Thanks everyone for the feedback and compliments! Lots to think about.

@Laurasketches so far my process for setting up my portfolio has been asking others for feedback (I FINALLY got in contact with a local-ish illustrator group and they gave me some feedback) But if you ever wanna chat about it gimme a PM 🙂

@NessIllustration I'll definitely be going with something like that! The different font for the subtext really does read better. Thank you 😃

@theprairiefox Said it in the other thread, but thanks for reminding me about those keywords :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_cold_sweat: It's amazing how thinking about them beforehand (BEFOREHAND, BRADEN! BEFOREHAND!) really does help.

I love it! It's so atmospheric!! I don't have anything to add though, the way the board attaches was what I would have said 🙂 But that's fixed now!

Such an amazing design Cesar! Mecha enthusiast here.

For the critique:

I would make the line work thinner and add some texture to the armor (Brushed metal)

If you want to add reflection on PS do the following. Draw some white shapes on top of the glass cabin and set them to soft light mode. Then make the edges softer with the eraser.

Last but not least get a soft brush (White) and decide where your reflection will go.

You've inspired me to work harder on my mecha designs!

@Jon-Anderson @Lee-White Cheers! Drawing Mac, was feeding me energy to keep me awake :smiling_face_with_open_mouth:

@Susan-Marks A pleasure Susan! What you're saying has a lot of sense. I wasn't thinking smart enough! Great love and respect!

@lovetherobot Thanks for the input. I was going for ominous shadow rather than detail. It is murky water and all.

@CukiArtist very cute artwork, I am especially impressed with the dog! I like what you are doing with the expressions. The thing that sticks out the most to me is that the alien and girl look very similar to each other in design (same length of hair, same eye shape, "wings"). What do you think about changing up some of the features to let them compliment each other. Maybe try the eyeshape on the girl to make her look a little less fairy-ish and see what you think.

@theprairiefox Yeah, I see what you mean. I’ll definitely mess with the values, maybe on the middle and back characters, and see how it comes out. Thanks for the help!👍🏽

@hannahmccaffery Thanks for compliments and Crit:) unfortunately....the logo must not be altered...I was pretty bummed when I found out because originally I had a similar idea! lol I'm looking forward to getting it painted as well, but after taking into consideration the different points given here, I will make some adjustments and what for sign-off on the sketch before painting 🙂 Ill be sure to post here and tag y'all when I do tho 🙂

Thanks for the eyeballs guys. I slightly enlarged Moley and they are all printed and on their way!

Really love the textures! Adds so much interest to the piece. I also like how you have that atmospheric perspective thing going. Looking forward to seeing the finished piece!

I like the shadow on the left better. Makes the piece feel more ominous and suspenseful with the darker shadow and higher contrast.

@Squirrelsize This is beautiful. I agree with @suenaumi, the pieces extending outside the border are a really nice touch.

@VitoPetra Yes! I think 'too much information' is the right way to put it! Thank you for that point of view! Strong cast shadow is certainly another good idea to highlight the focal point.

@Johanna-Kim thanks! Number 14 is from a reference i used. Ancient Rus/Mongolian/Tatar

These are so cool! I love the initial drawings and the colour choices you made for the water in the end. It really feels like you drew all these different feeling aspects and facettes out of the shared subject matter each painting has.
Agreeing with Kevin too, that in some of the final images, especially the busier compositions, the initial clarity faded a little, where the sketches read maybe a little clearer. But then again it's kind of cool that the life creatures blend in with the trash, makes it feel more like they are being overwhelmed and pushed aside by all the waste.

@marine I like what you've done 🙂 . One thing I've learnt is you can bend lights and change them to whatever you want to tell your story 😉

@Jon-Anderson I like your idea and this scene makes me laugh. Regarding your questions: (1) Your concept of spreading color as a metaphor for the added flavor that the octopus is bringing to the chef's cooking is really cool, but I think the hatching detracts from that effect. I feel that focusing on the color gradually turning to b/w or more subdued values at the edges, without the hatching, would communicate your message better; (2) The color palette works for me. I think if you keep to those colors, then add some light and shade values from the light sources in the room, everything may tie together.

Extra note: that silhouette in the door behind the main figures is very mysterious and pulls me away from the important action in the kitchen. Perhaps if you added another silhouette in the other door window, as if they two figures out there were just talking, it would feel less distracting.

@Lee-White I think this is absolutely a learning piece and I will have to redo it to get it to fit. Ironically I am just about to do that with the text for the book dummy too because it's my one rhyming one and apparently rhyming books from beginning authors are like a big joke.
I literally painted myself into a corner with it by doing the background as food that is supposed to look good. Changing almost any of it made it look unappetizing and this is supposed to be the part of the book where he's just so in love with cooking it's like 70's flower fest. I have to admit I just ended up Lisa Franking it for now just to put it on the shelf and be able to face a redo.dc182165-59d6-4eeb-8a51-4c7dca981f2a_rw_1200.jpg

@Sliproot that is adorable!!!
The tail of the lightest monster in front drags my eye away. Maybe, darken it a bit as it’s moving out of the light from the magic box.
👍❤️

Edit: sorry. I just saw it was final. I missed the works in progress. 😊