Slowvember WIP
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I don’t have any criticism to offer. I just wanted to chime in and say how lovely this image is. The feeling and the style is great. I love the look on both faces. The look is exactly the look I love in a picture book. Can’t wait to see the rest.
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Aw, thank you so much @JennyJones! I appreciate it.
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It looks lovely! :))
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A truly sweet drawing that fits right into the winter-holiday theme! There's nothing that I could add or take away!
It faintly reminded me of a Soviet cartoon about a little bear and a little Chukcha boy's friendship
always makes me cry for some reason
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@mountainbeehive Thank you! I’ll have to look up that cartoon. We watch a lot of Masha and the Bear which might have influenced this piece some.
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Here’s where it stands. I’m not sure if it needs something or if I should call it done. Nothing ever looks finished to me. Critiques welcome.
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@kristin-wauson I love this so much. The colors look great. There is one kind of picky thing, I guess. Her head seems like it's rotated too far on her neck--but I don't think it really is. I think her hood being pulled so far over makes it look like her head is twisted further than it should be. If you just pull her hood back, you can still expose her lovely face. You just might lose a bit of her hair. This could just be me and everyone else thinks it's fine! Anyway, it's beautiful. The expression on the bear's face is lovely and sweet. I hope this makes sense!
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@eli I kept thinking the same thing when I was looking at it but when i checked anatomy it seemed ok. I think you’re right. The hood is twisted and giving the illusion that it’s turned too far. I will tweak it a little. Thank you so much!
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@Eli does this look better? Do you think I moved the hood far enough?
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@kristin-wauson This is a nice illustration you have going here. If I may chime in, the added red of the back of the hood helps, but in my opinion the white on the left side (as we see it) also needs to be reduced or tucked behind her head. The ellipse created by the fluffy edge of the hood opening is causing us to think the head is turned more that it probably is. Tucking that side a bit might do the trick. I also like your texture. That is something I really struggle with and your's looks great in my opinion.
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Great observation! Thank you! The texture layer on top is Will Terry’s from his Digital/Watercolor mixed media class. You can download them from the supplemental materials.
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WOW, just WOW I want to hug that bear and lil girl.
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@jon-anderson Is this better?
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@chip-valecek Yay! Thank you so much for your help.
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@kristin-wauson I think this is getting there! What @Jon-Anderson said about the fluffy trim was what I was TRYING to say, and he said it much better!
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I really like this so far but I would like to mention that when I squint at this the blue on the bear is very strong and brighter than the warmer light. I'm making this point only because I assume the warmer light is your key light? Nice work so far
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@kristin-wauson that is better! It's amazing how small fixes can make a difference. After reading the comment @rcartwright made I noticed that the northern lights seem really hot and drew more attention. I don't know if you intended for it to be a focal point but if you didn't you might just fade that and its reflections a bit. Nice work!
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@jon-anderson and @rcartwright yes, I was a little worried about that and actually darkened the values on those areas already. I work on it a bit more though. Thank you both!!
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I love this picture. If this was an illustration in a children's book, it would definitely draw me in. I can feel the sense of rescue and care coming from the bear to the child, and that they are about to set off on a journey together. Lovely work.
