February (Octopus) WIP

JennyJones

The "yuck" face on the girl is so perfect. I am looking forward to seeing this as you make further additions. Fun idea.

bnewman

@evilrobot This is looking really good! Not sure about that candelabra obscuring part of the octopus though, might shift it a bit to the right so it's still foreground but not in the way. Love the spread!

Nyrryl Cadiz

@evilrobot I love the man's face.

Charlie Eve Ryan

Loving this one, very clever.

Chip Valecek

@evilrobot i have to disagree with everyone here, I do not think it is right that they are eating an octopus. LMAO just kidding, i just love them. They are so cute and squishy. Anyway your sketch is looking great. The look on the girls face is priceless. However what is she looking at on the first page? It would look like she is looking at someone.

Will Terry

@evilrobot I love it! I would make sure you get good reference for those chairs to match the stove pipe hat. Can't wait to see the finish!

evilrobot

@will-terry Thank you Did my best on the chairs perspective drawing is a pain. Hoping to get a good portfolio piece out of this one... here's my next work in progress.

evilrobot

Finished the line drawing for the first side of the spread. Now onto the second side.

Kevin Longueil

@evilrobot Great composition!! This will be a portfolio piece for sure - for critique the only thing I can come up with is to maybe not have texture or as much texture on the octopus so that he might pop more - really nice piece William!

artwithashley

The girl's expression is perfect! I can hear her making that yuck noise, and my face wants to do what she's doing because I feel her pain. Hahah way to go.

Kat

Love this, such a fun image!

evilrobot

Another WIP line drawing for the completed spread

Kat

These are great! I love the expressions and details.

evilrobot

Next work in progress. Started on the colors. Going to let it sit for a day and come back to it.

Gary Wilkinson

@evilrobot Looking awesome! It may not be something you want to alter, but the tentacle in the foreground seems a little off to me and feels like it should behind the candelabra, maybe it's just me

Eli

@evilrobot WOW. It looks amazing in color!

evilrobot

Thanks for the advice @Gary-Wilkinson Yeah I need to fix the front tentacle. I like it coming in front of the candle stick but it is a bit wonky.
With the background on the first page of the spread, do you think I should leave it blue? I was debating with my self over if I should just leave it, if I should throw in some flat colors, or if I should do a little rendering back there? I just want the foreground to be popped out no matter what I do. And on the other one not sure if I should put some texture on that blue background or erase it out on one side and have a gradient that goes to white.

stringfellowart

@evilrobot you could leave the background white, but maybe complete the top of the chair so it all pops off the page

bnewman

@evilrobot Sick! I mean that in the nicest possible way. This is looking amazing.