My Glowing WIP (wow, that sounds vein, but GLOW is the topic, so cut me some slack, please)
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Story is clear. I am just thinking, if you want to maximize the glow of the ghost, the strip of bushes behind it will need to have a much darker value. But it will look really odd to have a really dark strip right in the middle of the image like that, you risk accidentally cutting off the image into 3 separate sections. Maybe try a full forest of trees so you can extend the dark area all the way to the top?
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@ArtMelC Like the two-second soccer ball, that was a two-second tree line to show the dark backdrop (since I’m not using library for it). I think we’re having the same thought – or at least close to it for bringing the ghost out more. Though, I’ll confirm it. Thanks!
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Line art down and a first value pass.
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@KevinTreaccar hi! looking great! My one suggestion is to lean the boy forward more. right now he looks like's just marching instead of running.
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@Nyrryl-Cadiz Can do. Thanks for pointing that out!
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@KevinTreaccar This is looking great! Would suggest making the ghost somewhat transparent instead of opaque. Maybe move him up a bit so the top of the tree line is visible through his body?
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@susanhowarth-art I like the thought and I'll keep it in mind as I keep going forward. Right now, at least, it's just not working with my treeline as I get rid of trees to create that. Feels more like a tangent. Might be able texture through later, though. Thanks!
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Tweaks per feedback. Thank you!
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@KevinTreaccar she’s crying because she dropped her cookie
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@KevinTreaccar ok I’m sorry it’s a soccerball!
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And a first pass at color.
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Added 10% gray throughout the entire background. Which do you prefer – left or right version?
Thanks
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@KevinTreaccar I prefer the one on the left. The treeline looks more hazy / far away, which I like.
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@susanhowarth-art Hazy. I like that thought. Thanks.
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Figured out it was really just the grass I didn’t like on the left. Added more tone to that and now I’m leaning into hazy.
Wondering if I’m ready to start adding textures to the image.
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@KevinTreaccar looking good!
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More progress. See anything that needs tweaking or fixing?
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@KevinTreaccar please don’t take this wrong way, but I feel like I see this color palette from you often, have you tried any others? A warm fall color palette would look nice or even black and white or greys? also adding a bit of the glow as highlights on a few things would help out. Hope that is helpful to you
