Circus WIP
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Oooh! Flows so much better now! the audience definitely reads spectators now, and that change in the curve of the giraffe's neck really eases the eye along! I think the color is great, and the mice still make me laugh! Excellent job!
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@Maile-McCarthy this update is absolutely fantastic. I love the minimal markings for the audience. It reads perfectly without distracting the eye from the towering attraction. And it also really adds to the just how far up they are towering too. Love it!!!
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Hi Maile,
Great revision. The giraffe looks a lot better and that curve really makes for a nice composition for the whole piece. To me, the ear still doesn't really have the shape of a giraffe's ear, those curvy lines wouldn't be there. I would just make it simpler and maybe make the little "antennae" thicker to be more giraffe-like. Not a big issue.
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Good luck! it has turned out very lovely. So much fun, I love those characters and their swag haha.
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just peeked in on this thread - and the improvements you made are fantastic! You really refined this and brought it all together so well! And I am glad you stuck with this color scheme - it has a great design quality to it!
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@Vicky-Vicky said:
Hi Maile,
Great revision. The giraffe looks a lot better and that curve really makes for a nice composition for the whole piece. To me, the ear still doesn't really have the shape of a giraffe's ear, those curvy lines wouldn't be there. I would just make it simpler and maybe make the little "antennae" thicker to be more giraffe-like. Not a big issue.
Thanks Vicky. This kind of feedback is really helpful to me. It's a good reminder of how important it is to understand the anatomically correct way of drawing something before making an abstract departure. I didn't do that here, and I guess it shows!
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@Naroth-Cow said:
Good luck! it has turned out very lovely. So much fun, I love those characters and their swag haha.
Thank you
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Really nice! Love your color and design.
Only thing off for me is the character design of the giraffe. SInce he's gonna be a main focus, he needs to be perfect. IT's mainly his chin and ears that need work. The way they are now give him a sort of "dragon" look. I'd make the chin smaller/thinnner and look at some reference to do a stylized ear that is correct.
Great piece. I'd like to see more from this story. ; )
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@Lee-White Thanks Lee (and everyone). It's so helpful to have fresh eyes on my work.
Off to study giraffes...
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Here it is with a giraffe-ier head. I'm wondering if I might have gone too far toward realism, so that the head doesn't seem to fit the body or the boy's face. What do you think?
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I think the new head is good! just darken the outlines on the spots to be consistent with the rest of him
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It's looking good. I would just push the curve the people are on right now. Maybe make it a bit more twisty.
Just a quick paintover.
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@Lynn-Larson Thanks Lynn.
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@Javier-Diaz Ooh thank you! I love the feel of your curve. I'm going to go work on this now and see how it goes.
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@Javier-Diaz Whew! Okay, here's the update. It was not easy for me to push things this much (and even looking at it now, I can see places where I could have pushed more, especially at the girl/cat section). But I think the result is quite an improvement over the original.
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hehe, love it!!
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@Lynn-Larson Thanks
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@Maile-McCarthy said:
@Javier-Diaz Whew! Okay, here's the update. It was not easy for me to push things this much (and even looking at it now, I can see places where I could have pushed more, especially at the girl/cat section). But I think the result is quite an improvement over the original.
Awesome work!!
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Such a big difference from where you started. I know you have to feel good about where it is now and all the great advice along the way!
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@Javier-Diaz Thank you
