Wow you are really ahead of the game here, cool! I love this idea (my first thought when I saw the prompt was EXPLOSIONS!!! 💥🤣)

To add to the above the garage does seem to be in quite good condition after such an ‘epic’ event. The doorframe has no bends or dents or damage apart from the fire. From the angle that Riley is looking, the item looks as it would have gone up in the air from the scorched patch like ⬆️ or ↖️, would it have smashed through the top of the door rather than going out horizontally and then up in a ‘L’ shaped path like ⬅️ then ⬆️. Would a couple of the wooden panels on the front have some damage such as being a bit peeled open (like the top of a sardine tin) or have something wedged through it from the blast, as if it’s come flying from the inside and got stuck half way through? Although it’s a bit of a fine line between a comedy explosion and a catastrophic event, I know I would take it waaaaaaay too far so I would take these suggestions with a pinch of salt! 😂

Loving it so far 👍

@demotlj Thank you! 😅 I have a bad habit of overthink things, just had to check before submitting it.

Re: JANUARY CONTEST: Tiger

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I am trying to decide between a few tiger designs, one I want to put in a setting where the cub is behind a tub, not wanting to get in until they are intrigued by the ducky floating in it. The other is meant to be a scenario where someone is swimming in a lake and the tiger is embarrassed that it was caught wanting to use the lake for bath time, or the tiger could be eager to join someone in their pool, where you just see their head poke above the rim of the pool or something like that. Going for a sketchy, cutesy style almost like a kids drawing, but the tiger I made at the top of the page I would definitely fix up a bit if people like it. It was kind of a way to also figure out the color and brush styles.

Hi @chrisaakins. I voted b - it feels more more vibrant and exciting. I like the air of mystery but I agree that there could be a few more clues as to what she might have made - maybe a footprint or a shadow or some tools or some left over bits and bobs, maybe?

I think the more green and warm colors looks like a more fun color harmony that fits the more abstract quality of your illustration, rather than the more blue and cool toned colors in #3. The colors feel more deliberate.

I think #2 is my favorite of the three. The tree in the middle of the page fits with the other trees better for that look of depth without distracting from the character off to the side of it. I also really love the brush textures in this, especially the mixed watercolor wash look.

This is very nice looking, or an Ogar that is. Background????? Not sure…. That is my issue as well, I can’t come up with a scene or backstory.

Nice work though

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@chrisaakins what if Rabbit comes slightly more forward, the cliff and the rocks are pushed further back so that you don’t lose the view of the car, but rabbit is going to make the landing. One paw, is close enough to the viewer to see he’ll land ok? I feel that would encapsulate the bad luck and the luck together at the same time.

@lizardillo
This is my wish as well… that I could hire a family of iguanas to do my chores while I sleep snuggly in my bed. One can dream LMFAO

@k-flagg I must say that I like the red one more. Besides giving me a more Valentine's day vibe it also "catches" my eye more than the other one.

@chrisaakins love this concept! The only thing I might suggest changing is making the hat slightly darker, it seems a bit too close in value to the background

@duh So glad it can stand on its own! One of my worries is being seen as a copy. When I first started my comic a few years ago, it was common for people to associate my cartoon duo/tiger companion with Calvin and Hobbes.

@duh thank you! Very helpful feedback!

@mymightypencil 😢 Oh my glob. So sad! Great idea going over old prompts, may have to steal that idea.

@melissa_bailey Thank you Melissa! I will try to follow Will Terry's course and I also thought of trying to pick and replicate the coloring of some pieces Iike, as "training wheels" 🙂

Super quick New Years illustration let me know what you guys think 😁 hope every one’s new year is going great so far!

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@kim-hunter FYI - My use of akid in a costume and a bat-like signal should be covered under fair use doctrine and parody. Just in case anyone was concerned about copyright infringement. Cheers!

@phoenix-yip
Did some little adjustments. Brightened the background so the characters stand out a bit more and I also brightened the tentacle.

After looking at things more closely I think something else that might help with clarity is LESS contrast. I realize that’s the opposite of what I previously said but here’s what I mean.

I think the over all values of the characters, background, and tentacle should be more contrasting. So basically when you paint in your flats they should be very clearly distinguished. But within each of those general value areas there could be a smaller range of value because all of the high contrast points in the figure are going to draw a lot of attention which can get visually confusing.
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An update! Not quite sure I'm done yet, I'm still fighting the fading of the window detail more, but its getting there. Thanks for y'all's comments!