Slowvember, slowest of the slow
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@deborah-Haagenson Thank you on both counts!
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@todd-wilson Great comments on the curved arch. I hadn't caught that as a focal point. I'm still making more thumbnails now that I know what the room looks like, so more drastic compositional changes coming up. And I agree the art chair thief is quite picturesque. Thank you!
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This is so great seeing not only I am struggling with fitting drawing into daily life with children. It ain't easy ... We are homeschoolers as well. So, good you're back to your pencil. I also like the art chair thief
Seeing your last drawing of the living room, I get the feeling of a really large room. I think this is because there are no borders in the front. I don't have that feeling with the smaller thumbnails. I havn't seen your room, but I think you need to enlarge the objects which are more in the front (pale drawings), and getting them closer together. The objects seem to be spread over the room randomly. It might be helpful to group them together, so that you have a better legibility of the overall scene.
I will like to see your progress. Keep it up!
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@Meta Thank you for your critiques about the larger room. I have been zooming in a bit more now, so everything is more coherent. Yes, kids, while a great inspiration for illustrations, are also the main reason I can't get to illustrating. I try to carve out a good hour or 2 after bedtimes each evening, but life has other plans and often intervenes. As long as we keep inching along we're good though, right?
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So I got more time to work yesterday - an unprecedented 3 hours!. I had been looking at Norman Rockwell's April Fool's Day paintings as inspiration to see how to cram 50+ items into 1 image. The inspiration paid off.
After, yes more thumbnails, I finally settled on a composition.
And then I play digitally for a bit (I only just got a program, so I really have no clue what I'm doing there yet). But it let me scribble around and have fun with the fact that I left thumbnail size, however briefly.
I even did a few quick sketches of the kids.
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Oh man! I relate so much to this! I was also homeschooled and have three kids so kudos to you for trying to capture that. I love what you have so far! Good luck!
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Comin along nicely!
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@Annaaronson Thank you! It seems there are a few of us homeschoolers in here. It's nice we can finally meet up.
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@Braden-Hallett Thank you! I'm plodding along.
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Here is the latest progress.I'm learning how to use Affinity Photo at the same time as I'm piecing this one together. I keep sketching in my sketchbook, then snap a photo and upload it, cut, paste and adjust it into place. It's forcing me to learn the program bit by bit as I have to look up how to everything first.
I'm liking how my scribbles are turning into something understandable. I think I'm going to keep a running list of the items I draw, as I clarify them into detail, so I have my final 50+ "Can you find it?" list when I'm done. Much more refining to go!
