little mouse in the wedding band - which do you prefer?

sarahlash

I love the orange-y warmth in the first one, but agree that it is a little dark.

ajillustrates

@Coley I love the low key lighting top left-hand option; just needs some rim lighting to help the ring and blanket stand out from the night sky.

TessaW

I agree with the general consensus here. Really love the warmth and saturation of 1- but it could be a tad lighter.

Oriana Fernandez

I like option 1 (the top left corner). The lighting is spot on, but have to agree with the above suggestions about the surroundings being a bit too dark and the blanket not standing out as much. Go for one!

Nyrryl Cadiz

@Coley the first one. That warm orange and that cool purple just look so good together

lenwen

it's a very sweet illustration! so cozy and warm. I love the second one, I love the night is not totally dark and black and the light area is not oversaturated, it gives the natural and classic feeling

jbleau

@lenwen I like top left ...I think the dark covers allow the focus to be on the face

chrisaakins

Hi, @Coley I really like the rich colors of the 1st (top left) way better than the others. It gives it a rich and dreamy quality that the others don't have. That being said, on my phone, it doesn't show up as well. On my laptop, though it looks amazing. And to think this came from your Inktober drawing. You are inspiring me to revisit my mice, too.

Coley

@chrisaakins inktober is great for ideas! I go back to my folder on occasion for inspiration. Your little mice were awesome and one of the main things that I remember from inktober. Thanks for the feedback. I'm working on something along the lines of those colors just a little more readable. I also started rendering out the mouse with fur as an experiment too so we'll see where that goes!

NicolaSchofield

@Coley I joined SVS during inktober and I remember this piece as one of the first things I saw on the forum. So cool that you're still evolving it. Perhaps an entry for the Nightfall February prompt?

chrisaakins

@neschof what a great idea!

baileyvidler

@Coley I thought this image looked familiar, but I couldn't remember when I had seen it last! That's so cool this came from Inktober!

My favorite is the top right, although, I'd be interested to see what it looks like with the saturation of the top left, but the values of the top right.

Coley

@neschof I might do that thanks

Coley

I did some rim lighting etc and did a fair amount of rendering to the little mousie's face as the lines were a bit harsh I thought. I wanted to see things a little more rendered. wondering people;s thoughts? Do you like it better with the lines or more rendered? I wonder if I need a few harder lines/pieces of fur if it has gotten too soft?

Coley

oh I'm realizing I gave him a nose more like a dog than a mouse lol. back to reference!

burvantill

@Coley

Coley

@burvantill thanks

Coley

More like a mouse nose but not sure I'm quite there yet. When to stop rendering, that is the question LoL

RG Spaulding

@Coley So beautiful. I love all the adjustments you have made. Yes, you should definitely enter the "Nightfall" contest.

Coley

@RG-Spaulding thank you