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    • mymightypencil
      mymightypencil last edited by

      Hi All

      New here, long time follower and listener to the PC.

      The work you guys post on the forum is great. This is my 1st crack at one of the prompt contests - I struggle a lot with colour palettes and I've had a nightmare narrowing down a 'style', so I'm hoping this helps me improve with each project.

      Anyway, here's 'The Sad Tiger'. Suggestions welcome.

      Thanks,
      Jase

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      • reelynn
        reelynn @mymightypencil last edited by

        @mymightypencil goodness this is cute! And sad. Sorry, I’m not good enough to give feedback except to say it’s cute.

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        • Asyas_illos
          Asyas_illos @mymightypencil last edited by

          @mymightypencil this is an excellent color pallet and very cute style! Good luck to you!

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          • DoodleMick
            DoodleMick last edited by

            I like it, very nice. I can’t even come up with an idea. You should be proud of yourself.

            Wannabe Caricature Artist and Illustrator.

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            • Larue
              Larue last edited by

              Love your style and color palette, super cute! Maybe I've just got a warped mind but for a moment I thought the chairs were empty cuz he ate them, but now I see that perhaps his guest were just a bit hesitant about accepting the invite:/

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              • Lisa Clark
                Lisa Clark @mymightypencil last edited by

                @mymightypencil This is so great! It's so sad and endearing at the same time. Love the story!

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                • Katherine
                  Katherine last edited by

                  Aaw it's really sweet Jase and the colours are fantastic! I wonder if a little bit more storytelling is in order. For example could the silhouettes of the absent animals be subtly visible in the background as if they're going to surprise the tiger for their birthday? That's just one idea but something that adds a little to the story. Also it feels cropped really tightly to me — can we zoom out a little? Otherwise I think it's really great and my heart is breaking for that tiger a little bit!

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                  • mymightypencil
                    mymightypencil @Larue last edited by

                    @larue thank you 🙂 it's funny you say that, the other option was to have the tiger grimacing a little like; 😬 as he'd just remembered he'd actually eaten his guests. But I thought maybe it was a bit much for an illustration for children haha

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                    • mymightypencil
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                      • mymightypencil
                        mymightypencil @Katherine last edited by

                        @katherine Thank you for your feedback, I would agree on the spacing, I could do with zooming out a little, that could create some room for a silhouette/peeping head. Although the idea was that the guests didn't show up because they're technically his prey 😞 but i do agree, it is missing that final piece of the 'story' somewhere.

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                        • Kim Hunter
                          Kim Hunter @Katherine last edited by

                          @katherine Am I the only one who noticed that he invited only prey animals to his party? Perhaps they thought they were on the menu. Maybe a mix or more friends from the top of the food chain would work better. And agree, not enough story telling. Maybe widen the shot and show us what's just off screen. Perhaps his friends are hiding to jump out and yell surprise. Something like that would give more story. This technique is often used in films, especially suspense and horror. We see the bomb under the table but the characters sitting down to dinner do not know it's there.

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                          • JessicaLinnEvans
                            JessicaLinnEvans @mymightypencil last edited by

                            @mymightypencil Haha! Now why might these digestable guests not come to a tiger's party? LOL! Poor tiger! I love the color palette you used!

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                            • lizardillo
                              lizardillo last edited by

                              I love this. I really feel for him! He just can't understand why no-one has turned up.

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                              • mymightypencil
                                mymightypencil last edited by

                                Plan B could be 'The hungry tiger' - thanks for suggestions so far guys.

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                                • KathrynAdebayo
                                  KathrynAdebayo @mymightypencil last edited by KathrynAdebayo

                                  @mymightypencil This is so great… the colors, style, mood - well done! I think the sad tiger actually gives plenty of story. It invites you to wonder why the guests didn’t show up and then you read the names on the cards and start imagining the story. The tiger is so genuinely sad that you wonder if he just wants some friends. I think the sad tiger wins when it comes to story when compared to version 2. And it’s more unusual when compared to the millions of drawings of happy animals in children’s books. Characters feeling sad can make an image really intriguing because our human nature is attracted to finding out why they feel that way or sympathizing with the character. Good luck, and thanks for sharing this really great piece. 🙂

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                                  • theprairiefox
                                    theprairiefox @mymightypencil last edited by

                                    @mymightypencil I really like the sad tiger. I think it adds more story to the piece.

                                    I wonder though if it would be even more impactful if you made the details feel more like he is a kid who's friends didn't show up to the party. The Mr./Mrs. on the name tags make it feel like he is an adult. So a slight change there could make him feel more like a kid. Another thing you could do is change the candle to reflect his age?

                                    Just a thought. Love the style and colors.

                                    -The Prairie Fox
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                                      jdubz @lizardillo last edited by

                                      @mymightypencil I think you should stick with Sad Tiger versus Hungry Tiger. I think that has a much heavier emotional impact. That initial idea has a heck of a lot more weight to it.

                                      Josh White
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                                      • mymightypencil
                                        mymightypencil @jdubz last edited by

                                        @jdubz thanks. I needed that steer. Appreciated.

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                                        • mymightypencil
                                          mymightypencil @theprairiefox last edited by

                                          @theprairiefox this advice was really valuable. I've created a new version based on your feedback and it takes it up another level 👍

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                                          • mymightypencil
                                            mymightypencil @KathrynAdebayo last edited by

                                            @kathrynadebayo thank you. I'm glad you saw what I was going for. I didn't want to be too cliché and go down the jolly, happy route. He's sad because no one turned up to the party and that's that 🥲 I've reverted back to sad tiger and I'm happy with it. Thanks again.

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