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    *Question* March 3rd Thurs Toxic Waste

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    • bharris
      bharris last edited by bharris

      Here is my rough idea for March 3rd Thursday. Toxic waste that turns kids into superheroes!

      march 3rd.jpg

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      • Lynn Larson
        Lynn Larson SVS OG last edited by

        I like it!!! Now i want to go to that show and tell hehe

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        • sergio
          sergio @bharris last edited by

          @bharris

          It makes sense to me: kids are toxic (I'm kidding)

          ItΒ΄s a strange concept, I think, but it could be very appealing. It's very important the visual connection between the superhero and the trash can. Due to the action, I think most of the kids must be looking, surprised, at the hero.

          I'll be paying attention...

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          • Katrina Fowler
            Katrina Fowler last edited by

            Unique concept! Will be great to watch you work through this sketch to final! Keep us posted.

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            • NoWayMe
              NoWayMe last edited by

              Love the concept! Can't wait to see more!

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              • bharris
                bharris last edited by

                Thanks, hopefully it will turn out. I had a day of inspiration for this ( a concept I came up with while falling asleep) and now I can't seem to draw the kids at all! Ugh, lol Always happens that way. πŸ™‚

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                • Christina Brown
                  Christina Brown last edited by

                  great idea! I like that you've put it in a droplet shape. Good thinking!

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                  • Chip Valecek
                    Chip Valecek SVS Team SVS OG @bharris last edited by

                    @bharris said:

                    Thanks, hopefully it will turn out. I had a day of inspiration for this ( a concept I came up with while falling asleep) and now I can't seem to draw the kids at all! Ugh, lol Always happens that way. πŸ™‚

                    When i get frustrated with what I am working, I will stop and come back the next day. Usually it will come to me. I feel if i keep pushing something and its not working, its not going to work. But when I give it a rest, it usually happens right away the next time I try. Good Luck and love the idea!


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                    • bharris
                      bharris last edited by

                      march 3rd 2.jpg

                      I decided to add some more kiddos! Let me know what you think or if you spot anything. Tone work soon.

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                      • lmrush
                        lmrush Pro SVS OG last edited by

                        That is so great I love your line work!

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                        • bharris
                          bharris last edited by

                          @lmrush Thank you!

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                          • bharris
                            bharris last edited by

                            General idea of where this is going! I'm having so much fun with this one, the lighting will be a little tricky but it's all a learning experience. I'm not happy with the kids' faces yet either, building up will help though.

                            march 3rd 2up.jpg

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                            • Carrie
                              Carrie last edited by

                              Your neons really add to it! I love lazer beam eyed boy.

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                              • bharris
                                bharris last edited by

                                @Carrie Thank you, I was worried about vibrating colors, but I guess that's what this picture is. πŸ™‚

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                                • bharris
                                  bharris last edited by

                                  march 3rd 2up2.jpg

                                  Moving right along! I'm still trying to get better contrast with the back characters, but when I add the lighting I hope it takes care of that a little more. I think I'll darken it again, but I wanted to get the stuff in before I perfected the shadows. I see a few tangents and close to tangents I'll work on too. Anything stick out as really off or thoughts/opinions?

                                  Side question does anyone else laugh when they are drawing characters that come out better and more fun than you thought?

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                                  • bharris
                                    bharris last edited by

                                    Quick question, the waste and the laser eyes are going to be the main light sources, but they are both on the cool side of colors, should I change the laser to something warmer? My worry is I don't want to take all the attention to that side of the page... and of course the toxic waste has to be neon green! Or does it work as is?

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                                    • Carrie
                                      Carrie last edited by

                                      I think this looks really great. Your characters' expressions are darling. To address your blue laser eyes question; I'm wondering if you could cut the light off about half way and then it wouldn't lead the viewers eye all the way to the edge. You could fade the light out about half way, maybe? It might not work, but you could try it and see if you liked it better. I just noticed the book and pencils/papers falling off the desk. This is a nice detail and it really shows the movement and chaos of the scene.

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                                      • Rob Smith
                                        Rob Smith last edited by

                                        @bharris Great start! What if you had the inner parts of the "glowing" eyes a warm color and fading the edges out to a cooler color?

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                                        • Will Terry
                                          Will Terry @bharris last edited by

                                          @bharris This is such a GREAT idea! ...love it...I just had a few suggestions - nothing major. You might want to break a kid out of the border for emphasis and focal point? ...also the boy with laser eyes will be more believable if the influence of his blue light bounces off other objects as well - like the back of teacher's head. I realize this is WIP and you may have already been going there...nice work!1457216000433-march-3rd-2up2.jpg

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                                          • bharris
                                            bharris last edited by

                                            @Carrie Thank you, I'll give it a shot, it just seems to me that laser eyes as a super power would go really far.

                                            @Rob-Smith I'll check it out, kind of makes me think of fire to do it that way and it might be a nice effect. πŸ™‚

                                            @Will-Terry Thank you Will! I was defiantly planning on going there with the light, and I'll try working on the kid too. πŸ˜ƒ

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