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    October contest WIP as is tradition. Feedback always appreciated :)

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    • Nyrryl  Cadiz
      Nyrryl Cadiz SVS OG @braden H last edited by

      @Braden-Hallett oh god... 😱😅

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      • braden H
        braden H @Coley last edited by

        @Coley I'm glad it's not too subtle, lol 🙂

        @Nyrryl-Cadiz It's all okay because Penny's got her pupper back 🙂

        And Billy was a total jerk!

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        • braden H
          braden H last edited by

          Reinked Penny and the Pupper.

          Added the BG trees. Gave some value to the fence.

          Gonna fiddle with some clouds in the sky mebbe.

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          • xin li
            xin li @braden H last edited by

            @Braden-Hallett Great piece. You really nailed it again. Wow. Very interesting take on the topic. It took the third read to discover Billy's head by the grave. I first thought it was just dirt, or grass or something. Was it intensional?

            Web: www.lixin.no
            IG: www.instagram.com/lixin.illustration/

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            • braden H
              braden H @xin li last edited by

              @xin-li Thanks! And no, third read is definitely not intentional (maybe second read?) My plan is to reinforce the contours a little bit on the grave and shovel then maybe give Billy a baseball cap 🙂

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              • jakecrowe
                jakecrowe @braden H last edited by

                @Braden-Hallett Maybe making Billy a red head in an earthy graveyard would help him pop.

                jakecrowe.com

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                • braden H
                  braden H @jakecrowe last edited by

                  @jakecrowe Sadly the entry must be black and white 🙂

                  If haveing a hat doesn't work, I may just remove the head all together and just have the shovel and the machete do the talking.

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                  • chrisaakins
                    chrisaakins @braden H last edited by

                    @Braden-Hallett Keep the head. I got it on the first horrified read. I am scared of Penny now. Very scared.

                    Chris Akins
                    www.chrisakinsart.com
                    www.instagram.com/chrisakinsart/

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                    • ArtofAleksey
                      ArtofAleksey last edited by

                      Blahaha i love this

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                      alekseyillustration.com

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                      • braden H
                        braden H last edited by

                        Work progresses! I may try some other options for the clouds and grey stormy sky 🙂

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                        • Jonas Zavacky
                          Jonas Zavacky @braden H last edited by

                          @Braden-Hallett Love this 😃 Love the emotion in the piece. Your inking is way out there!

                          I prefer the blank sky tho (in the inking phase). But that's just me 🙂

                          Looking forward to the result.

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                          • chrisaakins
                            chrisaakins @Jonas Zavacky last edited by

                            @Jonas-Zavacky @Braden-Hallett I agree with Jonas. It is a bit distracting and I don't think it adds to the story.

                            Chris Akins
                            www.chrisakinsart.com
                            www.instagram.com/chrisakinsart/

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                            • braden H
                              braden H @Jonas Zavacky last edited by

                              @Jonas-Zavacky @chrisaakins

                              Iiiiiiinteresting! I definitely need to play with that sky then. I don't think leaving it completely blank is the answer, but at the same time distracting is no good!

                              Maybe more leaves, or just a cloud or two.

                              Thank you both for the feedback 🙂 !

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                              • chrisaakins
                                chrisaakins @braden H last edited by

                                @Braden-Hallett I think if you hatched the whole sky it would work. The negative space clouds compete with your abomination's head.

                                Chris Akins
                                www.chrisakinsart.com
                                www.instagram.com/chrisakinsart/

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                                • Zachary Drenski
                                  Zachary Drenski last edited by

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                                  • chrisaakins
                                    chrisaakins @Zachary Drenski last edited by

                                    @Zachary-Drenski oh great. Now I can't unsee it. 🙂

                                    Chris Akins
                                    www.chrisakinsart.com
                                    www.instagram.com/chrisakinsart/

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                                    • demotlj
                                      demotlj SVS OG last edited by

                                      I agree with @chrisaakins that the sky would look better if you just hatched the whole thing. I like it better than the blank sky because it really helps the dog head stand out but hatching the whole thing would make it compete with the rest of the picture less. Great piece!

                                      Laurie DeMott
                                      instagram.com/demotlj

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                                      • braden H
                                        braden H @chrisaakins last edited by

                                        @chrisaakins said in October contest WIP as is tradition. Feedback always appreciated 🙂:

                                        @Braden-Hallett I think if you hatched the whole sky it would work. The negative space clouds compete with your abomination's head.

                                        I will try that. There is much time to fiddle 😃

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                                        • braden H
                                          braden H @Zachary Drenski last edited by

                                          @Zachary-Drenski I can't actually see it :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_smiling_eyes: !

                                          I'll take your word for it it, though and maybe remove that hatchin' 🙂

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                                          • Zachary Drenski
                                            Zachary Drenski @braden H last edited by

                                            @Braden-Hallett you don't need to change it. If you color the piece later there will be no confusion and I realized after I posted my comment that the only reason I saw an eye was because I was viewing a small version on my phone. Awesome drawing!

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