The moment before WIP

[Coley]

I liked number two best as well! you certainly captured that intimidating feel of this situation, great storytelling of that moment before

[ArtofAleksey]

@Braden-Hallett ooo I like the water reflection nice touch.

[JerrySketchyArt]

You are flying through this one! Looks great so far. Can't wait to see the final.

[burvantill]

@Braden-Hallett make it a Hawaiian shirt with floral print. Lol!

[davidhohn]

Scrolling through this thread was so fun! Great keywords, solid feedback from everyone in the forums!

[braden H]

@Aleksey Thanks! Happy accident

@burvantill but then he would just be a crazy old man with a whistle waving angrily at a child on a diving board Maybe that's better, actually!

@davidhohn Thanks! Really tryin' to put that turbocharging course to work

[braden H]

Allrighty. From here I fiddle and paint!

[Dima Eichhorn]

@Braden-Hallett 3, or 1 if the man behind is going to kick the person. gread idea.

[Heather Boyd]

@Braden-Hallett I just noticed your character's elbows- cinnamon rolls -lols.

[ArtofAleksey]

@Heather-Boyd I was just thinking that!

[steph_artist]

So cool to see your progressions with this piece. My eye is really drawn to the character on the diving board. Not an easy viewpoint to create.

[A Former User]

@Braden-Hallett Fantastic work so far. I'd probably add a touch of light/halo around the kid on the diving board. I feel like he's getting a tiny bit lost in that deep blue sky?

[braden H]

@Heather-Boyd @Aleksey There's just somethin' about elbows that scream swirly cinnamon rolls to me

[braden H]

@lovetherobot Interesting! I may try that. To me at the moment he looks like he contrasts a bit too (almost vibrating)

Thanks for the feedback

[A Former User]

This looks amazing that water reflection and the colours are just brilliant and the boys face on the diving board is SO good and he really stands out! You're so good at drawing sides of faces, that's something i struggle with, but your swimming teacher's moustache is fab haha!

[lenwen]

@Braden-Hallett wow this is amazing! I can feel the depth and the fear of the character. Looking forward for more

[braden H]

@hannahmccaffery I was struggling to think of props that would make a character the 'coach' and for some reason a bushy moustache just seemed appropriate

[braden H]

Work continues! I'm sure I'll think of things to fiddle and fix as the month goes along

[bnewman]

@Braden-Hallett This is way cool. I love seeing your process. Very helpful of you to share!

[KathrynAdebayo]

This is looking so good! Have you fiddled with showing the warm light from the sun hitting your bottom characters? I imagine that you're trying to really highlight the kid on the diving board, which is working very well, I think! You'd know what's best, but I'm imagining that more warm light on the other characters might give the piece a more cohesive feel. The reflected light looks amazing. Thanks for sharing your process again!