June Prompt WIP - critiques welcome please
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Hey all, here are my thumbs--which one do you like best? I'm totally up for continuing on with the thumbnail stage if none of these are resonating with anyone. Thanks for your time.
Two more questions:
Do you prefer your alligators more scary or more cute/gentle?
Do you prefer your animals with or without clothes?
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Hi @Johanna-Kim, I like A the best. It’s an interesting camera angle.
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@Johanna-Kim I like B. It reads the easiest and seems to allow for the most expression between the 2 characters. Keep in mind though, I'm very much still a beginner at all this, and I love all of them!
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Super cute! A is definitely my favorite. But B and C are good too.
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@Johanna-Kim My favorite thumbnail is B. I really like the dynamism of the alligator and the overall perspective going on!
As per your two other questions; I like both the cuter and the scarier alligators. I don't really prefer one or the other. It depends more on the type of effects you're looking to achieve in the illustration. As for question two; I typically prefer animal characters without clothes
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@Johanna-Kim They are all really good!! D cracks me up though and it is a unique composition. You can't go wrong with any of these!
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I like the composition and the eyes of the alligator looking up in F.
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Hi! I like F for the monkey, fells more dynamic. And alligator drawings from B.
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I agree, i think B for Clyde and F for Bongo. A combo of those 2 would be awesome but I love them all. Nice work
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@Johanna-Kim amazing thumbnails! Really great composition but D looks really sexual to me
in all seriousness tho. I think A and B are your strongest onesPortfolio: nyrrylcadiz.com
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These are so cute! Super work on the thumbnails!
I also like B for Clyde and F for Bongo.
I also like the depth in E since it sort of shows the journey and obstacles that Bongo has to overcome to reach his goal.For your questions, I love everything cute! And the clothes are nice if it adds to their personality.
Really looking forward to see this develop!
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Hello friends (@Neha-Rawat @Nyrryl-Cadiz @K-Flagg @Diane-Kond @deborah-Haagenson @Kevin-Longueil @Jacy13 @gavpartridge @miranda-hoover @charitymunoz @Jeremy-Ross), thanks so much for taking the time to chime in about your preferences and suggestions. I tried my best to listen to all your notes. In some instances, I got conflicting notes, so I had to use my best judgement and landed on the following thumbnail sketch. Now I'm considering color palette. I'm leaning towards color sketch B because it feels like summer to me, and it's the least reminiscent of Curious George, as much as I love that character.
I'm working on finalizing the drawing now but if you see anything glaringly wrong or bothersome, please let me know. Thanks again!
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@Nyrryl-Cadiz Thanks for the note about D appearing sexual. I always worry about inserting that kind of connotation into a children's illustration.
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@gavpartridge Thanks for your comments. As for my thumbnails, these were version 2 of my thumbnails, so you could understand them. You should have seen the first scribbly ones--unreadable, for sure! I think it's better to keep thumbnails really loose, though. I find that as soon as I start tightening up the drawing, I lose that feeling of spontaneity and spark. I'm actually trying to work on this illustration faster than usual, since I have a habit of working an illustration to death.
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@Kevin-Longueil Thanks for your vote for D:) I really like that bold perspective and will have to find a better use for it in a future illustration.
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@Johanna-Kim I agree with your choice. I like B! To me it's got more life than the other two.
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@Johanna-Kim I also like B for the color palette as well! Looks very lively and vibrant
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@Johanna-Kim hello! I am coming a little late. My favourite would have been D with an opened mouth but I like your final sketch, it looks great too!
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Hi Friends,
Here's the painted version.
Some questions:
Is there anything here that's bugging you (even if you don't know why)?
Is Bongo cute enough?
Is Clyde too scary for kids?
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@Johanna-Kim This is so cute! I love the soothing color palette and Clyde is perfect! I love Bongo's teasing expression. The way you've shown the underwater part and the distant foliage is super! I'm struggling to find anything to critique!
