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    • natiwata
      natiwata SVS OG last edited by

      Thank you everyone for the great comments!

      Here's another practice sketch.

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      Nat Iwata
      www.iwataillustration.com

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      • Kevin Longueil
        Kevin Longueil SVS OG @natiwata last edited by

        @natiwata @natiwata Super nice Nat! This is so hard and you make it look easy - i have real trouble with this - i was wondering about the profile of the girl - i was wondering what she would look like with a more prominent forehead so i cut and pasted to see - i think it may look a bit more like the girl in the other views for me this way - looking forward to seeing where this is headed 🙂Attachment-1-16.jpeg

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        • natiwata
          natiwata SVS OG @Kevin Longueil last edited by natiwata

          @Kevin-Longueil thanks! Subtle change but I like it!

          Did some more practice with a crowd and fun angle, and putting Will's suggestion of drawing outside the frame to use. He found a gold nugget! Story starter.

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          Nat Iwata
          www.iwataillustration.com

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          • Charlie Eve Ryan
            Charlie Eve Ryan Pro SVS OG last edited by

            Great expressions!!

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            • Jason Kellogg
              Jason Kellogg last edited by

              Wow! Good stuff.

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              • Russ Van Dine
                Russ Van Dine last edited by

                love the angle for the hand. The dogs eye is a little under-done and I thing his paw on the boy would be more dramatic for a dog...great expressions throughout.

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                • NoWayMe
                  NoWayMe @natiwata last edited by

                  @natiwata Really nice image!! I think you should paint this one! If you do however, I would put the dog a little higher so his neck isn't cut where it is... That's the only issue I see with composition! Great characters 🙂

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                  • Rob Smith
                    Rob Smith last edited by

                    Really terrific sketches!

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                    • Camila Barrera Daza
                      Camila Barrera Daza last edited by

                      I love the expression of the boy in the lower corner! Ohhh!

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                      • BradAYoo
                        BradAYoo @natiwata last edited by

                        @natiwata This is progressing very well! I like the angle and your choice of having no kids behind the hand/gem. Between that and all the eyes leading it draws the readers attention right to the focus.

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                        • natiwata
                          natiwata SVS OG @Charlie Eve Ryan last edited by

                          @Charlie-Eve-Ryan @Jason-Kellogg @Rob-Smith @Camila-Barrera-Daza @BradAYou Thank you for the comments!

                          @NoWayMe - Thanks for the feedback, good catch with moving the dog up a bit.

                          @Russ-Van-Dine - I agree the dog's eye could be more pronounced, I'll add that when I paint it. I had tried his paw on the boy and didn't get it quite right, but perhaps I'll try it again, thanks for the suggestion!

                          Nat Iwata
                          www.iwataillustration.com

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                          • natiwata
                            natiwata SVS OG last edited by

                            Update!
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                            Nat Iwata
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                            • evilrobot
                              evilrobot SVS OG last edited by

                              Super nice work!

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                              • natiwata
                                natiwata SVS OG @evilrobot last edited by

                                @evilrobot thank you! You think this works better as a vignette?

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                                Nat Iwata
                                www.iwataillustration.com

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                                • Russ Van Dine
                                  Russ Van Dine last edited by

                                  l love it.

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                                  • karien
                                    karien last edited by

                                    Thats very cool!

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                                    • Nancy Gormezano
                                      Nancy Gormezano last edited by

                                      Wow! love it! (I prefer the NOT vignetted version)

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                                      • lmrush
                                        lmrush Pro SVS OG last edited by

                                        Wow, just great! Thanks for sharing

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                                        • Kevin Longueil
                                          Kevin Longueil SVS OG @natiwata last edited by

                                          @natiwata Super nice as usual Nat! - really nice composition - i like the non-vingette also - i just wanted to see what it would look like if i saturated parts of the gold and the boy to make him pop more - i think i went a bit too far but i thought maybe the boy should pop a tiny bit more than he does? maybe not - possibly just a few more hard edged lines on him? - something though i think - here is the one i did the quick cut/paste/adjust on - Attachment-1-22.jpeg

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                                          • Jiří Kůs
                                            Jiří Kůs @natiwata last edited by

                                            @natiwata What if you did it like they are coming out of the vignette instead of just erasing borders?

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