Godzilla WIP. Feedback always welcome!

[sarahlawrence]

@Braden-Hallett I'm so glad you went with the robot one. It was my favourite, I love the godzilla silhouette in the background and your use of perspective

[braden H]

@Chip-Valecek All robots are welcome as all robots are awesome

Come oooooooon. Do the robot!

[braden H]

Inks!

Next up is using that initial value scheme and gettin' some lighting goin' on.

[theprairiefox]

@Braden-Hallett love the playfulness of the kids and robot. Looking good.

[chrisaakins]

@Braden-Hallett this is a really great composition. You have really grown in your work. I thought it was great when we first met, but you are killing it. Your storytelling is phenomenal. Your style is instantly recognizable. Way to go!

[Mr.Rob]

This is such a great piece so far. I especially love seeing all the work in progress steps.
Thanks for sharing.

[Nyrryl Cadiz]

This is amazing!

[Jano]

Robot is great, can be a great challenger, just DON'T use radioactive energy in the robot; Godzilla get stronger with that! hahaha... great composition

[Jorge Valentin]

Woah awesome work! Love the different composition variations you showed there. Can't wait to see the finish version.

[braden H]

@Jano I suppose this is version 1.0 with atomic power Doomed to failure!

[braden H]

I redid the inks. I'm probably the only one who can really tell the difference as usual :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_closed_eyes: I've been doing a few things to consciously try and make the linework as high quality as possible before colouring. I often fall into the 'fix it in post' mentality' which really leads to the piece suffering later on.

A few things I've been doing include turning off brush stabilization, working at the size the work will be viewed (so around 50%) instead of zooming in, and this time around reeeeeeally slowing down and turning off brush calibration.

I'm not gonna redo it again, I'm just gonna move on

[lmrush]

You are a rock star!

[theprairiefox]

@Braden-Hallett It is looking nice, but I am finding the much more extensive patchwork of metal distracting. I love the stop sign touch though. It might even out more with coloring.

Just thought I would give you a heads up on what I am seeing.

[braden H]

@theprairiefox That's good to know! Those lines'll fade away with colour and value. I'm in that strange transitional period where my linework either needs more texture or has way too much Someday that proper middle ground'll click into place, but not today.

[braden H]

Back to the basic value structure. Next is local value and shading.

[Heather Boyd]

@Braden-Hallett is this photoshop CC?

[braden H]

@Heather-Boyd Corel painter

[braden H]

Next is shading.

[lmrush]

OMG your process is awesome, that is why your pieces are soooo successful-thank you for sharing, and reminding me to use the techniques I have learned here at SVS

[demotlj]

Like @lmrush I really appreciate the fact that you share your process. I have always loved your work and it is very helpful to see how you get there.