Uncle Carl Has a Chicken on His Head.

[MOO]

@Lee-White Okay, I'll do it! I did finish my two halves though It's just a practice painting so now I can get some feedback and do it on one page. BTW, I'm wondering about working on the pages simultaneously...if that is even possible so that I can be sure I don't run out of paint and have a hard time matching the colors throughout. Do you do that? Or do you do all the books digitally and your other art traditionally? Thanks.

[Lee White]

@Marsha-Kay-Ottum-Owen I do a lot of books traditionally. As long as you are close to matching color and value on each page, you should be fine. The only time it would be a problem is if the images are on the same spread and don't match.

I only use around 5 colors total so it's easy for me to hit colors over and over.

[Lee White]

One other thing, make sure you are adding enough bleed to the image (at least .25" all the way around). Otherwise it will cut into the image farther than you might want.

[MOO]

@Lee-White So, are you saying that what I have here will be cut off .25 inches all around? I defintiely need bigger paper Also, I know that my pictures are sometimes flat, especially looking at the cows face. If I made a cylinder first and then try to work around that mayeb I can get a rounder look? I have watched the classes on perspective and posing images, etc.....Does the face look too flat to you? Thank you so much for taking the time to critique my work.

[Lee White]

@Marsha-Kay-Ottum-Owen the face does look flat. It's because there is no lighting or shadow on it. Think about that shape as a three dimensional form. Light would hit one side and the other side would be in shadow.

[MOO]

@Lee-White Thank you. Have a nice week end. I'll keep working on these cows :- tomorrow or Monday

[Peter Jarvis]

I love this. The cow is incredible.Love the eyes.

[MOO]

@Peter-Jarvis Thank you, Peter

[WhiteboardJim]

I like the thinner legs as this is a cute cow, I wonder if the tail is a little too thin, and a possible more creative shape to the end of the tail could be a place for a second layer of cute to the image. I might suggest moving the fly that is behind the two characters to in front of the cow, I'm wondering if there is a depreciation in the cuteness of the scene having the fly back where the poop really is, this might be a little over critical. I appreciate you thinking with practicing the painting before you paint the actual, not enough are willing to go through that work to get things right, keep up the good work!

[MOO]

@WhiteboardJim Thanks, Jim. I think your right. The tail does look thin! The fly in back of the cow is supposed to be counting the chicken on Uncle Carl's head, more chickens will be added wiht each page but, I think I could easily move the position Thanks again!

[MOO]

@Lee-White Oh, that's good to know! I am also trying to keep a limited palette. I am actually wearing myself out doing a 30 day watercolor challenge. I thin I'm going to have to take a vacation and tehn work on the book again!