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    June Prompt WIP - critiques welcome please

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    • Johanna Kim
      Johanna Kim SVS OG last edited by

      @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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      • Johanna Kim
        Johanna Kim SVS OG @Kevin Longueil last edited by

        @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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        • deborah Haagenson
          deborah Haagenson @Johanna Kim last edited by

          @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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          • Jacy13
            Jacy13 @Johanna Kim last edited by

            @Johanna-Kim I also like B for the color palette as well! Looks very lively and vibrant 😃

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            • Julia
              Julia @Johanna Kim last edited by Julia

              @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!
              I can't wait to see the final drawing in colours. Good luck!

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              • Johanna Kim
                Johanna Kim SVS OG last edited by

                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?

                Bongo_painting7s.jpg

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                • Neha Rawat
                  Neha Rawat last edited by

                  @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!

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                  • carlianne
                    carlianne @Johanna Kim last edited by

                    @Johanna-Kim I agree with Neha! It looks great!! I don't think Clyde looks too scary and you really nailed the teasing expression

                    The only thing that causes me to pause is the branch that bongo is on. I was struggling to tell if it was part of a tree or a leaf for a while, maybe you could just clarify that.

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                    • D
                      Diane Kond last edited by

                      I love the look of the alligator in the back 🙂

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                      • Johanna Kim
                        Johanna Kim SVS OG last edited by

                        Hey friends,
                        Just want to say thanks again for all the help through my process. I believe that all your notes and encouragement helped to make this illustration far better than if I had worked on it on my own. But I know I still have lots to learn.

                        @carlianne Thanks for that note about the branch. I made some changes (see detail) which I hope clarifies things. But even if not, I think it's time to submit this illo and move on to the next thing.

                        Bongo_painting8-detail.jpg

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                        • carlianne
                          carlianne @Johanna Kim last edited by

                          @Johanna-Kim cute! Do it!

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