April WIP brings May.... Robots?

@EliaMurrayArt I will keep going!!! But I have to say that at this point, despite the chaos you so clearly show, blowing up my robot entry seems like my best option

ArtofAleksey

This is great. My one bit of feedback is the values of the piece. Since you are using models and a physical set, my suggestion is either editing in photoshop afterwards or using lights to make the character in the foreground pop more. I posted a photo with the gray values to show what i mean.
The floor is a light lass and the walls are a slightly darker mass. So they keep pulling a lot of attention away. On a film set (i only know this because my partner works in film) they would break it up with textures or more objects, and with lights. The objects on the floor are similar in value to the floor and the clothes and hair of the character are similar in value to the wall.

EliaMurrayArt

@ArtofAleksey thank you so much for pointing this out to me!! I am going to see if I can digitally adjust the background/foreground accordingly and potentially repost!

EliaMurrayArt

@ArtofAleksey and any one else... Thoughts?
While I still have time to change haha

What do you all think - light or dark? Crazy how great digital editing is haha

EliaMurrayArt

Surprise third option!!

Aaron_T

@EliaMurrayArt I can't believe I'm going to try to critique this, it's just so amazing. I really like the darkness of the background and floor of the surprise third option – it highlights Lisa and the sparks and makes the debris stand out more. The only thing that I see if that the red wire that's causing the spark now gets lost in shadow, so its a little difficult to see where the big spark came from. Just my 2¢. So good!

EliaMurrayArt

@Aaron_T that is a great and honest critique - I will attempt to pull that red wire out from the shadows! I think I'm agreeing with you- that the third option works best for me.

Mara Price

@EliaMurrayArt I like #2
I think # 2 it's perfect you can see the red wire very clear.

EliaMurrayArt

@Aaron_T

Here's a combo, pulling out that red wire and even getting bright around the spark and I think it works really well! haha this is what happens when you get excited and rush to finish things.. there's always things to tweak at the end.

Aaron_T

@EliaMurrayArt I can't imagine the word "rush" describes anything in this project. I brought my wife in here and she went through the thread, digging into every picture. "How long did this take?!?! Tell her I love everything about this!" So there you go.

It's much more clear now where the large spark originates now, and you're right, the cast light from the spark is more representative of what would likely be happening. Looks great.

EliaMurrayArt

@Aaron_T haha thank you and thank your wife profusely from me!

Haha this project was definitely long, and arduous, and certainly rushed in some areas. But I almost like that better. I felt like I had no time, and so I made some snap decisions that I think worked to my benefit. i.e. not actually building wooden cabinets hahaha

TessaW

When you win are you going to do the podcast illustration in this style?

EliaMurrayArt

@TessaW oh god. I didn't think that far... haha let's see what happens and I'll save my mental collapse for later. there is no guarantee I'd win and I do not want to get my hopes up.

TessaW

Well, it's such fantastic work, it's already a "win" is it not? I'd just make sure you have some bunny-red felting wool on hand. . . just in case.

EliaMurrayArt

@TessaW hahaha yes it does feel like a total win already. I've been on an illustration high all day. I'm sure the comedown is going to be brutal but I'm already thinking about what to start for my next one!

to be sure I have plenty of red wool.

TessaW

Lol. Omg, I'm very familiar with the illustration high comedown! Just ride that sucker out and remember you've got a bunch of people rooting for you.

EliaMurrayArt

@TessaW hahaha thank you thank you! This whole community has been the most amazing support.

Kim Hunter

Wow! This just blows me away!

Kristin Dudish

Holy noodles! This entire thread was AWESOME!!! I loved seeing your process... So, SO cool! (And, I thought it was so fun to see you searching for bits & pieces where your husband works!)

EliaMurrayArt

@smoke you can read about the process here.