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    does this work? composition and value... edit: back to the start! composition thumbnails

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    • laurencrest
      laurencrest last edited by

      I love the new rough draft that you've posted. I do agree with @nowayme that it isn't clear what is happening in the picture so either moving the table and Mrs. Mouse or having two cups of tea could easily fix that.

      So far this draft is a lot stronger than your first. I can't wait to see it progress. Great job. 😃

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      • Thrace
        Thrace @audrey dowling last edited by

        @audrey-dowling I love this one, it was my favorite too of the new ones! I liked your very 1st sketch as well! Nice work!!

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        • audrey dowling
          audrey dowling last edited by audrey dowling

          I tried something else, to avoid the "table too far" issue. It's also more simple value wise, it makes it more readable I think
          I was afraid it would be unbalanced: are the big shape of the frame, the strong light value and the text enough to balance it out on the left?
          thumbnail4.jpg
          thumbnail5.jpg
          what do you think?

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          • Russ Van Dine
            Russ Van Dine last edited by

            I like this last one, the door opening would be an opportunity to show some awesome mousey door with little carvings or something... I like it.

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            • Kevin Longueil
              Kevin Longueil SVS OG @audrey dowling last edited by Kevin Longueil

              @audrey-dowling Really great to see all of your process on this one - your thumbnails look great! - for me I like this last version a lot and your original version too - when skimming through the thread before I read it all I thought that Lee's thumbnails were yours also and I thought "oh, she cropped out the window on the second thumbnail...that looks perfect" I think too that I would love to see your original with the window cropped out and this new one with the door cropped out so that the steam was leading us into the picture - what ever you do will be good though I'm sure - I love your characters 🙂

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              • lmrush
                lmrush Pro SVS OG last edited by

                My favorite is the one posted three days ago with close up of Mrs. Mouse to the right carrying in tea. Your characters are so sweet

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                • audrey dowling
                  audrey dowling last edited by

                  now, I'm done with the values.
                  overall, much better than the 1st illustration, I think, I'm quite happy with it so far
                  let me know what you think please
                  0_1461061719235_value.jpg

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                  • Russ Van Dine
                    Russ Van Dine last edited by

                    I love your art. Very good, clean, emotional... Now I want to know who is coming through the door. If the door is closed the two mice are the focal point...

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                    • audrey dowling
                      audrey dowling @Russ Van Dine last edited by

                      @Russ-Van-Dine the text will be in the door and Mrs Mouse came through this door. so I'm thinking it's a focal point that has a justification (+ lighting): the reader might read the text first, then look at the image and see the characters in the actual image

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                      • Russ Van Dine
                        Russ Van Dine @audrey dowling last edited by

                        @audrey-dowling Nice, hadn't thought of that... love the lamp!

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                        • audrey dowling
                          audrey dowling last edited by

                          or maybe this would be better?
                          (God, I can't believe I'm changing it AGAIN! 😠 )
                          0_1461132087505_essai2.jpg

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                          • audrey dowling
                            audrey dowling last edited by

                            "delicous"...

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                            • audrey dowling
                              audrey dowling last edited by audrey dowling

                              line and values done, hopefully for the last time!
                              0_1461221280107_value.jpg

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                              • jacs
                                jacs @audrey dowling last edited by

                                @audrey-dowling it's beautiful x

                                Magical, fairy tale art. Www.jacquelinewild.com

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                                • audrey dowling
                                  audrey dowling @jacs last edited by

                                  thank you @jacs

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