January WIP

aska

Hi, my 2020 resolution was to come back to SVS forum - done;-) Another one was to take each monthly challenge in order to build portfolio - doing it. My 3rd resolution is to learn drawing a lot of thumbnails, but not this time. Not yet My concept on this illustration is based on my favourite mountain in Slovenia, which looks like a sleeping giant. This is only a draft, one and only thumbnail. Any helpful critiques will be appreciated

chrisaakins

@aska I love it. I was thinking there looked to be faces and then I realized it was supposed to. Good job.

Eywin

I really like this and the idea of the faces.

KaraDaniel

Interesting idea. I saw the faces then read your words so it's showing what you intended!

aska

@chrisaakins @Eywin @KaraDaniel Thank you! That's motivating me to finish it

aska

Here is my progress. Any comments appreciated

NicolaSchofield

@aska I think possibly I'm just being a bit slow / blind but I can't see where the footprints are?

aska

@neschof cause there are none Thats a problem. My idea was to make it look like one of the mountains went for a walk but i guess it looks more like river than mountain-prints...

NicolaSchofield

@aska ah, yes, I thought it was a river, I can see now though. Maybe adding a front edge to the nearest footprint would help? Just now it looks like maybe it is a river that flows down a little waterfall.

Jennyann

Hi. I think the footprints need to be defined more. I'm assuming they are the lines in the center going towards the moon. I like the palette you chose, and the luminous light as well. I'm still working on my lighting too, so maybe someone else could help. Would the moonlight wrap or hit the top of the figure's head and outline some of the planes in the mountains? Would it also affect the light the figure is holding?

aska

@neschof @Jennyann thank you for comments how about now?

aska

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Jennyann

Hi @aska

Looks good. I like the addition of the cool shadows around the figure. Now, I think you just need some more contrast or dark in some spaces and under things that curve. Lastly some directional light in your piece.

Heres another example. You'res probably looks better. However, I was trying to show or imagine where the mountains would cast their shadows on and around each other, and draw the path towards the center or the moon.

aska

@Jennyann thank you! I kind of gave up on this drawing.. I felt it was not easy to understand my concept. However now with your correction, i should probably come back to it, so your time is not wasted

Jennyann

No Problem, I'm happy it helped.