Garden WIP- Which one?

[lenwen]

I think A reads better

[TwiggyT]

I like A better because I feel like the flowers add good energy and interest that the gate doesn't. Just be sure the big flower next to the bee doesn't detract from the bee himself.

Oh, I just saw the little one peeping over the wall..that is too cute.

[TessaW]

Thanks you guys! I tend to get lost in endless variations, so you are helping me keep on track. I'm glad there was a clear choice between the 2.

[Sofie Schollaert]

I like A as well... maybe you could 'age' the wall a bit? But that is just a thought. Love the feel of this piece, it's very... happy and natural!

[A Former User]

I like A better too

[BichonBistro]

@TessaW I see what everyone is saying about the openness of A, but I like the feel of B gate not having the gate edges lead the eye out of the picture--could you have the edges of the brick wall more covered by the flowers/foliage?

[TessaW]

@Sofie-Schollaert Yes, that's a really good idea. This is just a super rough sketch, and I will definitely need to ponder about more of the secondary details. Thanks!

[TessaW]

@BichonBistro Good catch. I'll keep this in mind while I develop the foliage!

[MOO]

I choose A also

[TessaW]

I think I'm almost done with the linework. It's taking forever. Going to put it away for a few days before making further tweaks.

[Chip Valecek]

@TessaW WOW thats impressive. I can't wait to see how you paint it.

[Kat]

Wow that looks great! Makes me want to color

[MichaelaH]

@TessaW Hi hi I missed the child in the rough sketches

[TessaW]

Color flats.

[TessaW]

Done maybe?

[Nyrryl Cadiz]

@TessaW WOW!!! I love the colors and the blurry brush strokes you did. Now this is just me but I think it would be great if the flowers weren’t as blurry as the girl to add more contrast and another level of storytelling— the girl’s world is colorless and uncertain hence the blurriness while the garden is a beautiful, safe haven hence the color and more focused surroundings. But then again, this is just me. I do really love your piece as is. Amazing!

[BichonBistro]

@TessaW I like this one best

[TessaW]

@BichonBistro Thank you!

[TessaW]

@Nyrryl-Cadiz Thank you! I see what you mean. I tried it without the flowers blurry. I'd need to clean up a couple of areas without the blur, but what do you think overall?

[Su]

@TessaW This is such a strong illustration! Do you have a story that goes along with it? If so, I can't wait to read it!

It would be lovely to have a combination of treatment—keeping of some blurred flowers (love that dreamy quality of the strokes) but mostly keeping the more defined ones. Nice job!