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    • Enni Heikura
      Enni Heikura last edited by Enni Heikura

      Hello!

      I am currently illustrating a book called Doggerels, which contains various rhymes. I wanted to ask for your opinion on the last spread I illustrated for the book. The author wanted all the characters from the book waving goodbye on the spread. I'm not sure if the picture looks good with a white background or if it seems too empty. A one-sentence text will go above it. What do you think—does it look better this way, or should I add some color or something else to the background? Thank you in advance!

      (Please download the image for the better quality)

      farewell67.jpg

      https://www.instagram.com/ennis_illustration/
      https://eeh.pb.gallery/

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      • tombarrettillo
        tombarrettillo @Enni Heikura last edited by

        @Enni-Heikura You already have so much going on in the illustration that to add anything else would make it too busy, and might distract from the characters. It looks pretty good as it is.

        https://www.youtube.com/@tombarrettart

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        • Larue
          Larue last edited by

          I like the white, with your delicate style of line work, I think the smaller characters and details would get swallowed up.Nice!

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          • Enni Heikura
            Enni Heikura @tombarrettillo last edited by

            @tombarrettillo Thank you for your feedback! I agree that the white background is simple and doesn't distract from the image.:)

            https://www.instagram.com/ennis_illustration/
            https://eeh.pb.gallery/

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            • Enni Heikura
              Enni Heikura @Larue last edited by

              @Larue Thank you for your feedback! It’s good to get confirmation from others as well. 🙂

              https://www.instagram.com/ennis_illustration/
              https://eeh.pb.gallery/

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              • menalkhan
                menalkhan last edited by

                I think it's great as is, the white backgrounds adds a great emphasis!

                Side note: I love the tiny characters, it was so much fun looking around the image!

                https://www.menalkhan.com/
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                • Oana
                  Oana @Enni Heikura last edited by

                  @Enni-Heikura I like it very much, I think the white background works ok!

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                  • Enni Heikura
                    Enni Heikura @Oana last edited by

                    @Oana Thank you so much, and great to hear that it works! 🙂

                    https://www.instagram.com/ennis_illustration/
                    https://eeh.pb.gallery/

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                    • Pamela Fraley
                      Pamela Fraley SVS OG @Enni Heikura last edited by

                      @Enni-Heikura I like it just like this. Very cute!! It’s the kind of spread I would lean into as a kid to see all the little details.

                      instagram.com/fraleycreates

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                      • Enni Heikura
                        Enni Heikura @Pamela Fraley last edited by

                        @Pamela-Fraley Thank you so much! I hope that children will enjoy looking at the details and connecting the characters to the earlier images in the book. 🙂

                        https://www.instagram.com/ennis_illustration/
                        https://eeh.pb.gallery/

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                        • Enni Heikura
                          Enni Heikura @menalkhan last edited by

                          @menalkhan Oh no, I hadn't noticed your message! But thank you so much, it's nice that the small characters are enjoyable to look at. 🙂

                          https://www.instagram.com/ennis_illustration/
                          https://eeh.pb.gallery/

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