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    • bharris
      bharris last edited by

      Finished! Whew. An image a week may be a lot... lol!

      0_1468775670167_Bed teddy Final.jpg

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      • Chip Valecek
        Chip Valecek SVS Team SVS OG @bharris last edited by

        @bharris Looks great! Good luck with an image a week.


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        • JajaJulie
          JajaJulie last edited by

          Love the monster, so cute. Wonderful work with this @bharris! 🙂

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          • MOO
            MOO SVS OG @bharris last edited by MOO

            @bharris Iagree that the table doesn't match the perspective of the bed and I feel like the monster should be a little deeper under the bed or something..or maybe the shadow go bsck a little farther toward the lighted side. Just a little but, maybe it's supposed to be right on the edge and showing a bit. I also love the colors and it si so cute.

            Marsha Ottum Owen

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            • natiwata
              natiwata SVS OG last edited by natiwata

              This turned out really nice @bharris ! Nice rendering style and texture. Really starting to have your own distinct style that I recognize! Settled into the new location I hope?

              I made a couple quick notes as things you might try that I think would make this read a little clearer, but finished not perfect as Jake says right?
              -Turning the bear would let us see both ears, classic bear shape and make it read at a glance I think.
              -If she was pulling the covers up a bit, it might add to showing her anxiety (bunching the covers up nervously) and it would give some room for a clear profile of the monster
              -ballerina should match the angle of the lamp and table being a round shape.
              --There is a lot of the same color in this image, making the monster a different color might help break things up.

              My two cents 🙂

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              Nat Iwata
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              • bharris
                bharris last edited by

                @natiwata WOW! Thank you for that insight! It looks so great like that and so much more dynamic and a better story! I've moved on to the next project, but I've downloaded this for when I can go back and re-work it. 🙂

                @Chip-Valecek @JajaJulie Thank you!

                @Marsha-Kay-Ottum-Owen Thanks for that! I really struggled with the table, but it still is a little off. I'll go back and re-work the image later.

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                • mattramsey
                  mattramsey @natiwata last edited by

                  @natiwata spot on!

                  @bharris awesome work! I especially like the design of the monster.

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                  • bharris
                    bharris last edited by bharris

                    Did another piece for building volume and trying different things! I already notice that the tone is off, but I'm moving on to the next and learning as I go!

                    0_1469844637999_Tropical birds 3.jpg

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                    • R
                      Rachel last edited by

                      I love how you can switch styles so easily. This is really nice.

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                      • bharris
                        bharris last edited by bharris

                        @Rachel Thanks! I guess I'm still exploring to find what I like working with best. 🙂

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                        • Russ Van Dine
                          Russ Van Dine last edited by

                          I love this, just a small note, the darkest value next to the lightest value is in the lower right, the two leaves... I would make this lighter area behind the yellow bird, behind the dark leaf darker than the leaf not lighter. That way, your yellow bird would pop out instead of the background behind the dark leaf. this is a great style and I like the birds, I might have to use this as a source in the future! Nice job!

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                          • bharris
                            bharris last edited by

                            @Russ-Van-Dine Thank you! I noticed that too after I finished. Also the tone from the background to the pink bird is basically the same. Gray scale is so helpful! I plan on revisiting a lot of the work I'm doing, it really is never finished!

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