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    • Lee White
      Lee White SVS Team SVS Instructor Pro SVS OG last edited by

      There are a couple of things I can recommend here. The first is using blue reflected light to help define the form on the shaded side of the statues. All that light in the sky would actually luminate the top planes and backside planes pretty well. Then maybe shrink that moon reflection and knock it back a bit. It's drawing too much attention right now when you want the focus to be on the statues. I'm not sure the moon being in that spot is working great for this image. I love the layout, I'd just add a third statue and get rid of the dominance of that moon a bit.

      Here's a quick draw over for reference.

      Cool image!

      1454641631974-jasytiki.jpg

      SVS Faculty Instructor
      www.leewhiteillustration.com

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      • Lee Holland
        Lee Holland last edited by Lee Holland

        Hi Mbore710

        I went and did a quick work over on this, I think the same time lee was but I thought i'd post mine also for you to look at. lee explained it really well.! I don't know if the cloud was behind the statue but the cloud line was right next to the stone.Screen Shot 2016-02-05 at 18.08.00.png

        https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lee-Holland-illustration/285517801577676?
        https://www.instagram.com/lee_holland_illustration/
        http://lholla56.wix.com/lee-holland

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        • Jordan Peterson
          Jordan Peterson @Lee White last edited by

          @Lee-White Thanks Lee! This is my first genuine go at something that isn't colored line art, so I've got a lot to learn! It seems like I could kill 2 birds with one stone by putting a third statue right in the middle, thereby putting more emphasis on the foreground and muting out the moon, but I feel like it may just muddy it up. Thoughts?

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          • Jordan Peterson
            Jordan Peterson @Lee Holland last edited by

            @Lee-Holland Awesome thank you so much! The clouds look way better in the work over you did. Not just the one you adjusted, but the way you lighted the rest of them. Did you just throw more blue down around the moon as well? The glow looks a lot smoother in your work-over

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            • Lee Holland
              Lee Holland last edited by Lee Holland

              Hi @mbore710

              I Rolled my colour nearer to the light source. If your moon is a light greenish blue then make your cloud colour go more greenish blue and your coloures will have that glow feel.Screen Shot 2016-02-05 at 19.06.48.png

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              https://www.instagram.com/lee_holland_illustration/
              http://lholla56.wix.com/lee-holland

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              • natiwata
                natiwata SVS OG last edited by

                Great piece overall, made me smile when I first saw it. Has a very nice sense of atmosphere and lighting.

                Nat Iwata
                www.iwataillustration.com

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                • Jordan Peterson
                  Jordan Peterson @natiwata last edited by

                  @natiwata Thanks! Hopefully I'll finish it this week with suggestions for improvement

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                  • sergio
                    sergio @Jordan Peterson last edited by sergio

                    @mbore710

                    Hi M. The moon is backlighting so, for me, the more distant moai looks more natural in terms of lighting behavior. It looks more 3D. The main one looks flat. I think the flat style is more coherent with the rest of the image.

                    Moais are made of very porous volcanic rocks so they are nor too reflective and you will not see such rim lights. Then, it's an artist license. For me, that license gives a touch of romanticism.

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                    • Jordan Peterson
                      Jordan Peterson last edited by

                      Jasytiki2.jpg

                      I decided to rearrange the moon, because I do want the emphasis to be on the statues and not on the moon, and as @Lee-White pointed out, in my first version it was a little too loud. I'll go in and re-paint the clouds and water, but wanted to post an update in the mean time.

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                      • sergio
                        sergio @Jordan Peterson last edited by sergio

                        @Jordan-Peterson

                        What about moving the main moai a bit?

                        moai.jpg

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                        • Jordan Peterson
                          Jordan Peterson last edited by

                          Jasytiki2.jpg

                          Ok...I wasn't able to work on this for a few days, but here's the revised (and hopefully finished) version. Thanks again for all the suggestions/advice!

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                          • stacilyn
                            stacilyn last edited by

                            I really like the coolness of this piece. One quick suggestion...I feel like the grass directly behind the lower moai would not have a highlight, but would also be in the shadow.

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