MerMay’d wip
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I’m really just looking for second opinions on the child. Does it look like he has a hoodie scrunched up tight or does it just look odd?
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Hey Asya!
I read your description of what it should read as first before viewing your image. But it does seem like a scrunched up hoodie but maybe without your explanation of what it is I could also see it as a dinosaur hoodie / costume as well. But for terms of story telling I don't think a bright neon sweatshirt hoodie is necessary because there's a little goldfish mermaid in a bag. That's intriguing enough. Looking forward to see the finished image!
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@cshillustration thanks a bunch glad it reads! Maybe I could play around with the Dino idea? Here’s where I am at currently.
Wasn’t too sure about the glare on the bag which image should I move forward with? Also wondering how I can make the perspective read better with the water in the bag it seems off to me right now... -
@Asyas_illos I prefer the first one. But I'm honestly distracted by that bright sweatshirt, my eye keeps going towards it and staying there although I know the focal point should be the mermaid. Something to consider. Good luck!
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I think I will make it a series maybe?
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This poor kid has mixed feelings about his little mermaid.
I’m concerned about the placement of the mermaid against the boys face but I wanted her silhouetted, thoughts? -
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I’ve been working all my sketches first to keep consistent
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I’m wondering about the composition of this one does it seem to busy? I plan to have a very pale background to have the characters stand out more.
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@Asyas_illos I love the color!
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@Asyas_illos The composition works for me...the line of trees along the right point the eye back to the main character.
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@RachelArmington thank you! I am usually scared of doing backgrounds but I look forward to finishing this one!
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Slowly making progress
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to keep a minimal color palette with this one I chose to have the tank sort of obstruct or deflect any color from the background -
@Asyas_illos The fish in the bottom right of the tank is perfectly placed, makes the tank 3D by crossing the line. Great palette!
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@RachelArmington Thank you for the feedback!
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I’m having trouble showing that the mermaid is pressed up against the glass, is that reading? it’s not coming out the way I see it in my mind
I did a version where it was colored the little spot but it didn’t quite look right either
thoughts?
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@Asyas_illos yes, it does read like the mermaid is pressed up against the glass. But there does feel like there's something "off" with the mermaid in the tank and I think it's because when she's underwater, everything takes on the color of the water -- it makes it appear that the water is opaque, but then if it was, we wouldn't see her shape. If you were to show some color on the mermaid and perhaps some distortion from the water, I think it would read better. Do an image search of people in a pool and look at how their shapes and colors change above and below the water. Because the mermaid and water are basically complementary colors, you'll need to adjust accordingly -- this is something I've had to figure out in my latest illustration project. My solution was to cool down the color of an object when it went below the water's surface, then glaze over it with a blue watercolor wash (the water was the last thing I painted). (This technique could also be employed digitally, but there is definitely more than one solution that would work.)
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@Melissa-Bailey-0 thank you so much for reminding me of this. I thought I was doing it but really I was just painting layers over and not getting the clear affect, I’ve been painting layers in normal and forgetting about multiply (which I was using frequently during doing the watercolors) so does this look more accurate?
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I think I’m gonna leave it like that. My daughter is the awesome by the way, totally her idea to have the pens in the hair! well first she suggested a pencil like he had drawn the picture, I was thinking it was just a photo or a poster but she was thinking that he drew it so I made markers and stuck a few of them in there.
