Critiques Please! • Nativity Triptych • WIP
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@Miriam I love the look of the uneven arch over the Nativity.
I think the shepherds should be silhouettes like all the other figures. They look like they would read just fine without the lighter color for their head covering. If I squint my eyes it all blends together, and I still see a shepherd.
I agree with @Chantal-Goetheer that making a little light from the star over the nativity bleed over into the wiseman image would work well. That way you can still suggest that they're following a star, but not need to repeat it.
Good luck! And show us the finished pieces!
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@Miriam I would have to agree with what has been said. I think spilling a little of the stars light onto the wise men's side is a great idea. For me I didn't realize the arch was to represent the stable/cave, but I thought it was more of a designed border. I do think it looks fine, I just didn't quite get the whole idea. This is a really neat project, I have wanted to attempt a nativity scene for some time but not quite sure how I would want to do it.
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@Chantal-Goetheer @kirsten-mcg & @Frogpunzel
Thanks for the advice!
Adding the bit of wall on the manger scene really helps. I also lowered the arch a little.
I tried adding a glow like it’s coming from the star, but it didn’t look right because there’s a gap of sky in between. I’d have to move the star over for it to work, but I like having the star right above the manger.
So I tried adding a moon for the wisemen, plus a little glow on the town & I like it.
You guys were right, it is better for the shepherds to be fully silhouette to match the other frames. I also added glow on the town to match the wisemen image.
Now I just need to lighten up the layers with a textured mask & try to keep the same glow effects.
@Frogpunzel It would be great to see your version of a Nativity.
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@Miriam This turned out beautiful! I like that all three images have something glowing in the sky. And the shepherds look great as silhouettes.
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@Miriam it will be awesome Saturday!!
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@Miriam Very nice
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@kirsten-mcg @Chantal-Goetheer @ArtistErin @ArtMelC @Sarah-VanDam @Frogpunzel
So, it turns out that it looked VERY different printed out & was much too dark overall, and the glow pretty much erased the star / angel.
Fortunately, I had everything on separate layers, & was able to recolor each one & adjust a few things.
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@Miriam Love it!
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@Miriam The joys of printing. 🥴
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Thanks for all the help & support on this project. Here's how it turned out:
(We put one on each table, but I combined the photos to show the different sides.)
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@Miriam beautiful! Merry Christmas to you
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@Miriam wow it looks really pretty!!! And a belastend Merry Christmas! Thanks for sharing, was wondering the other day how it had turned out.
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@Miriam These turned out gorgeous! Seeing them makes me want to try doing some for next year. Thank you for sharing the final result!
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Love how these turned out!!!
