachelArmington last edited by

            @RachelArmington thank you! ill try and fix it up and adjust some things

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            • Manuel Mal
              Manuel Mal @Melissa_Bailey last edited by

              @Melissa-Bailey-0 i made the eyes closed because i wanted them to look like they're really enjoying playing music. ill try to add a bit more clarity to that. thank youuu!!

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              • Manuel Mal
                Manuel Mal @Asyas_illos last edited by

                @Asyas_illos hmm a porch light! great idea, ill try to see what i could do. Thank you tho!

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                • Manuel Mal
                  Manuel Mal @Declan Konesky last edited by

                  @Declan-Konesky those are fair points! thanks for that! i wanted the girl in the middle to focus at her guitar but didnt know that she came out looking kinda cross-eyed. oof. ill try to adjust that one then.

                  Thank you!

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                  • Manuel Mal
                    Manuel Mal @Kim Hunter last edited by

                    @Kim-Hunter huh. i guess that needs adjusting then. thank you!!

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                    • Morten Christiansen
                      Morten Christiansen last edited by

                      The perspective of the roof on the right hand side seems a bit off. Of course the roof "tiling" could be intentionally misaligned, but my gut reaction is that all the lines would converge on the same point, since roofs are usually straight. I've drawn the lines which I would expect to converge:

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                      • Morten Christiansen
                        Morten Christiansen last edited by

                        I realize that your style may not require super realistic perspective, it just jumped out at me.

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                        • Manuel Mal
                          Manuel Mal @Morten Christiansen last edited by

                          @Morten-Christiansen hmm yeaa. thanks for pointing that out man, really appreciate it

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