The Moment before WIP
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@nyrrylcadiz thanks for the feedback. I will work on that. The girl still requires a lot of work :-).
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When do you guys call a painting done? I always have a problem finishing a painting. The last 10% often takes 50% of my time, then I would end up feeling I have overworked a painting. Does anyone have thoughts on how do you know when a painting is done?
Is there anything I could work on a bit more before I submit?
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@xin-li I understand what you mean about when to know a painting is finished. I think it comes down to zooming out of the image and see if it works out as a whole in terms of composition & readability.
Another way is to squint your eyes & see if anything is standing out to you that shouldn't be standing out..which can happen as we paint along & have to re-focus the purpose of the image
I think it works great, I'd suggest blurring the edges of the shadow that are further away from the character to make the shadow look more believable. Another thing you could do is cool down the shadow areas of the character holding the light source.
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@xin-li This is looking so cool! Reminds me of the shadow creatures in 'Don't Starve'.
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I am still noodling the piece. I found myself lost in the last 5%. @Darian suggested on blurring the part of the shadow which is further from the character to create depths and more believable shadow. I like the suggestion of making the shadow more blend-in and believable. But I did not like the blur effect for this particular piece. So I played with changing the value slightly on the shadow. Does this help? (left: before changing the shadow; right: after changing the shadow)
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@xin-li I do like the one on the right because that texture and variation of color comes through the shadow, making it feel more like a shadow. Well done.
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@xin-li I agree with @Laurel-Aylesworth. I like the one on the right better. If I remember correctly the saying is something like "the last 20% of the painting takes 80% of the time" meaning those little finishing details that help separate professional work from really amateur work take a lot of time. I like how the piece turned out. I would recommend setting it aside if you think it's ready and come back to it tomorrow (with time to spare for extra work) before deadline to see if anything stands out that you want to adjust.
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@xin-li YES! I like how you treated the shadow on the right a lot. This is a fabulous piece.
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I like the shadow on the left better. Makes the piece feel more ominous and suspenseful with the darker shadow and higher contrast.
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