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    • Eric Castleman
      Eric Castleman last edited by

      missed the deadline, but will finish it anyways.

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      • juliepeelart
        juliepeelart SVS OG last edited by

        Such a funny concept! I love it!

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        • Eric Castleman
          Eric Castleman @juliepeelart last edited by

          @juliepeelart Thanks. It has been a nightmare lol 🙂

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          • Eric Castleman
            Eric Castleman last edited by

            Inching along

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            • Chip Valecek
              Chip Valecek SVS Team SVS OG @Eric Castleman last edited by

              @eric-castleman I would have submitted what you already had for the contest. But since you are still working on it, what if you gave the guard a security hat or a badge on his shirt to show he is a security guard.


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              • Eric Castleman
                Eric Castleman last edited by

                A few problem popping up with perspective, so yay.

                @Chip-Valecek Good idea. I will add something like that too him. His hair is way too important too him to wear a hat though lol.

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                • Chip Valecek
                  Chip Valecek SVS Team SVS OG @Eric Castleman last edited by

                  @eric-castleman LOL I wouldn't know, my head is shaved and I always wear a hat. Unless I am in the shower or bed.


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                  • stringfellowart
                    stringfellowart SVS OG @Eric Castleman last edited by

                    @eric-castleman Walkie Talkie, screams security guard.

                    Bringing whimsical creatures to life.
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                    • TessaW
                      TessaW last edited by

                      Good point @Chip-Valecek about giving him some security guard props. I've been viewing this mainly on my phone and missed the fact that he was a security guard. I thought it was a kid this whole time, until I viewed it on my desktop.

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                      • lefrog
                        lefrog last edited by

                        Love the style

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                        • Eric Castleman
                          Eric Castleman last edited by

                          ugh, I just want to move on already. That usually is a sign that an image isn't working.

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                          • Eric Castleman
                            Eric Castleman last edited by

                            cooled off the background...idk

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                            • Eric Castleman
                              Eric Castleman last edited by

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                              • Jon Anderson
                                Jon Anderson SVS OG last edited by

                                @eric-castleman You've already put in a ton of effort on this so I am hesitant to say what I'm about to say. You mentioned that it probably isn't working based on how you feel and that got me to look at the composition more closely. What if you switched the robber and the column so that the robber is midpicture with the guard? That would take out the big dividing line down the middle that the column makes and shift it to the left. With it being foreground it could take up that side without needing much detail or creating an eye trap. As it is now you have both characters on the edges of the image and what's happening between them just isn't as interesting. Maybe that's why you feel like you're having to force yourself through it.

                                I would totally feel bummed if I had to wreck a pic I had been working so hard for so long. If you really are struggling and ready to move to something fresh it might benefit you to put this away for a new project and come back with fresh eyes. This is a really cool concept and lends itself nicely to your painting style. Hopefully you'll come up with something you'll really be happy with.

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                                • Eric Castleman
                                  Eric Castleman @Jon Anderson last edited by Eric Castleman

                                  @jon-anderson thanks for your perspective on this. I think what bothers me about this piece isn’t the piece itself, but that I am not able to figure out when a piece might be failing earlier rather than later. That drives me bonkers more than a single piece not working out I guess. I really need to get some good material on design.

                                  What I have noticed about my work is that when it comes to design, if I have less going on my pieces work way better, but that severly limits me. I have been trying to get more items in an image, as well as mutliple characters in a scene, and when I do that, this sort of situation rears its head. Any thoughts this sort of problem?

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                                  • TessaW
                                    TessaW last edited by

                                    @Jon-Anderson makes some good points and suggestions.

                                    I've noticed a pattern that you may be developing- this piece and the going away to college piece are very similar composition wise. You have the composition with the two main elements on either side, with a very strongly contrasted architectural element in the center. For this piece it's the pillar, for the college one it's the house. Just pointing out a tendency you may have, so you can think about how that's influencing your decision making in the future.

                                    As far as things that may help in the future: have you taken the Creative Composition class and the Draw 50 Things class here at svs yet? I think that may help. Even if you don't plan on doing a 50 things piece, a lot of Will's info in it is very helpful. Additionally, what is your preliminary process for your pieces? Do you do any small rough thumbnails? You may also think of doing some master studies where you focus on the placement of things and how they choose to contrast certain areas.

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                                    • Eric Castleman
                                      Eric Castleman @TessaW last edited by

                                      @tessaw yeah, I’ve watched those classes quite a few times. My design just has started to get worse, and I cannot understand why. I still go through all the same steps, and in the design/thumbnail stage and when in those stages I feel as confident about a piece as I did before.

                                      The interesting thing about this situation is that I just finished a piece for Highlights, and my drawings, thumbnails and finished work was dead on. I have no clue why I could pull that off wheh I needed to but this stuff isn’t working. Driving...me....bonkers lol

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                                      • Eric Castleman
                                        Eric Castleman last edited by

                                        Ok, I think I figured out what I am forgetting. There is basically no overlapping. When I don’t consider this, I think what tends to happen is that the indivual items in a piece have no relationship, or feel as though they are propped a certain way for the viewer. All of my succesful work has had succesful overlapping...I now realize that I totally ignored that aspect in this design.

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                                        • Jon Anderson
                                          Jon Anderson SVS OG @Eric Castleman last edited by

                                          @eric-castleman I don't think I'm far enough along in the experience category to offer meaningful suggestions for where you are. Personally, I'm refocusing my efforts toward more simplified work with the intention to get good at that then broaden my scope to more complexity as I go. I think your work is well beyond that stage. Maybe a small adjustment in how much you're trying to do could be the trick? Hopefully the experienced folk can encourage you in the right direction.

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                                          • TessaW
                                            TessaW last edited by

                                            Oh, glad you could identify what the problem is. Maybe as you discover these things you tend to miss, put it on a list, so you can refer back that list if you get into a weird place again.

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