May Contest Sweet 16 Rocked!

aprilshin

Hi Jeremy! It was so great seeing this piece progress in the forums. Here's my take on the critique. I used the soft airbrush with white to really tone down the background. And then on another layer, I did the same thing but with some of the red from the berry the ant is holding in order to unify the colors more (not sure if it's working, lol). I also punched up the red on the ant because I felt like it was getting lost, and I put some highlights on it so you really can't miss him. I also swapped other purple elements to red as well. This is such a fun and cute image! Can't wait to see what you bring to the table for this month's challenge!

Jeremy Ross

Thanks @aprilshin! Very interesting paint overs, much appreciated!

Kevin Longueil

@Jeremy-Ross Hey Jeremy - i did a quick cut and pasty draw over - i'm not the best with color so forgive me - my thoughts were to lighten things up mainly - it also feels like the purple and green are fighting each other in some way - another thought was to maybe reduce the sword size...it really feels like the focal point... i just keep coming back to it - especially the notch in front of the ant... other thought was to maybe have a bit more story somehow? By switching out the ant for something more emotive? annoyed squirrel reading a book in a mole hole makes no sense but it is what i came up with -great image - i think you did an especially awesome job on her face

it still could use more lighting but i am thinking you are going for overcast'ish light

TessaW

@Kevin-Longueil Do my eyes deceive me? Did you just bust out a squirrel reading a book in a mole hole in a paint over?

chrisaakins

@TessaW @Kevin-Longueil I mean, why not? Do y’all know who the sweet 16 were this time?

Jeremy Ross

Very cool @Kevin-Longueil! Thanks for your input, definitely interesting! Appreciate you taking the time to add your insight!

TessaW

@chrisaakins -
@Tom-Shannon Spooky Ghost
@Lucky-Platt Doggies in Windows
@jdubz Frog Looking at Moon
@ArtofAleksey Pirate Livingroom
@James Toogood Sprout and Fish
@taislemos Snow Globe Lovers
@franksandovalart Space Monkey
@anika voight Lonely City Playground
@Neha-Rawat Firefly Jar
@Elena-Marengoni Sad Museum Exhibits
@dinamata Building Windows
@drawnbyshawn Angry Cat
@PieterVanDerBeek Happy Sun Monsters
@esgoldman Dreamy Scientist
@Braden-Hallett Tree House Isolation

TessaW

Oh and @van spittael jean- Donkey Kong Prison

chrisaakins

@TessaW thanks! I loved these! So sad I missed it.

aprilshin

@Kevin-Longueil Lol, Kevin! The mole's expression is priceless!

Jeremy Ross

Thanks @TessaW!

ArtofAleksey

@TessaW haha my dyslexia read “private livingroom”

carlianne

@Jeremy-Ross

Hi Jeremy!! This was a tough round for sure! Glad you were able to get some feedback.

Looking at this piece I'm wondering if your brushes are at the correct resolution? It almost looks blurry through out. It might be that you just need to vary hard and soft line work, but it also might be that your brush is at the wrong resolution. Lee talks about it in the making your own Photoshop brushes video.

TessaW

@ArtofAleksey I'm the one who wrote it, and I also read it as "Private Livingroom" When I gave the list a read back.

ArtofAleksey

@TessaW hahaha

Jeremy Ross

Thanks @carlianne, I’ll check out Lee’s course!

@TessaW Thanks Tessa! This was a fun one. I enjoy seeing the talented SVS work each month! Inspiration galore.