December prompt WIP: pigeons

NicolaSchofield

@Heather-Boyd said in December prompt WIP: pigeons:

@neschof

I love her little legs. Perspective wise the feet of the bench are larger further away and where the lady is sitting it looks like her weight is squishing that side down because it’s smaller. Just something to think about.

Thanks, yeah I see the bench squashing effect now you pointed it out. I'll fix that.

NicolaSchofield

I found myself putting off working on this several times over the past week & finally had to admit that I just wasn’t feeling this scene at all. I went back and sketched something simpler that focuses more on her expression. Going to try and paint some nice light and texture and see where it goes.

Laurel Aylesworth

@neschof I like #11. There is something so perfect about your thumbnails. I like how simple and understated they are, but they still convey your message. I'd keep going back to those.

NicolaSchofield

@Laurel-Aylesworth thank you. I think you’re right, I’m just not really feeling this!

NicolaSchofield

Ok, I think I’m calling this pretty much done now. Time to move on to other things.

Heather Boyd

@neschof

Oh I like this one. I agree I think in this you were able to work things out in your favour.

braden H

@neschof I really like how this turned out! I might try one small adjustment before submitting Our friends the pigeons are kinda fading into the background (the ones on her head, I assume the one's in the bushes are meant to fade into the background) A little bit more of a highlight might help to pop them out into the foreground.

Really, though, this is adorable

deborah Haagenson

This makes me smile when I look at it. It's cute!!

NicolaSchofield

@Braden-Hallett thank you, yes I vaguely thought that but was being too lazy to change it

I’ve now added more of a dark area to the background around her head, added a bit of rim light (hey hey, painting colour and light 2.0 in action!) to the pigeons, and also darkened her mouth as I think it was getting a bit a lost.

Going to sleep on it and hopefully submit tomorrow.

braden H

@neschof That reads MUCH better now Bravo!

Coley

@neschof this is the cutest. Not the best critique LoL, but it really is sweet