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    Halloween illustration-WIP (feedback requested)

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    • NessIllustration
      NessIllustration Pro last edited by

      What a cool concept, and I really like #2!

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

        @lenwen I also like number 2, also getting a little oogie boogie kids feel from it. Love Nightmare before christmas. One of my favorite movies!


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        • Debra Garcia
          Debra Garcia last edited by

          I'll keep it unanimous, and confirm that #2 is pretty awesome. I can't wait to see where you take this piece.

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          • artwithashley
            artwithashley last edited by artwithashley

            This is fantastic and creepy, and full of all good Grimm fairytale goodness!! #2 is great.

            • EDIT - So after reading that it is the story from the ghosts point of view, I change my previous statement. Just looking at the thumbnails I thought the story was about a witch who snatches children on Halloween!!

            It looks to me that #1 would tell more of the little ghost boy wanting to join in on the Halloween festivities. Your compositions look really great with all the cool shapes & lines. I'll be looking forward to seeing how you are going to render this & what your lighting will look like πŸ™‚

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            • Johanna Kim
              Johanna Kim SVS OG @lenwen last edited by

              @lenwen I'm going to go with #1 even though it seems the favorite is #2. The ghost seems the most interesting figure and this one shows it most prominently. My second favorite is #3. Looking forward to seeing your progress.

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              • Nyrryl  Cadiz
                Nyrryl Cadiz SVS OG last edited by

                Great concept! I’m leaning on #1 but with a more closed up view of the ghost, cowering in fear.

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                • burvantill
                  burvantill Moderator last edited by

                  One is my favorite as well. It’s the ghosts story and they stand out more there.

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                  • Eli
                    Eli last edited by

                    Another vote for 1 with 3 as runner up. I think they match your story better if you're going from the ghosts' point of view. They are all great!

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                    • Laurie
                      Laurie last edited by

                      1 is my vote with 2 being second....I think that these two put more emphasis on the ghosts as the focus, although they are all working well compositionally!

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                      • lenwen
                        lenwen last edited by

                        thanks a lot @Chip-Valecek @Debra-Garcia @Johanna-Kim @nyrrylcadiz @burvantill @Eli @Laurie ! I really appreciate the feedbacks. So far #1 is the favourite, and I think it's true that it represents the point of view from the ghost better. I will edit the ghosts closer as @nyrrylcadiz suggestion.

                        @artwithashley thanks for your feedbacks! what you mentioned is really true. I should change the boy's gesture and expression.

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                        • LauraA
                          LauraA SVS OG last edited by

                          Just now seeing this and I like number 1. It's really striking!

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                          • riftweaver
                            riftweaver last edited by

                            I like #2 the best; but in terms of story, I prefer #1. It makes it evident that we are looking at the ghosts as central characters, and it's arguably more clear what's going on with the little ghost boy crying.

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                            • L
                              lauramarie last edited by

                              Definitely number 1! It focuses most on the ghosts POV and really puts the viewer in the shoes of that character.

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                              • lenwen
                                lenwen last edited by

                                I finally have time again and back to this piece (although Halloween is over). I changed the ghost character from the last time to give better visualization.

                                Here is the sketch
                                1_1541067612398_halloween_WIP_01.jpg

                                and here is the color rough
                                0_1541067612397_halloween_WIP.jpg

                                any feedbacks are welcome! πŸ™‚

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                                • Martha Sue
                                  Martha Sue last edited by Martha Sue

                                  Poor ghosts! I like how your colors are going!

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                                  • Gary Wilkinson
                                    Gary Wilkinson @lenwen last edited by

                                    @lenwen I think that this piece is looking lovely. I would probaby try give the trick or treaters a little more breathing room and will you be using the light of the ghost to illuminate the tree? That would look pretty interesting πŸ™‚

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                                    • Nyrryl  Cadiz
                                      Nyrryl Cadiz SVS OG @lenwen last edited by

                                      @lenwen i really like that you made the ghost into a girl. I think it works better this way. Great job!

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                                      • lenwen
                                        lenwen last edited by

                                        thanks a lot @Martha-Sue and @nyrrylcadiz !

                                        Also thank you so much @Gary-Wilkinson for the feedback! , I tried to give more space for the treaters. I also put high grass as their background to make them more readable. I still didn't work on the tree yet instead I changed the ghost design. Hope it looks better now πŸ™‚

                                        0_1541157547237_halloween_WIP_03.jpg

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                                        • alexsen
                                          alexsen last edited by

                                          Wow good job! I like the colors for the Ghost. I don't know if this is finished, but I feel the Ghost could have some transparency to show it is more of a ghost. Also the kids in the back need some faces. Otherwise well done!

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                                          • xin li
                                            xin li last edited by

                                            I love the 3 original thumbnails. They feel like a sequence in a comic book. There is a strong sense of story when the 3 thumbnails were next to each other. I read as a story about a lonely ghost mom and a ghost child watching other kids having fun. The ghost child really wanted to join the trick and treat party with the other kids. Ghost mom however knew the rule: ghost can not play with human. It is a great beginning for a story. What would mom do to help the child not feeling left out? does the ghost child find a way to play with the other kids after all?

                                            Your later illustration has a great atmosphere as well. But it is less clear to me what the story is about. Maybe because the facial expression of the ghost girl is ambivalence. Is she scared, or longing for something? I am not sure.

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