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    February 3rd Thursday. Love is a teddy bear.

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    • Dulcie
      Dulcie SVS OG last edited by

      I think @mattramsey makes an excellent suggestion, and I like the compromise idea of one version for 3rd Thurs and another for your portfolio, if you're really keen to paint a girl in a raincoat. Your overall picture and drawing skills are just so lovely - it's really so nice! ...but in terms of being competitive for the 'love' prompt I think that would improve it. I mean, I get that all children love their toys...but if you love something so much that you would sacrifice your own comfort for theirs, that is a really strong love indeed...and that transcends the idea of a child loving a toy.

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      • shinjifujioka
        shinjifujioka SVS OG @mattramsey last edited by

        @mattramsey @Dulcie I like the two version idea. I'll give it a shot and see if I can do it justice 🙂

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        • bernadetta
          bernadetta last edited by

          Wow! It's really beautiful!!!

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          • Will Terry
            Will Terry last edited by

            I like the drawing - interesting to see how you finish it... 🙂

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            • Beatriz "Bett"
              Beatriz "Bett" last edited by

              She could have a raincoat with no hood. The umbrella would have been her cover.

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              • shinjifujioka
                shinjifujioka SVS OG last edited by

                Done for now. I'll revisit it a day or two before 3rd Thursday. Thoughts? Right now I don't have the mental capacity to do a version without the raincoat... 😞

                Love is a Teddy Bear 1000px.jpg

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                • bharris
                  bharris last edited by

                  I don't see a reason to take out the rain coat. It's a beautiful image and extremely well done! I love your primary color scheme, the patched up bear..... just everything really!

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                  • Naroth Kean
                    Naroth Kean last edited by

                    Totally love this piece and the color is really nice! I think the raincoat is necessary as it helps to focus on the girl and help to fight the background attention grabbers. Great job!

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                    • Leontine
                      Leontine @shinjifujioka last edited by

                      @shinjifujioka Its just great Shinji! Love the colourpalet, the comp, and the details! chapeau!

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                      • JajaJulie
                        JajaJulie last edited by

                        This is amazing. I really like how it's not just the little girl showing affection to her bear but also the momma bird sheltering the little one on top of the toy store. The detail is so well done! Great job @shinjifujioka! 🙂

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                        • Thrace
                          Thrace @shinjifujioka last edited by

                          @shinjifujioka All I can say is WOW! I am so in awe of your work, you are amazing!!

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                          • Charlie Eve Ryan
                            Charlie Eve Ryan Pro SVS OG @shinjifujioka last edited by Charlie Eve Ryan

                            @shinjifujioka I LOVE this piece, so charming and heartfelt and I love the characters, the rain and the reflection in the puddles! So awesome!

                            If you are going to revisit it I would maybe just tone down the colors on the animals in the window and the frame and let the bear and boy POP. And/or maybe try to make the glass just a bit hazy since you probably could not see all the toys so clearly in the window from the angle.

                            If not, this is an amazing piece so do as you see fit!! 😃

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                            • Rich Green
                              Rich Green SVS OG @shinjifujioka last edited by

                              @shinjifujioka Absolutely beautiful. Even the more subtle details like the weathering/aging on the down spout are fantastic - just such a wonderful piece. You are extremely talented!

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                              • Rich Green
                                Rich Green SVS OG @shinjifujioka last edited by

                                @shinjifujioka Also I love the Helmet and Hound are tucked in this scene now too! Very clever.

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                                • shinjifujioka
                                  shinjifujioka SVS OG last edited by

                                  @bharris
                                  @Naroth-Kean
                                  @Leontine
                                  @JajaJulie
                                  @Thrace
                                  @Charlie-Eve-Ryan
                                  @Rich-Green

                                  Thanks everyone!

                                  Also, good eye, Rich!

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                                  • mattramsey
                                    mattramsey @shinjifujioka last edited by mattramsey

                                    @shinjifujioka just a quick paint over with the no hood idea. Plus I added some reflection to the window (which I think there would be--but maybe not as strong as I have it). The reflection also might serve to "calm down" the background a bit and bring more focus on the main characters (as @Charlie-Eve-Ryan mentioned).
                                    The only thing on that is: I really love the vibrant background so I'm not really sure about that change.

                                    @bharris the reason to take out the raincoat/remove the hood is to more strongly push the love concept (love is sacrifice). It isn't that it (i.e. the raincoat and hood) somehow is detracts from the image at all. But the idea that the girl is willing to get rained on to protect her bear is pretty powerful IMO.

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                                    • shinjifujioka
                                      shinjifujioka SVS OG @mattramsey last edited by

                                      @mattramsey I'm not able to view the paintover...I wonder if that's just an issue with my computer?

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                                      • mattramsey
                                        mattramsey @shinjifujioka last edited by mattramsey

                                        @shinjifujioka weird.

                                        I wonder if anyone else can see it.

                                        Here is the photobucket link if that helps: http://s96.photobucket.com/user/lemonween/media/shinjiFeb3rd-thur-crit-small.gif.html?sort=3&o=0

                                        I may have done something wrong but it is showing up for me. It's a .gif saved for web viewing. That might be the issue. Not sure.

                                        Let me know if that link doesn't work. I'll try submitting a .jpg

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                                        • Carrie
                                          Carrie last edited by

                                          BEAUTIFUL!!! Love it all...every detail, the concept, composition...amazing!

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                                          • shinjifujioka
                                            shinjifujioka SVS OG @mattramsey last edited by

                                            @mattramsey Okay, now the link worked, but I'm not able to view the larger version. Only the thumbnail. Perhaps a jpg? Sorry for making you go through this.

                                            @Carrie Thank you!

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