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    • Chip Valecek
      Chip Valecek SVS Team SVS OG @Chip Valecek last edited by

      A little more description below each image. Looking at D some more, i would need to add the wolf and some trees. That idea popped in my head when I was looking at this idea some more.


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      • K
        Kat SVS OG last edited by

        All fun ideas! A could be really creepy/scary and a fun image to do, but I think C shows the superstition really well.

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        • maibutterfly2277
          maibutterfly2277 last edited by

          Not sure which to choose, but I always go towards the one that makes me smile. In this case the bird...

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          • Coreyartus
            Coreyartus Moderator last edited by

            I'd pick C, because you get an opportunity to play with the variety of textures in the wet rain and the umbrellas, and a chance to explore color contrasts between "red" and everything else. I think it has a lot of inherent comedy, too, depending on how you want to play that up.

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            • Kerisa
              Kerisa last edited by

              I personally love the idea of D with the wolf and her in the woods. It's a fun/funny spin on a classic, maybe even have the wolf surprised at what's happening who's hiding between a tree of something.

              All of them are great ideas though, excited to see what you end up with!

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              • Nyrryl  Cadiz
                Nyrryl Cadiz SVS OG last edited by Nyrryl Cadiz

                Hi, Chip! I’m from the Philippines and I’ve never heard that superstition. Lol 😂 must be a niche thing

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                • TessaW
                  TessaW last edited by

                  I like A, if you do the infinity thing.

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                  • Aaron_T
                    Aaron_T last edited by

                    A seems like a cool idea, but might also present a complicated drawing challenge...depending on how deep into the reflections you go. Of course, just having the devil pooping out and limiting the scene to that interaction would be fun. Unless you’re that kid...

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                    • Chip Valecek
                      Chip Valecek SVS Team SVS OG last edited by

                      I am going with the lighting that strikes someone in red, and the person is red is little red riding hood. Here are a few roughs I did. I like the first one but since she is facing the camera does it make sense that the cabin is behind her? Wouldn't see be going toward it? I could flip her around and not show the face but the skeleton structure like in old time cartoons when they get electrocuted. I also like the simplicity of second one and then third one would be the moment before she gets it. So she would look happy not knowing what is about to happen. Thoughts?

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                      • Chip Valecek
                        Chip Valecek SVS Team SVS OG @Chip Valecek last edited by

                        I am going with a combo of all three. I like the layout of the third one, like she is on her way to grandmas, I like the wolf hiding in the first one and I like the idea of no cabin in view. I think I might add a sign that points to grandmas house somewhere.

                        Last rough before I start to clean it up.

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                        • Aaron_T
                          Aaron_T @Chip Valecek last edited by

                          @Chip-Valecek Seems like a solid concept. Should be fun to work in the "old time cartoon" style on her too! 😉

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                          • Nyrryl  Cadiz
                            Nyrryl Cadiz SVS OG @Chip Valecek last edited by

                            @Chip-Valecek Hi, just curious. Where did you get this superstition again?

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                            • Chip Valecek
                              Chip Valecek SVS Team SVS OG @Nyrryl Cadiz last edited by

                              @Nyrryl-Cadiz https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/g4489/strangest-superstitions/?slide=35


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                              • braden H
                                braden H @Chip Valecek last edited by

                                @Chip-Valecek Nice! i think that'll read pretty nicely 🙂

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                                • TwiggyT
                                  TwiggyT last edited by

                                  @Chip-Valecek This latest one is looking solid. I like the addition of her skeleton a lot.

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                                  • A
                                    Amanda Jean last edited by

                                    Love it!
                                    Does Mr. Wolf like his food well done? 😉

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                                    • eroomba
                                      eroomba last edited by

                                      Ha! Maybe the wolf is wearing a bib and holding a knife and fork!

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                                      • Chip Valecek
                                        Chip Valecek SVS Team SVS OG last edited by

                                        Last rough before I clean up the lines. Anything popping out that needs fixing?

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                                        I also slapped some color options together. I am leaning more towards the blue tint with only red riding hood in color. But I also sorta like the full color version. Not sold on the green tint. Thoughts?

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                                        • eroomba
                                          eroomba last edited by

                                          I personally like the blue tint best but the full color is good, too. Maybe full color but kind of tinted towards blue? Not sure how or if that would work.

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                                          • A
                                            Amanda Jean last edited by Amanda Jean

                                            I like the blue one and the middle one myself. They could work really well.

                                            As for other things... I hope this isn't stepping on your toes, but you could push those poses a little more perhaps? Maybe have the lightning just offset from Red, because it could be considered a follow-on from actual moment of strike. I love the electricity around her, just pull that lightning strike up a bit.

                                            Also, you can really try and push her pose and facial expression... lightning strikes are part of nature, nature is powerful, so you could try and show that as much as you can in the subject that's being hit. I don't think there's such a thing as just a "little zap" when it comes from the sky!

                                            You can make things more interesting by offsetting limbs so that they're not all going in similar directions. In animation this is called "twinning" and can make the pose feel flat.

                                            How long has it been since Mr. Wolf ate? Is he ravenous? Is he just peckish? Honestly if my dinner was served to me in this fashion, my attitude would be something a bit stronger than what looks like victorious success. I would say it's closer to "utter delight" at the gift from the gods personally 😉

                                            Again push his pose too, even my example can be pushed further. Perhaps he's leaning towards Red for even more emphasis.

                                            Here is my attempt to illustrate what I mean.

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