3x3 Challenge - and a triceratops on a tricycle
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Color keys! After binge-watching Bucci's YouTube channel for a day. Particularly influenced by his video on "staging".
Input more than welcome....
I'm out of the studio next week - maybe I'll paint these with the iPad.
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@smceccarelli I love the color!!! You are rehabilitating the whole idea of binge-watching ;-).
My quick gut reaction (without glasses, which may not be a bad idea) is 1, C and X. I feel fairly sure Will, Jake and Lee would go for 2, because the light is on Mrs. Rex's head, but I can't resist what you've got going on with the sunlight in 1, so I'm going to come up with the justification that the focus is on the girls and Mrs. Rex should be in the shade because it makes her look scarier (though she isn't).
I second that Mrs. Rex's head should be more dynamic (I see you've already turned it a bit). That's because I've been watching Wouter Tulp and I know that's what he would say--vary the body angles!
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@smceccarelli I like 1 (With a tad more light on Mrs. Rex's head to separate her value from the background) C & Z. This is really coming together!
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These are great pictures, I like 3, B and Z.
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@smceccarelli Wow, you work FAST. If you're looking for our favorites, my picks are 3, C, X! I kind've like Y as well, but prefer X's coloring of the dino.
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@lauraa I'm sort of in love with 1 too - and you're right, my intention was to have the girls as first focal point and Mrs Rex as second read. In 2 it's exactly the opposite It's what Marco Bucci explains in his video on staging, which I really recommend.
@Johanna-Kim it takes me about 15-30 minutes to do a color thumb and it makes the whole process afterwords enormously easier - it's a good investment of time for me. After that, all major decisions are taken and I can just put on a audiobook or podcast and paint.Does anyone like A? I know it's backlit and everything, but for some reason I like the mood....
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@smceccarelli I do like A but to be bashfully honest I imaged being on the other side of the hill and after the thought of things being sunny side up I couldn't bring myself to vote for it.
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@smceccarelli I love A. It's my favorite--I do really like the mood of it. For the other two, I like 1 and Z
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@smceccarelli I do like A as well. The figures read clearly together in silhouette and I just like the feel of the lighting/time of day. Maybe there's a little less emphasis on the dino face, but you certainly feel his hilariously huge presence on that tiny bike, and you really get the feeling of the joy of the girl. It's kind of "riding off into the sunset" in reverse
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Finished the first one - I started with the simplest one, to settle the style. Incidentally, these are doubling as style explorations for a book I'm working on (nothing to do with dinosaurs, unfortunately...)
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@smceccarelli I love the colors on this piece! Especially the lighting on the dinosaur's face. However, I think it may be too dark on the girl's side of the illustration. I might just be me though. I love what you did. I can't and see the other illustrations.
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At this point I could either spend another 20 hours on this one or leave it as is....what do you think?
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@smceccarelli This is FABULOUS! And I love your dinosaurs lols. Last year I worked at a Toy and Games store and I recall a game with dice that would add to your dice collection.! https://www.storycubes.com/
After some more intoduction/review work I would definitely be into this challenge!
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@smceccarelli
Sorry to be late to the party, but I love the drawings and the choices you've made so far!(Too late now, but I would have said to keep the dress in the Mrs. Rex Welcome painting, and said no clothes for the other two. Maybe because of the personalities, or the ages of the different dinosaurs, or maybe dinosaurs are like pets in the way that that they can wear a sweater or not and be fine either way--I don't know, but I just liked the originals, and didn't feel that they conflicted. I agree with the other comment about liking the texture of the dino skin. Also, the dress kind of seems to sit on top of the Flower-wishing dino, rather than being part of her. It looks a bit flat next to the details & contours of the skin--especially at the middle & top of the dress--the bottom is working better for me. Maybe too much contrast on the upper part?)
Another thing that is standing out to me is the highlight on the back of Mrs. Rex's neck & the sharp shadow line between her neck and face. I don't know anything about lighting, but my eye is being drawn there & I'm left looking at the back of her neck. Also, the color/tone of the neck is very similar to the tree behind it. The rest of the lighting & shadow looks great. I like the dappled shadows, and the Mom's shadow against the truck.
I love this whole scene--the exotic blooms, the enthusiasm of Mrs. Rex's expression, her proper lady-like dress & pearls, the positions & posture of the Mom & daughter--extensive story telling!
For the triceratops on a trike, I love A! It's my favorite by far. I agree that it has a great mood to it. I'm getting a "one last bit of fun on the way home" kind of vibe, and a comforting feel. They are so happy & carefree. It seems like they've just had the best day together & are good friends (or siblings?--if one is adopted?! ha, ha!)
These are all really amazing pieces and so fun to look at! They would make a delightful book!
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@miriam Thank you so much for your comments! Not too late at all, as I have not posted any of the finals anywhere. I think what you are seeing in Mrs Rex are mistakes in the perspective of the dress - I will definitely go back and fix them, as well as refine the light on her neck so that it doesΕt draw too much attention. Glad you like no 1 on the triceratops, because that is the one I chose in the end
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@smceccarelli Hi , your works great. Great composition in this one, I love the way the flowers and the moving van lead the viewer into the scene. For me, I think there may be a color issue, you know first read, second read, that kind of thing. When I relax and just enjoy the image, my eye goes back and forth between the intense purple colors of the Dinosaur's dress and the purple colors (Intensity) of the flowers in the lower right foreground. They both seem to be very important.
Theres a tree above, possibly the flowers could be in shade giving more attention to the dinosaur.
None of this is "TRUE" of course , just my opinion. ChrisPS: I can relate to having dinosaurs next door. There's a fallow field next to our house an a large number of alligator lizards have made it their home. Occasionally they make it into my studio. Caught this little guy in my car the other day...
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@miriam Can you believe it, i live smack dab in the middle of LA and we have Alligator lizards , I don't think they are indigenous, I think someone released them , and yes they will latch on to your finger but they have no teeth. They can be very startling, once I thought I was reaching for an Argyle sock and it took off running across the floor.
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@c-davies That is kind of awesome!
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@smceccarelli Magnifique. And just 20 hours? Wow!
