Fall - WIP (The battle of leaves)
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Gary, great character sketch. I love the pile of leaves as her cape. I’m not sure which composition I would drop her in but I like the idea of #3. Every superhero need to have a nemesis or two.
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I like 2, 3, and 6. The values and composition feel better in those. I also like @Davidingalls suggestion about the nemesis.
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Looks like the votes are all over, I like number 2 the most. It frames the character nicely.
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@gary-wilkinson Like this idea and 2 and 3 are my favorites. Really like the character sketch and 3/4 view. #2 is nice and simple, feels like a cover illustration, and you could even do it as cover, with a hand-lettered title. #3 brings in other characters, and feels more fun and active.
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@gary-wilkinson 2,3, and 6 for me too - 3 with a bit of the gesture of 2 would be a great way to go - be a really nice book cover design with the space at the top. Looking forward to seeing where you go with this!
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Thanks again for everyone's advice. I've decided to go with 2 (although I might look again at 3 someday in a different style)
I've now got my linework down and have been playing around with a few color schemes. I quite like the idea of having the leaves around the mound of grass she is on and having somewhat of a dynamic light over her face with the background receeding into blue.
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Nice work, love the characters expression, she looks so proud! I think the blue background with the shapes of those trees looks a little scary or ominous and it conflicts with how happy she looks. Although from your description she was battling them so it could have been a pretty dramatic battle haha! Great job, can't wait to see it finished!
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@shiggins180 you're right about it being too ominous and think it would fit the right scene but maybe not this one. I was rewatching Will Terry's 10 step video again recently (along with creative composition) and he really pushed the idea of getting a good sketch if things aren't working out right. I think I will go back to the sketch phase again to fix a few things
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I think I really want to push the superhero angle of this piece and feel it needs more heroic impact and less eeriness. Take 2:
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Nice improvements, and I do like your warm/cool color scheme! As I see it on my monitor, maybe push the lights a bit? The whole thing is keyed way down. But the glow looks really nice.
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@gary-wilkinson The line looks pretty good. He definitely seems accomplish
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@Gary-Wilkinson the FACE on that kid! Adorable and proud!! Awesome.
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A few updates to the painting. I thought I would try and follow Will's process as he outlines it in the 10 steps to digital painting to see if I can get a process that is a bit more streamlined, my own process is very similar, but I feel like I jump around too much or correct issues that could have been resolved earlier.
Refined the linework
Added tone
Color Studies
I think I like the middle top one with the back lighting as it's a style I haven't done much and seems to add to the heroic-ness of the character. What are your thoughts?
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@gary-wilkinson Very nice! I think the top middle one feels very 'autumn'. It's a good choice.
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@art-of-b i totally agree. That soft warm backlighting really gives off that autom vibe.
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Slowly getting there, trying to decide on the best way to lighten up the front face of the character, along with a few other bits and pieces. I want the character to be of a dark skin, but finding it tough to balance the colors hitting her from the front as she ends up looking too green. Any advice is appreciated
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@gary-wilkinson yesss I love the latest version! You’re really sending big fall vibes! The lighting is gorgeous. I only have one tiny suggestion- maybe a little weight underfoot, on the pile of leaves, to stop it looking like a hill and more of a pile of leaves. Does that make sense? Can’t wait to see it all finished!
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@gary-wilkinson argh ignore me! I just realised it IS a hill not a pile of leaves
️ Sorry! 
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@gary-wilkinson Awesome! I also like the middle top best.
