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    February contest WIP as is tradition. Feedback always welcome!

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    • Aaron_T
      Aaron_T last edited by

      Always love your concepts. I've been playing around with the idea of a dragon flying up from the horizon, pulling the night sky up with him, but now kind of feel like it may be too close in concept to yours. I need to get on the forum more often!

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      • braden H
        braden H @idid last edited by

        @idid Still A! Sounds good πŸ˜ƒ

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        • braden H
          braden H @Aaron_T last edited by

          @Aaron_T said in February contest WIP as is tradition. Feedback always welcome!:

          pulling the night sky up with him, but now kind of feel like it may be too close in concept to yours

          I'm absolutely CERTAIN that my concepts are close to others (if not EERILY similar with option D) Please PLEASE run with your concept because I think it's really neat πŸ˜ƒ

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          • Laurel Aylesworth
            Laurel Aylesworth @braden H last edited by

            @Braden-Hallett Oh my gosh...A!

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            • braden H
              braden H @Laurel Aylesworth last edited by

              @Laurel-Aylesworth Yup. I think A's gonna win it πŸ™‚

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              • braden H
                braden H last edited by

                I'm gonna do this one as well as option 'A' since it's really really easy and fast (and I really like it)

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

                  @Braden-Hallett I really love the idea of A. But I am sure whatever you decide on will be amazing as always.


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                  • Nyrryl  Cadiz
                    Nyrryl Cadiz SVS OG last edited by

                    They’re all amazing!

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                    • baileyvidler
                      baileyvidler last edited by

                      @Braden-Hallett I love love love option A! That is so clever, I've never seen anything like it before!

                      The umbrella idea is cool too. I do think it reads better when the night wraps around the umbrella. (Like your first post, rather than the second.)

                      Bailey Vidler
                      Portfolio: baileyvidler.com

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                      • Coley
                        Coley @braden H last edited by

                        @Braden-Hallett ok A is really awesome but this really sells me on C as well. I am so glad you are doing both!

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                        • braden H
                          braden H last edited by

                          I think A's the one to pursue, then πŸ™‚ Thanks everyone for weighing in.

                          Churning out option C. I'm gonna add either a toy truck in the bottom left or a plushy earth hanging in the window.

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                            • chrisaakins
                              chrisaakins @braden H last edited by

                              @Braden-Hallett I can't help but see the girl as a pregnant woman looking out the window with a really bad denim skirt creating a tangent. It took me some study to realize its a blanket. Sorry! Blame it on my old eyes.

                              Chris Akins
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                              • braden H
                                braden H @chrisaakins last edited by

                                @chrisaakins lol fair enough! I think minus the teddy bear may make it clearer πŸ™‚

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                                • xin li
                                  xin li @braden H last edited by

                                  @Braden-Hallett I also thought it was a woman leaning towards the window the first time I saw this image. πŸ˜„ I think the shape of the blanket looks a bit like a woman's dress.

                                  I really love your concept, but there is something not working for me in this image: I think since you are choosing a very minimalistic style for this image, anything you included became very prominent. I am not entirely sure why there are a blanket and a toy truck in terms of the story. I would consider a mini spaceship, instead of the truck for example.
                                  I would also work a bit more on the shape of the spaceship window. Right now the overall shape is a bit distracting for me. My brain is trying to figure out what those dark shapes are before I notice the main character.

                                  Hope this makes sense.

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                                  • braden H
                                    braden H @xin li last edited by

                                    @xin-li Absolutely makes sense! πŸ˜ƒ It's amazing how important silhouette is and how often it's actually something entirely different unintentionally (I'm amazed I haven't accidentally silhouetted something naughty in my work yet. That I know of...)

                                    I was thinking blanky and jammies meant bedtime πŸ™‚ The toy truck's just a toy that may make it into the bedroom. I like the idea of a kid living in space having a bedroom that's very normal and distinctly UN space-themed. Goodness knows if I were woken up early for spacewalks every bloody day I wouldn't want a toy spaceship.

                                    I think the original thumbnail worked, so I'll go back to that as well as another version where it's obviously a very standard messy bedroom.

                                    Either way back to the drawing board!

                                    Thank you for the feedback πŸ™‚

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                                    • burvantill
                                      burvantill Moderator @braden H last edited by

                                      @Braden-Hallett i agree with your reasoning about the toy truck, but what about a futuristic dump truck? If there is space tech enough to live there, then we have had to have made improvements for our moon construction vehicles. Plus it’s an opportunity to design something cool. πŸ˜ƒ...

                                      Lisa Burvant
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                                      • chrisaakins
                                        chrisaakins @burvantill last edited by

                                        @burvantill ooo. 1 point for Lisa, 0 points for Braden.

                                        Chris Akins
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                                        • braden H
                                          braden H @burvantill last edited by

                                          @burvantill said in February contest WIP as is tradition. Feedback always welcome!:

                                          @Braden-Hallett i agree with your reasoning about the toy truck, but what about a futuristic dump truck? If there is space tech enough to live there, then we have had to have made improvements for our moon construction vehicles. Plus it’s an opportunity to design something cool. πŸ˜ƒ...

                                          opportunities to design cool things IS always fun. Points well taken πŸ˜ƒ

                                          @chrisaakins said in February contest WIP as is tradition. Feedback always welcome!:

                                          @burvantill ooo. 1 point for Lisa, 0 points for Braden.

                                          I keep my own score, good sir! I appear to be 19 widdershins past the final turnstyle and WELL ahead of the on-par rabbit seeker. At least until the 19th 1/55th half game.

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                                          • braden H
                                            braden H last edited by

                                            Makin' some small changes. I think the direction the balloons are travelling is more readable now. Also, tall chimneys are best chimneys πŸ™‚

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