Godzilla WIP. Feedback always welcome!
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@Erin-Cortese I think you're right. Seeing the 'challenger' (challengee?) ACTUAL godzilla in the picture may be the deciding factor. The big eye could be for any monster
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@Heather-Boyd A pitch is a detached description. A 'story' is just me trying to get a little closer to the illustration by coming up with something a little more interesting. Text that could go in the image if it were a kid's book I suppose.
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they're all great. I am partial to the dog because I love dogs
but I think it's really cool seeing just part of him in the image like in the thumbnail, and same for the giant eyeball, really cool. robot is great too though! Hard to pick! -
I'm gonna do the giant robot. Then the eye if there's time since I really like it. But I think Godzilla (a recognizable godzilla) needs to be in the picture somewhere. I guess it all depends. Is it a wise idea to rely on the title of the picture to be part of the storytelling?
Anyhoo! Here's a rough sketch of the giant robot. Next step is linework
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@Braden-Hallett awesome, i was going to do a robot piece as well, but after seeing this... wow great job on the sketch. I need to think of something else LOL
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@Chip-Valecek Your robot can look different
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@Braden-Hallett You are killing it as usual, this looks awesome! I don’t think it is absolutely necessary for Godzilla to be in the composition as the focus is on the challenger, but I do think it works here if you want to include it. I think it works just as well without it though. Lol, that’s probably not helpful sorry.
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Oh wow, I actually love all 3 of your compositions, they all look so fun! I think my favourite is the robot one, i just love the kids face in the foreground and all the little details you've put in - and i've just noticed Godzilla's silhouette in the background, AMAZING!
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@Braden-Hallett I'm so glad you went with the robot one. It was my favourite, I love the godzilla silhouette in the background and your use of perspective
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@Chip-Valecek All robots are welcome as all robots are awesome
Come oooooooon. Do the robot!
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Inks!
Next up is using that initial value scheme and gettin' some lighting goin' on.
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@Braden-Hallett love the playfulness of the kids and robot. Looking good.
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@Braden-Hallett this is a really great composition. You have really grown in your work. I thought it was great when we first met, but you are killing it. Your storytelling is phenomenal. Your style is instantly recognizable. Way to go!
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This is such a great piece so far. I especially love seeing all the work in progress steps.
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This is amazing!
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Robot is great, can be a great challenger, just DON'T use radioactive energy in the robot; Godzilla get stronger with that! hahaha... great composition
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Woah awesome work! Love the different composition variations you showed there. Can't wait to see the finish version.
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@Jano I suppose this is version 1.0 with atomic power
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I redid the inks. I'm probably the only one who can really tell the difference as usual :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_closed_eyes: I've been doing a few things to consciously try and make the linework as high quality as possible before colouring. I often fall into the 'fix it in post' mentality' which really leads to the piece suffering later on.
A few things I've been doing include turning off brush stabilization, working at the size the work will be viewed (so around 50%) instead of zooming in, and this time around reeeeeeally slowing down and turning off brush calibration.
I'm not gonna redo it again, I'm just gonna move on
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You are a rock star!
