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    • Asyas_illos
      Asyas_illos @Blitz55 last edited by

      @Blitz55 thank you! And I’d love to see yours as well😊

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      • Asyas_illos
        Asyas_illos last edited by Asyas_illos

        Ok I don’t know why I added this character I thought this one needed something else but I didn’t know what then this popped into my head. But it doesn’t add to the story in any way I could change the mouses eye to be looking that direction, but I could just take the birb off entirely. What do you guys think?
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        • kirsten-mcg
          kirsten-mcg @Asyas_illos last edited by

          @Asyas_illos I think if you made the mouse noticing the bird this could work really well! Right now the bird is a little distracting because I'm not really sure why he's there. But when I imagine the mouse looking at the bird I suddenly want to know more! The story gets more interesting to me.

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          • kayleenartlover
            kayleenartlover @Asyas_illos last edited by

            @Asyas_illos I would save the bird part for a different scene. Maybe during a rain shower.

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            • kayleenartlover
              kayleenartlover @Asyas_illos last edited by

              @Asyas_illos If you squint or make the picture small the mouse blends in with the background a bit, which is probably why the blue bird sticks out.
              Could the mouse have something on him that is a contrasting color?
              I don’t know what the story is but if it would fit thematically, maybe add an element of danger by having a snake off to the side or a predatory bird silhouette in the sky?
              Do bugs or animals live in “mushroom land” and the mouse is passing by?

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              • Asyas_illos
                Asyas_illos @kayleenartlover last edited by

                @kayleenartlover I think you’re right I’ll probably use it in another scene

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                • ajillustrates
                  ajillustrates @Asyas_illos last edited by

                  @Asyas_illos I do like the bird (or another background character if you want to switch it out). I think that the mouse doesn't need to be looking at it, but you could add a smaller, less prominent background into the spread, that's looking at and responding to the bird. That'd be a fun way to have the world feel more lived in, and still have the mouse focused on their journey.

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                  • Asyas_illos
                    Asyas_illos @ajillustrates last edited by

                    @ajillustrates thanks for the feedback, I have since relocated the bird to another scene, but I still would like to build up more of a lived in world, as you suggested. I will be brainstorming some more characters!

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                    • Griffin McPherson
                      Griffin McPherson @Asyas_illos last edited by

                      @Asyas_illos I think since the bird isn’t relevant to the story it just feel a a bit distracting. I think normally it’s good to have a secondary story going on in an image but in this case since the primary story isn’t super complicated it may not work here

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                      • Griffin McPherson
                        Griffin McPherson last edited by

                        I think using colors from the previous pages is a great way to keep it all connected! Looking forward to seeing more

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                        • Asyas_illos
                          Asyas_illos @Griffin McPherson last edited by

                          @Griffin-McPherson thanks yep I moved the bird saving him for another. In accordance with your portfolio questions I’m looking to make mine more cohesive as a whole including colors.

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                          • Asyas_illos
                            Asyas_illos last edited by

                            Some spreads I’ve started the second I did a while back but wasn’t sure where to go with it, but it seems to fit in perfectly with thisA4D4E25A-1D02-4613-8C12-887717B95791.jpeg

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                              Asyas_illos last edited by

                              How it’s setting up as a sequence, I don’t know why I chose this canvas size but I do love it
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                              • Asyas_illos
                                Asyas_illos last edited by

                                Made some changes to this one, still haven’t thought of what characters to add though.
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                                • Asyas_illos
                                  Asyas_illos last edited by

                                  Needed some spot illos to go with the story. Still working on this, thought it should start at home25E59D48-F03B-4479-AADE-F2BDFB45090D.jpeg

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                                  • tomparsonsart
                                    tomparsonsart @Asyas_illos last edited by

                                    @Asyas_illos I don't have much to add except these are great so far. Really cool shapes and colors. I also like the horizontal format, looks like a story playing out in a movie. Maybe a frame with some character interaction would be good. Although I like how the mouse is just in their little world, reacting to the environment.

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                                    • Asyas_illos
                                      Asyas_illos @tomparsonsart last edited by

                                      @tomparsonsart yes, I agree I need some more characters in there, thanks!

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                                          • Asyas_illos
                                            Asyas_illos last edited by

                                            Ok just wrapped this one up
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