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    • nasvikdraws
      nasvikdraws last edited by

      It looks amazing. Works better with the darker background from Jason. My only comment is the eye. It is a bit glazy. But maybe that was intentional. Otherwise looks great. 😎

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      • kaitlinmakes
        kaitlinmakes last edited by

        I think the first one definitely has character and a voice and I love it. But I can also see your progression in the second one, and it looks like the same hand made the whole image, whereas the first one is slightly disjointed between face and object.
        So exciting to see a different and fascinating rendition of the wicked witch and I am very excited to check out and see more work in this universe.

        https://www.instagram.com/kaitlin.kahn.art
        Https://www.kaitlinkahn.com

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        • Kevin Longueil
          Kevin Longueil SVS OG last edited by

          Thank you all for taking the time to share your feedback - it is So helpful to me!! especially when feel i cannot see a piece clearly anymore -

          @jason-bowen Thanks for the paint over and the kind words Jason! - i like a lot of what you've done to it
          @TessaW Thank you so much for the feedback! (And thank you for the rendering style compliment too 🙂
          @Eli Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback Eli! - it is always good to hear your input 🙂
          @nasvikdraws Thank you for your feedback on this! I definitely have gone back and forth with that eye....a lot...so it is good to hear your opinion to add to the scales - thanks again!
          @kaitlinmakes Thank you for your feedback and thoughts on this - very much appreciated!

          Portfolio: kevinlongueil.com
          https://www.instagram.com/kevinlongueil/

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          • SarahLuAnn
            SarahLuAnn last edited by

            I like your first but do think your second is improvement. I like what Jason did with adding more dark to it--I'm excited to see what you end up doing with it!

            sarahluann.com

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            • Kevin Longueil
              Kevin Longueil SVS OG @SarahLuAnn last edited by

              @sarahluann Thank you for the feedback SarahLuann! I will definitely darken the background in the final 🙂

              Portfolio: kevinlongueil.com
              https://www.instagram.com/kevinlongueil/

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              • ArtofAleksey
                ArtofAleksey last edited by

                I looked at them closely and then stepped away then compared them again. It really just feels like either 2 different versions of a character or 2 characters that are part of a duo together. I can’t say if either of them are better or worse just 2 different versions of equal quality. If that makes sense. They both give me a similar feel, they have a similar pose, similar features. I can see how you added detail but unless someone is really comparing these closely, there aren’t any major differences that make me go “this is definitely better” other than the switch in black and white.

                instagram and twitter: @artofaleksey
                alekseyillustration.com

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                • Kevin Longueil
                  Kevin Longueil SVS OG @ArtofAleksey last edited by

                  @swordofodin Thank you for the feedback - i really appreciate it!

                  Portfolio: kevinlongueil.com
                  https://www.instagram.com/kevinlongueil/

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

                    I think i've made a breakthrough on the Witch's face - much more sinister - i think i was trying to keep her slightly sympathetic by having rounded forms in her features - discarding that idea is helping a lot! Still a work in progress of course but i finally am feeling good about her!

                    0_1536176185256_Flattened 6 small.png

                    Here it is sent through the cut-out filter in photoshop a la Lee White - set to 3 levels ...looks pretty close - maybe a bit more light around the eyes ...

                    0_1536011082799_cuttout 3 levels.png

                    Portfolio: kevinlongueil.com
                    https://www.instagram.com/kevinlongueil/

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                    • TessaW
                      TessaW last edited by

                      This is looking great Kevin!

                      As a side note, I've noticed your website brings us to a landing page that says OZ and Not OZ. I wonder if this diminishes your other work by labeling it like this?

                      Website: www.tessawrathall.com

                      Instagram: www.instagram.com/tessawrathall_art/

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                      • Kevin Longueil
                        Kevin Longueil SVS OG @TessaW last edited by Kevin Longueil

                        @tessaw Thank you so much Tessa! I have been working on changing my website all morning - part of the feedback i got from Stephen Silver's skype mentorship was to make a landing page on my website and break up the content into a couple different pages - Oz related images on one page and my other work on the other page ...... can you think of a good way to label the two buttons? I just now changed the buttons to "oz series" and "illustrations"....do you think that might work better?

                        Portfolio: kevinlongueil.com
                        https://www.instagram.com/kevinlongueil/

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                        • Chip Valecek
                          Chip Valecek SVS Team SVS OG @Kevin Longueil last edited by

                          @kevin-longueil I think those buttons work.


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                          • kaitlinmakes
                            kaitlinmakes last edited by

                            Please let us know when this book is available! I'd love to get a copy!

                            https://www.instagram.com/kaitlin.kahn.art
                            Https://www.kaitlinkahn.com

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                            • Eli
                              Eli last edited by

                              Ok, I was wrong! She CAN be more ominous!!! Phenomenal work as usual...

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                              • JulPer
                                JulPer last edited by

                                Wow, this is amazing! I don't really have any comment on the witch, other than the current version looks way creepier and dangerous, so great job!

                                Just took a look at your portfolio and loved the OZ series, when will the book be available?

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                                • Kevin Longueil
                                  Kevin Longueil SVS OG @kaitlinmakes last edited by Kevin Longueil

                                  Thank you for the feedback and encouragement - i had September 24th as my deadline for having this submitted to Amazon...but i keep finding things i have to redo so i do not think i will quite make it - there are a couple more pieces i need to tweak before i submit (i really need to work on the witch's hands too) - thanks again!

                                  @Eli @kaitlinmakes @JulPer @Chip-Valecek

                                  Portfolio: kevinlongueil.com
                                  https://www.instagram.com/kevinlongueil/

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