Christmas pageant follies thumbnails (WIP)

[LauraA]

Rough sketches--1, 2, or 3? I forgot the haloes in 2.

I haven't done the values yet. I am thinking about using a similar spot background, but will try to make it work with the characters. The ones I have now are mostly to see the silhouettes.

Obviously there's still a lot refine, and I have less than a week left, so your input is appreciated!

If I do #1, I am going to wrap a blanket around something to get the folds right. There's a spatial problem, a needed twist somewhere. But I rather like the concept of Baby Jesus needing a nap and using the magus's cape as a blankie.

Thank you!!

[TessaW]

I personally like 2! It has a really nice flow, and I think it's a really sweet balance of interaction between all 3 characters. #1 reminds me of your rapunzel blanket piece.

[LauraA]

Thanks @TessaW! I was just sitting down to work this morning and was going to go with number 2. It's nice to have a confirmation! Just had to see them all drawn out to make sure I had explored everything.

I may take #1 at some point and make it just about a mom and a sleepy child. I really like it better cropped, since there is no eye contact with the magus.

Again, thanks for taking the time to reply!

[Rachel Horne]

@LauraA I'm sure whatever you choose will be great, there's so many goodies in there. And yes, definitely need to start before December. I always have so many projects in mind for the festive season and nearly always come at it far too late!

[Rachel Horne]

@LauraA Yes, number 2 is lovely.

[LauraA]

Any drawing or other corrections before I start with color? Two days left to work!

[Suji Park]

Lovely, but one change I would make is to make sure the baby looks younger and smaller than the two adults. Right now the baby looks too big compared to the size of the woman. So shrink the baby or size up the lady. Can't wait to see the finished piece!

[LauraA]

@Suji-Park Thank you! That was just the kind of thing I was looking for. Actually, the other two are older children, maybe 10 and 12. The girl has a longer face, as if she is starting to grow. Do they look like adults? If so, I'll take a look at that too.

[Suji Park]

@LauraA Oh I see! Perhaps it's a visual stereotype; when you put a girl next to a baby, you automatically think of a mother. I think the girl's sweet&caring expression made me assume that she is the mother. Now that I look again, they totally look like teenagers!

[LauraA]

@Suji-Park And this in turn makes me realize I need to include more clues that I am depicting a Christmas pageant, like homemade props, for example. I’ll think through that too. Thank you! Your fresh opinion is valuable because after a while I can’t see things objectively anymore.