February Yeti cooking -update with 3d model
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@Valerie-Light ..oh That oven!... LOL - that one was tied into the other pipes also in the beginning of this drawing but got erased because the lines went right behind Yeti's hand and were distracting me.... I'll work on that - Thanks!!
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Increased the scale of the yeti... i think it is working better now... one disturbing thing is that the fur texture becomes pixilated and blurry when i post it here... i'm thinking i need to change the fur texture ...the longer lines in the beard area seem to translated better when i reduce the size from the 11 x 17'ish original for posting...glad i saw this now
anyways...any thought on the scale increase?
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This is just excellent! You are very skilled. +3 on the scale increase! He looks much more imposing and true to the spirit of "Yeti." Can't wait to see the finished piece!
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@Kevin-Longueil Great idea increasing the yeti's size! This piece has such an awesome flow to it.
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@Kevin-Longueil Looking great! What a wonderful improvement!
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@Kevin-Longueil Great improvement!
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@Jeremiahbrown @Valerie-Light @alicia @Emma-Echter Thank you All so much! I really appreciate it
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@Kevin-Longueil It is awesome so far!! Cannot wait to see this finished!!
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@Georgios-Christopoulos thank you!!
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@Kevin-Longueil looking great, I like him larger as well
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@Kevin-Longueil The scale increase really works! Liking your composition and the story you're telling. Great job!
Something you may want to consider is dialing back on the detail. This would be a stronger spot illustration and would have more impact if the background detail was reduced or even completely eliminated. (Just my opinion, though.)
And you probably already have this covered, seeing how this is just a sketch, but thought I'd mention it anyway ... the realistic hands don't match the stylized and smooth lines of the rest of your yeti, and I feel that disconnect. But as I said, this is probably just the sketch and you've got it well in hand (no pun intended, haha!).
Really, really looking forward to seeing the finished piece!
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@KaraDaniel Thank you Kara!
@Melissa-Bailey-0 Thank you for the feedback Melissa! You are right about the hands... they have blue fur on them now and are not as out of place i think. I'm thinking you are right about the background too. I think I will most likely keep the background though .. i have so many pieces with no background on my portfolio website that i think i need to show that i can draw an environment... so i was going to try to get this to work.
One other random thing is i am going to try to make 2 more pieces with this kitchen or these characters in it somehow... I really think that is lacking in my portfolio also.. showing any kid of continuity of environment or character.... i just paused to look at your website Super Nice work!! Thank you again for the feedback! -
@Kevin-Longueil thanks so much!
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@Kevin-Longueil I feel like there was not enough story going on... the bunny and rooster are really rough and scribbly but i think i am liking them ... i tried all kinds of animals - a goose almost made the cut - i did want a chicken or rooster in there from the start though so it was probably inevitable - my colors and rendering are all over the place and not final....still messing with the composition and story.... I increased the scale of the fox which i'm still not sure about... not sure about the crown on the fox or the cape on the rooster either..... or have i gone off the rails in general and should go back to just the yeti and the fox???? any feedback is always very appreciated - thanks for looking
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I love this one! I think it's a great composition, and I love all the quirky characters. Really looks like a fairy tale story I'd love to read. I like how the bunny is doing something different at the bottom, a great detail. The fox and the rooster are good, but they almost look identical in their reactions. Maybe give the fox a different expression? I know you said the colors aren't final, but the red and green is really isolated on one side of the image, so you might want to put some on the Yeti to keep the image consistent? Overall, really awesome! Great job!
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@MarksByMallory Thank you for the feedback! - Super helpful
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Wow! This looks awesome! Just an idea but I think going with a real minimal blue toned colour palate could be something to play around with. Like an icey blue tone getting less blue/cold looking around the warm from the cooking. Hope that makes sense.
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@Richard-Matthews Thank you for the feedback! You are totally right! There is is no color harmony going on in this piece at the moment... i think what you've mentioned is kinda my plan alf the time... i do want some warm tones from the fire and possibly the oven(s) by the end... though i keep going back and forth .... the background looks much better as warm earthy tones than it does as an ice cave...so i'm not sure...maybe blue livery for critters too might help? The yeti really pops with an earthy background... when i get that far i'll post both ideas and maybe you can let me know what you think? Thanks again for the feedback!
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@Kevin-Longueil you are welcome, I'm glad to have helped! Yes post your ideas when you can and I will have a look :). I think colour consistency would really help unify the work. Keen to see where you get! Just a thought but you could go with animals that are more expected in an environment like that, like an arctic fox, snowy owl, seal, polar bear, or an arctic hare or something. There are lots of cool arctic animals. I think it would help with the consistency because at the moment the animals you have chosen are consistent with their normal colours, but they don't really belong in this environment. Hope that helps and no pressure or anything :).
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@Richard-Matthews I'm thinking more Himalayan than arctic?...that is a bit funny i need to look that up... but that is where i think of when i think Yeti - they've got red foxes, roosters and bunnies there for sure - i did look those up along with the little stoves i put in the background (a shrunken version anyways).....i did try many other beasts in the composition but if you look at the original little color sketch way up above there is a little blob next to the indistinct animal on the bench... that is a chicken... i have really had my heart set on one
