@Daniel-Grissom This is a really neat scene! Love all the animals. In my opinion to answer your question about the best "haze" I think the one at far left looks best, everything seems to pop better than the other two.

@NessIllustration and @TessaW , here’s the revision. I think your inputs improved the piece tremendously! Thank you so much!

@Coley I have favored the branches for framing Will and the girl, but when I add the text to the tree, that is no longer as much a factor, so maybe go without the branches?

@TessaW ok , you help me a lot , thank you so much

Working on the back image for my postcard Long day sledding turns into story time and a nap.

@Jenna-Jenks

Work continues! Next I get to add some texturey strokes

I always liked the texture of pastels. Found a bunch of oil pastels in my cupboard the other day while de-cluttering. So itching to get back to them!

@xin-li thank you for your comments the problem with my portfolio is that is not focused and consistent. My style and abilities keep evolving and thats why i chose to put my latest pieces on the home page. Soon i will have 3 more pieces in the style of coloured ones, so I will add them to the homepage too.

@jthomas I would at least pose them in a more dynamic pose and make them bigger. I would also angle them and make one more prominent than the other. By making them equal weight you have made both of them less interesting. Cool idea for a robot!

Gave myself plenty of time early in the month to work on this, then almost forgot to post it! Some fun entries for this one.

I can sympathize with your situation. Can you give some examples of the kinds of things they are changing? I think asking them to be included in the changes is a great start. Maybe ask for that again with this second one. You can say "I see you have made some changes to the cover. Would you mind if I went ahead and try another to address your concerns?" You can address some of the things you don't like (politely). " For example: I feel like the cover changes make the characters seem inconsistent with my style" or "I feel like the new changes make the composition feel a bit crowded. Would you mind if I did another version of it?" etc. The key is running with the changes and trying to address what their concerns are. Saying things like "Can I suggest another option?" or other phrases like that will rarely be turned down. They like working with people and they want you to be happy too.

@Braden-Hallett wow. you live in such a beautiful place. Now I know where your comic inspiration comes from. The first picture also reminded me of your slowvember piece. @Aleksey I think trash is a good subject to study for artists, as they tell a lot about the people who throw away them.

@nadyart It seems to fit to me when the wolf is willing to dress as the girl's grandmother to get to his victim. The narrative is all about a character that is willing to be elaborate about tricking his victim, so I can picture him testing his abilities by playing a bridge to see if she will walk blithely across. Plus this shows that he is way ahead of her. In the original version he looks like he is trying to catch up to her. Changing the bridge into the wolf eliminates the repetition between the log and the wolf and increases the threat of the wolf. The main thing that changes for the narrative is that the wolf is much bigger and there is water underneath. But I think that actually helps the narrative. Anyway, lovely work, Nadya.

@LauraA We are hoping it is going to be a regular thing. Just might be a bit spread out here in the beginning. : )

Much appreciated! I agree on all points!

@Julia You’re welcome . Same thing happened to me when I first started using the forum.

@CharlieLP I remember struggling with the chair; you've done a great job. I've subsequently found that learning to examine the negative spaces has had a huge impact on the accuracy of my drawings and my ability to nail down problems and correct them.

@Whitney-Simms I totally, totally get you! You get the opportunity to do develop your business but not enough time... I sooooo get it. Good luck with your journey of becoming a full time illustrator, who can pay their own insurance!