January WIP as is tradition

Kali

@Braden-Hallett This is a great idea and is looking great so far! I love the concept.

jdubz

Nice! That's literally the same gravity falls panel I had up on my board for this one as well

It definitely took a while I see what is in the description - it wasn't connecting at first glance. Are the footprints themselves still frozen? I'm definitely seeing the flowers and the bunny now at first glance.

Neha Rawat

Great idea thinking outside the box! The concept definitely fits the brief and the key words.
How about changing the perspective just a tag bit more to an ariel view... so the snowy footprints are more prominent and easily identifiable based on shape.
Looking forward to see this develop!

braden H

Thanks everyone! I hear what you're sayin. I think the image needs some tweaking (but I'm still hopeful it could work!) I also may do the standard really BIG footprint scenario instead. We'll see!

Gonna take a quick break from this one til about the 15th to try and throw a book dummy together, so no progress for now

braden H

Looked at the other entries. Saw there are one or two that mine was preeeetty close to, so I decided to go in a completely different direction

Got to a simple coour comp. Next is sketch and minipainting.

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Coley

@Braden-Hallett tee hee hee sooooo cute and fun!

braden H

@Coley Thanks! Glad it reads

Finished study, tomorrow is lineart and maybe some paint.

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ArtofAleksey

@Braden-Hallett i love it but the way the footprints are laid out are flattening the sphere but im guessing its just a rough everything else is great

carlianne

@Braden-Hallett I don't know if you meant to, but the planet kinda looks like a fish? The ice caps on the top look like fins and the alien like the tail. Maybe it's just me

braden H

@Aleksey said in January WIP as is tradition:

@Braden-Hallett i love it but the way the footprints are laid out are flattening the sphere but im guessing its just a rough everything else is great

Making the footprints follow the form is definitely on my change list I think I may have them kinda curling around the icy outcroppings

braden H

@carlianne said in January WIP as is tradition:

@Braden-Hallett I don't know if you meant to, but the planet kinda looks like a fish? The ice caps on the top look like fins and the alien like the tail. Maybe it's just me

Oh my gosh it really does! And if the cast shadow were the other way it would totally act as a gill

ArtofAleksey

@Braden-Hallett great idea.

braden H

I THINK the penumbra of the cast shadow from the off camera asteroid is okay. I did some reference seeking with a lamp and some upturned bowls, lol.

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braden H

Work continues!

Next I get to add some texturey strokes

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braden H

Scratch that. NOW I'm ready to add texturey strokes.

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braden H

I think it's pretty much done. I'm gonna add some white to the left footprints, but I like how it's turned out

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Kali

@Braden-Hallett This looks great! I love the shapes that you've used! Your coloring looks amazing as well, there is a great sense of lighting in this. Great work!

braden H

@Kali Thanks!

chrisaakins

@Braden-Hallett Wow! Braden. Wow. Your work has gotten fantastic! I guess all that lighting and stuff really paid off. I think you are a real pro now and should be getting a lot of work soon. Of course, you could always teach us other learners, too.

P.S. You could sell this now as a poster and I would buy one. Great job.

Coley

@chrisaakins I agree. @Braden-Hallett is truly amazing!