Animal Kids - Mini Project
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@Gary-Wilkinson well welcome back, I like the new style! It is still very recognizable as your work, which I’ve always been a fan of. Kids in costumes is a great idea, I love the frog!
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@Gary-Wilkinson these are great! I love everything about them! And who wouldn't love kids in costumes
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@Gary-Wilkinson These are great illustrations and fun to look at.
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@Gary-Wilkinson Super cute and fun! I like this more traditional-feeling digital style--it has a softer, more textural feel. I really like the frog girl. The cow boy is great, too, but maybe make the udders a different color than his skin?:) The ladybug is a clever common thread to carry throughout, and something for them to react to, but I don't think you need it. Looking forward to seeing more of these!
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@Gary-Wilkinson These are lovely
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@Gary-Wilkinson Lookin' good bro!
One note: maybe swap the kid in the cow costume with a girl.
My 9 year old daughter that was playing Roblox next to me when I brought this up when she turned to my screen and said, "Is that a foot or a penis? Ohhhhh... I get it - it's the utters" then immediately went back to playing. I had a good laugh and had to post it lol.
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These are wonderful. What software are you using?
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@jdubz omg lol.
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@jdubz Will Terry made a similar comment
Guess everyone just has corrupted minds. I'll have to see what I can do to make it less phallic.@Johanna-Kim Thank you for the feedback. The frog one is my favorite so far too. I'll have a think about the ladybug, maybe vary it up as I go along
Wanted to practice some fluffy texture so went for a sheep this time. Not overly pleased with it, but it was good practice before moving on to another one.
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@Gary-Wilkinson I think the sheep is great!
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@Gary-Wilkinson I think the sheep is pretty fantastic! We’re our worst critics…
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@Gary-Wilkinson Love the sheep kid. The texture and positioning, esp. the hair, is so good! And I like the ladybug here the best.
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@Gary-Wilkinson The sheep is adorable! And I've totally made similar unintentionally explicit drawings
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Really enjoy your wonderful illustrations. Thanks so much for sharing.
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@Robert-Henderson @Gary-Wilkinson Yes, me too!
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I love your style and the texture on all of these! I’m going to out myself and be disappointed that you made the cow a chubby kid lol, grain of salt since I know my pov. I would consider making it with coloring and horns more like a bull fighting breed of cow and without the udders. You have a story already there with them mad about seeing red with the ladybug, but that’s a dairy cow.
That might be an only my pov too though, I remember in art school meeting a girl from Chicago who didn’t know cows were anything but black and white Holsteins. -
@HeatherB There wasn't much thought into making the kid large or small to be honest, but I do apologise if it comes off in any negative way. In regards to the type of cow, I just threw in whatever felt like "cow"
Still need to decide where to add a ladybug to this one but happy enough with it apart from that
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@Gary-Wilkinson haha this one makes me laugh!
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I've decided to redesign the ladybug to fit in more with the style of the main characters by giving it eyes and more of an appealing shape. Fortunately I already had a few ladybug designs that I had thumbnailed for an earlier book, and although I didn't use it I always liked the design of it.
I think this new design will allow the ladybug to play more within the scene to make things a little more interesting and amusing. What do you think?
One interesting insight into the process of this was that I was going to add a chain for the swing, but changed to a rope as the detail of it was too busy (at least it was good practice)
For those that are interested, here is a short view of my process. You can also see it a little clearer on my instagram page if you use that app.
Line - Block in - Detail (begin to shape form with lighting) - More Detail
