December 3rd Thursday WIP
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Well here goes, here's my updated piece. I went into the colouring stage aiming for the vintage/retro look, because I agreed with the commenters who said that might be really nice....but it didn't turn out retro at all! I think that was because I started with a watercolour base painting, carried on with digital and it evolved into a full watercolour/digital piece. Also I'd been watching Lee White's Let It Glow class and I was just so inspired to try something in a similar way...even though I told myself to think retro, I didn't really want to lose the watercolour texture once I had it in there.
I've thought about adding fairy lights a lot...decided against adding them yet because I was worried about 'over-illustrating' - Will and Jake were discussing it in a class, where you include too many things in one piece...still open-minded about it though. Suggestions/thoughts welcome!
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@Dulcie I love the Northern Lights sky effect you have going on - so pretty! And I think you did a really nice job of making the rocket thrusters fit into the style of the train while still adding a fun magical effect. I like the happy elves and friendly Santa as well Very nicely done as always!
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@Rich-Green Thank you, glad you like it!
I'm sure I can improve it but have been staring at it for too long to work out how. Glad the Northern lights came across - I wanted to heighten those but they mixed with the fairy dust jets too much when I tried it. -
I love this so much @Dulcie! Very beautiful and like Rich said, the northern lights are a nice touch!
Santas home/workshop is looking a little dark/unfestive to me, maybe you could incorporate the fairy light idea on the house instead, or maybe add a wreath on there? -
@JajaJulie Thanks for the feedback! I like the idea of adding a wreath and making it look more festive. Originally there was going to be a window shining a warm light out onto the reindeer, I left it out because I wasn't sure if I should draw focus into the corner like that, but maybe I should reconsider.
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I love the way you incorporated the magic and the mechanics of the boosters! It is really lovely!
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beautifully done! love the light!
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I agree with @JajaJulie about making the workshop more festive. Warm it up a little bit in that corner and you could add a small indication that the reindeer are sick like a blanket and tissues. Other than that I think it's beautiful!
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@Dulcie I love that elf's face! Amazing job on the train and rockets!
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@Joy-Heyer @Naroth-Kean Thank you
@gimmehummus Thanks for your thoughts - I will work on giving a more festive feel to Santa's house
@bharris Thank you! I would be so excited to be on a flying train, so I thought he should definitely look happy
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Very nice love the reindeer their faces are my favorite part.
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That's it game over, I am throwing the towel in! This is a great piece! It turned out great.
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Beautiful work! I love the way you painted the train and your sky is amazing!
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Really nice! You have some beautiful color work in this piece.
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@Stephanie-Hider Thank you!
@Chip-Valecek Aww thanks Though don't throw the towel in, keep going!
@Thrace-Shirley-Mears @Rob Smith Thank you
@Damien-Rambacher Thanks, glad you like the watercolour in it. I'm working on a new version with that corner more festive, hopefully will be better -
I like how I can really feel the weight of those train cars--if that makes sense
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Been working on an updated version with a more festive feel….my own critique of the previous version was that, apart from the red train, it was a very saturated blue all over, and one thing Will Terry said in the Mixed Media course was that if the colour is saturated absolutely everywhere, it doesn’t help the viewer focus on the things you want them to. Thinking about that, I de-saturated the snow area in the bottom foreground a bit.
Also, the colour scheme overall was like this:
But when I originally imagined the colour palette it was more like this:
So I worked on that too, making the background more green, re-working the presents to match, and refining stuff.
Hope it’s an improvement….I’m running out of time to work on it now, so to me it’s pretty much done, but any suggestions appreciated!
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@Dulcie I didn't think you could make this image any better but you certainly did! Its lovely and I like the addition of the wreath, lights and warm light in the added window!! I think it would be really nice if there was a wreath on the front of the train too. Really beautiful work, I think you will be one of the chosen ones!!
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@Thrace-Shirley-Mears One of the "chosen ones" sounds quite lofty.
