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    Illustration for Giuseppe Castellano's course.

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    • Russ Van Dine
      Russ Van Dine last edited by

      I love this and I will get to this level some day! I like that you have this bird nest, but I want to see a bird to go with the eggs. I do think this is printable as is!

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      • Jason Bowen
        Jason Bowen SVS OG last edited by

        I really like this, my eye goes to the top of the mums head. I think it needs a bit more hair at the back of the top of her head if that makes sense, I did a quick change just to show you what I mean. I'm sure you could do it better though. Your use of light is awesome and the depth is great. Great work 0_1463577251192_1463557076907-walk.jpg

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        • lmrush
          lmrush Pro SVS OG last edited by

          Your lighting is amazing. Giuseppe is a fantastic guy, he did a portfolio review for me. He is a true professional, honest while being kind. I want to do that course when I have time. Have a great time at the conference

          Lisa Rush
          www.lisarushgallery.com
          www.facebook.com/ArtbyLisaRush/
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          • evilrobot
            evilrobot SVS OG @natiwata last edited by

            @natiwata beautiful picture as always. I think you have the drawing and base colors dead on. I think it could use a stronger exposure on the the lighting though. I think it needs a little more distance between the lights and darks to make that dappled lighting really pop.

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            • natiwata
              natiwata SVS OG @evilrobot last edited by

              @lmrush - Thanks, and yeah Giuseppe is really a great person to have in the publishing world, the course is super flexible, basically whatever you need input on, 2 skype calls and email.

              @evilrobot - I've gone back and forth on the contrast, the problem is that I don't want it to get too dark, but I could bump up the light. Especially when printed, the piece loses some focus if there's too much contrast.

              Nat Iwata
              www.iwataillustration.com

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              • NoWayMe
                NoWayMe last edited by

                Hi Nat! Amazing piece! Really, really nice lighting, great characters, great composition. The only thing that is bugging me is also the dog... I thing it needs to be in more, or completely cut off. Right now, it add nothing to the piece (I also had to look a while to find it) but when you do see it, it kind of steel the focus and lead the eye out of the picture.. Maybe if you don't want him to take a big part of the composition and don't want to have it with the family, you could have him sniffing at something farther in the background ? Or running after a squirrel ?

                You're a huge source of inspiration for me, I really love your work! 🙂

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                • natiwata
                  natiwata SVS OG @NoWayMe last edited by natiwata

                  @NoWayMe Thank you for you encouraging words! For time sake, I went ahead and took the dog out. He is part of the story so I'll probably add him back in at some point, but I need to print this tonight.

                  @evilrobot I also bumped up some of the lighting a bit

                  0_1463630613731_Untitled_Artwork.jpg

                  Nat Iwata
                  www.iwataillustration.com

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                  • Lee Holland
                    Lee Holland last edited by Lee Holland

                    Really like this Nate. Love the colours and your style. Now that the dog has been taken away it looks great. I do think that the dog would have been nice though.

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                    • natiwata
                      natiwata SVS OG @Lee Holland last edited by

                      @Lee-Holland Thanks! I'll put the dog back in, maybe he'll see the bunny... or be 'marking' a tree 🙂

                      Nat Iwata
                      www.iwataillustration.com

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                      • lmrush
                        lmrush Pro SVS OG last edited by

                        oh ya gotta have the dog! 🙂

                        Lisa Rush
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                        • evilrobot
                          evilrobot SVS OG last edited by

                          Looks great:)

                          http://www.palacioillustration.com/

                          https://www.scbwi.org/illustrator-gallery/illustrator-detail/?illustrator_id=84142

                          https://www.pinterest.com/evilrobot2/pins/

                          https://twitter.com/MyEvilRobot

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