Isolation WIP - this one probably end up being more than 50 thumbnails.

xin li

I am leaning towards no.1. I do not know how to render the background yet. I want to have a sort of messy and a bit abstract painting feel. But I think maybe the concept is not very clear - it might just a half-baked idea rather than a concrete concept.

Jeremy Ross

Hi @xin-li, all look very interesting but I like 3 the best!

Coley

I like 1 and 3 the best. Something so nice about both of them. I might prefer 1 slightly more but they were the ones that spoke to me.

Ryan Ehr

I think 1 and 3 are great concepts and I'd like to see them illustrated, but I feel like 2 has something simple and elegant going on. It fits the solitude of isolation well and doesn't leave me with the questions of 1 and 3. I'm a bit stuck filling in the blanks on what the planet/spaceship are all about in 1. In 3 it just makes me sad that she wouldn't fit through the bottle.

That said, again I think any of those will be magical rendered.

xin li

@carolinebautista, @Jeremy-Ross, @Coley, @Ryan-Ehr thank you for the feedback. I will chew a bit and maybe do another round of thumbnails before I proceed further :-). I love being in this stage of not commiting to any idea, but I also find it really challenge as I always feel the lack of originality in my concepts.

Kat

I like the girl I. A bottle best

Jennyann

I like 2 and 3 the best. I can feel the notion of isolation in these 2 the most. I get the feeling of silence, and being with oneself.

chrisaakins

I like 3 best and 1 best. I too would love to see some more of your fish.

xin li

@Kat @Jennyann @chrisaakins, thank you for weighing in. It got me think clearer. I struggle with this prompt. I think some of my thumbnails could work, but I kind of feel it is not "IT" for me yet. I want to digg a bit more on what is isolation for me. I really like the technology isolation idea by @chrisaakins. I wish I have thoguht about that

chrisaakins

@xin-li you can use it!

xin li

@chrisaakins thank you. I may do it.

Mara Price

@xin-li
Hi @xin-li Nos. 1 and 3 are so interesting. I'm curious about how you are going to color them. No. 3 is a very nice illustration, is she a siren?

xin li

@Mara-Price I have not given much thoughts on the color. I think I have some clear idea on the color for no.2 and 6. But I do not know about no1. and 3. In terms of the method of doing color study, I think I want to try Braden's quick mini painting approach.

Heather Boyd

@xin-li I like the look of 3 in your thumbnail but quite like the stories in flying to the moon to paint alone and the giant in the garden.

Taigyo

I think the bottle is most interesting and has a lot of potential for both a cool composition and presentation

K.Flagg

I like #3 best. I think the bottle composition would make a beautiful illustration

xin li

@Heather-Boyd @Taigyo @K-Flagg
Thank you so much for weighing in. I am so surprised by how many vote No.3 got. Seems like the composition is quite sucessful to draw attension compared to the others.

I also like the composition. But I am struggle with the concept, mainly because the feel of the illustration is not exactly how I relate to the topic of Isolation. I think I may go with no.1 or no.6 concept wise, and work on the comp a bit more before proceeding to painting.

Heck, I might just paint the girl in the bottole for fun, but not for the contest :-). I am having a week off to spend extra time with my daughtor before she goes back to the kindergarten next week. So looking forward to get back to painting again next week.

LauraA

Actually, I like number 1. It seems very you somehow!

JudeKillory

I really like 3. What a great idea and an original concept.