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    • Mr.Rob
      Mr.Rob @braden H last edited by

      @Braden-Hallett Looking cool so far. I love seeing the value planning. Something I need to get better at. Thanks for sharing. I’m looking forward to seeing more progress.

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

        @Braden-Hallett This is looking great! For feedback I would say that it feels like the scale of the parents is too small for where they are and especially for how low our eye level is - feels almost as though we should see a bit of the underside of the table and their heads should break the line of the upper cabinets? Was just thinking that the entire read of the piece might be dictated by the expressions on the faces of the parents so bringing them forward might be good even if their scale is correct - a couple random thoughts would be maybe having the teddy bear stretched more but not ripping...it really does pull the attention right now as possibly the most important thing happening in the frame - another random thought would be to maybe scoot the baby a hair to the left or flipped and moved all the way to the right - but it really does look great as is - so feel free to ignore 🙂

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

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        • Whitney Simms
          Whitney Simms SVS OG last edited by

          @Braden-Hallett if you need more examples, I have plenty. So so so many. Can’t wait to see it progress. Is there any joy, or just the chaos and storm? I can’t tell from the thumbnails.

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          • Jonas Zavacky
            Jonas Zavacky last edited by

            @Braden-Hallett I don't have anything to say about it except I love it already 😂 maybe look out on the tangent with teddy's ear and the legs of the boy behind him 😉

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            • Erin.Cortese
              Erin.Cortese Moderator last edited by

              I see what you are going for, but I'm not sure that it communicates love. It almost reminds me of a 'before' scene from a movie showing a dysfunctional family before they learn to show love to one another. What if instead of looking like they are in despair, the parents were looking lovingly at each other in the midst of all the chaos? I think that strong contrast might be really impactful.

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              • braden H
                braden H @Erin.Cortese last edited by

                @inkandspatter Tough to tell from the thumbnail, but that's exactly what I'm planning 🙂

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                • braden H
                  braden H @Kevin Longueil last edited by

                  @Kevin-Longueil Thanks for the feedback 🙂 I'l keep that all in mind once I start actually sketching and figuring out tangents and elements a little bit more.

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                  • braden H
                    braden H @Erin.Cortese last edited by

                    @inkandspatter Imagine a dead tired but tender smile as they share short moment holding hands. Maybe a 'happy anniversary' card on the table, too :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_closed_eyes:

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                    • Erin.Cortese
                      Erin.Cortese Moderator @braden H last edited by

                      @Braden-Hallett oh sorry, lol! The concept is awesome!

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                      • Whitney Simms
                        Whitney Simms SVS OG @braden H last edited by

                        @Braden-Hallett they could be negotiating who has to tackle which problem. Like playing poker. Or play Rock Paper Scissors for it. Or the laugh at your self smile, like “I don’t even know where to start.” Or you could make the parents hide under the table holding hands. Let’s pretend they’re not here. This is a very relatable illustration you have started! Although, I’ll keep my kids. They have their moments

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                        • Pamela Fraley
                          Pamela Fraley SVS OG @braden H last edited by

                          @Braden-Hallett this is great. Pascal Campion is posting some very loose comic sketches along these lines on his Instagram lately. You should check it out. He’s one of my favorites and he captures the pains and joys of parenting so perfectly. ☺️

                          instagram.com/fraleycreates

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                          • braden H
                            braden H last edited by

                            Aaaaaand refined values:

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                            Super basic light kinda colour study

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                            And finally. Friggin' finally. The step that now takes me the least amount of time which I use to try to get to as soon as friggin' possible, the linework.

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                            There's some clusters of tangents and lots of chaotic overlapping, but since it's suppose to FEEL chaotic, frenzied and just an utter cluster#*&^% I'm going to keep them.

                            Thanks everyone for your feedback so far 🙂

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                            • Erin.Cortese
                              Erin.Cortese Moderator @braden H last edited by

                              @Braden-Hallett Wow, incredible! This composition has such great energy and movement.

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                              • evilrobot
                                evilrobot SVS OG last edited by

                                Love this your draftsmanship is top notch.

                                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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                                • braden H
                                  braden H @Erin.Cortese last edited by

                                  @inkandspatter Thanks 🙂 Full body screaming fits are always fun to illustrate and easy to make dynamic

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                                  • braden H
                                    braden H @evilrobot last edited by

                                    @evilrobot Thank you 😀 I think the rest of my process and skill set is slowly starting to catch up to my linework

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                                    • ArtofAleksey
                                      ArtofAleksey @braden H last edited by

                                      @Braden-Hallett always impressive stuff. Cant wait to see how you decide to color it. But dang these parents are so into themselves nothing else matters right now.

                                      instagram and twitter: @artofaleksey
                                      alekseyillustration.com

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                                      • Branden Brushett
                                        Branden Brushett @braden H last edited by

                                        @Braden-Hallett OMG. So good! This is going to be a fun one.

                                        My only feedback would be where the parents heads are in relation to the bottom of the shelves, along with the cereal boxes. It's hard for me to tell the depth; are they in front of the shelves or underneath it? I know they're in front but my brain was playing tricks on me a bit. Lighting may resolve that.

                                        And with the cereal boxes, the focus on the love between the parents two faces might be more clear if the boxes didn't take away from their silhouette? Maybe just leave the box on the left so the back of the dads head is more obvious.

                                        Great line work btw!

                                        Branden Brushett
                                        3D Game Artist/Writer/Illustrator
                                        Portfolio: https://brandenbrushett.wixsite.com/portfolio
                                        Instagram: www.instagram.com/picturebookjourney

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                                        • braden H
                                          braden H @ArtofAleksey last edited by

                                          @Aleksey Thanks 😀 I'm gonna go with the overly wamr colour scheme for the chaos with the nice cool blue in the eye of the storm with the parents.

                                          They ARE super into themselves :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_closed_eyes: at least until little Danica finds something solid in those cupboards and whips it at Jeremy's face to shut him up. Then Philly's gonna lose his soother. And we all know what happens when Philly loses his soother...

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                                          • braden H
                                            braden H @Branden Brushett last edited by

                                            @Branden-Brushett said in Luv WIP:

                                            It's hard for me to tell the depth; are they in front of the shelves or underneath it

                                            Interesting! I'll be sure to keep that in mind when I start painting 🙂

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