The Sad Tiger
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I love this. I really feel for him! He just can't understand why no-one has turned up.
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Plan B could be 'The hungry tiger' - thanks for suggestions so far guys.
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@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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@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.
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@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.
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@jdubz thanks. I needed that steer. Appreciated.
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@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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@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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@jessicalinnevans you noticed the prey!
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Version 3. Thanks for all the advice so far
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@mymightypencil I really love this!! I think the additions you made to have him be a child tiger excited about his friends coming is poignant. It’s like the parents wouldn’t take them because he’s a predator. It can be likened to so many things where parents have issues with what the children (or other parents) are and the kids are so much more understanding - religion, race, etc - at least when they are younger.
