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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!

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                    • natiwata
                      natiwata SVS OG last edited by

                      Update!
                      image.jpeg

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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?

                          image.jpeg

                          Nat Iwata
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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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                                      • natiwata
                                        natiwata SVS OG last edited by

                                        Thanks @Kevin-Longueil , I will try and warm things up a bit to make that gold stand out more!

                                        @Jin-Kus I like that idea for the vignette, thanks

                                        Nat Iwata
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                                        • natiwata
                                          natiwata SVS OG last edited by natiwata

                                          Lunch break update!

                                          Gold.jpg

                                          Nat Iwata
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                                          • evilrobot
                                            evilrobot SVS OG last edited by

                                            This is awesome it really makes me want to see the rest of the story. And I like the full image rather than vignette.

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