I would echo what a lot of others have said about it being too dark. Something else I’d like to point out though is the brush work you used on the characters. It looks like you used an airbrush tool and these tools are very easy to get sucked into because they can easily smooth out changes in value. This can be a bit of trap, it can cause you to over render and in this case it doesn’t with the rendering style of the rest of the image. On the podcast and in critiques they have talked about avoiding this airbrushed look because it often just causes problems and everything ends up looking too soft and doesn’t create much interest for the viewer.

@Matthew-Oberdier Thank you!!!

Some rough changes - made the character on the left a beaver, and I made the bear a lot bigger to help contrast everyone else. Then I pulled things in and simplified the pose of the fox.

Does this seem to fix those composition issues on the left side??

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I love your style and the rendering so far! I always love seeing kid's plays in illustration and in life lol.
I think I'm a little confused on the story still. I see kids in a shark costume walking towards the kids dressed as coral protecting the fish kid from the shark. Is this right? I think maybe drawing the other coral kids in more exaggerated protective stances like this: (Below) you could probably find kid references of them arguing or upset. I think since the audience is not as important as the kids, maybe dropping a row of people or have them more towards the bottom. Also, since it's still a wip, keep your lighting in mind! The audience especially. In the past, I've made the mistake where my audience became too dark and ended up creating a void that the viewer's eye couldn't escape from.

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Hello everyone! I'm new to the forum. Anyone joining folktale week? This is my first time, I loved the prompts!!! I wanted to explore this year's prompts with a little twist of my own.

This piece is inspired by the classic tale of Knight and Dragon with a little twist of my own.
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Instagram : @navyaraju.illustration

Very cool idea @mcucchi. Personally, I like 2 but I would like to see the duchess’s back so the skeleton hands are only visible in the mirror for added terror.

Also, I would show the Duchess terrified looking into the mirror with the skeleton hands on her shoulders and perhaps her own arms franticly waving for gesture purposes.

Finally, I would remove the character in the background opening the door since it pulls the viewer away from the terror scene.

Can’t wait to see the finished piece!

Hi, I made a coloring book based on the classic Ultraman tv show, with the Kaijus as the main characters. This is one sheet I would like to share it with all the Forum, as a gift for you. If you are interested in the book, just ask me. Thanks! HOJA 001_KAIJU - 06.jpg

Welcome, @emergingeden! I'm still a little unclear on the story so it's hard to evaluate from the POV, but one tip I often hear from the teachers is not to put your main character in the middle unless you have a good reason for it. To me, if she was a little to the right, the animal overlapping (not tangential with) one of the trees, it might give more of a feeling of her riding into the scene. Also, you could vary your tree sizes a little more. Your shrink as they go back in perspective, which is correct, but adjusted for that they seem to be about the same size and shape.

Then again, as you say, the composition is still fluid, so maybe these trees are place holders as the bird is. If we understand more about your priorities it could help us to critique better.

@chrisaakins Hah no problem. I had assumed this was a book YOU were writing based on your mouse characters. Reading fail on my part! I still didn't realize it until I saw the picture on your IG account that referenced it was an existing book 😛

That being said, you should actually make a book 😃

Thanks so much for your thoughts guys..I will lighten and brighten and tighten. 😁

@Jacy13 This is a cool idea too, but I'd definitely add some text if you make it a tshirt line. Always give people some kind of personal link with it, I don't know how to describe it but there are tons of youtube videos on how to make tshirts that sell well

@Barryrousedraws Nice! I like the gentle animation you've got here. It reminds me of how boats move: the gentle bobbing up and down after each passing wave. Good stuff!

@ajillustrates Yeah i can really see how a piece like this would have tested your resolve, plenty of people have probably attempted something like this then quit on day 3 when the enormity of the task becomes apparent. But to just say you stuck with it doesnt do you justice. Its so well executed. The whole thing holds together as one shape, there's levels of contrast, depth, everywhere you look theres something cool going on. Its hypnotic. This should be used as an example to people on how to approach inktober, rather than forcing themselves to produce a pile of throwaway tat for a month. I notice you said initially you were planning on painting it, i dont think anyone would blame you if you left it as it is, indeed it may well not even need painting. If you do paint it up though, you should definately get some prints made up, this is quality.

honestly I am kind of bummed that the blogpost for this never got shared through any of the SVS social media channels. 😞

Inktober is over and done!!

I must say, this was the best so far.
I went for the official prompt list.

Had lot of ideas for most of the prompts, and while some were narrowing down my concepts, others made me come up with pretty interesting concepts.
Also went the digital way, because that was the domain I wanted to get better at, since it s my main tool when working.
Speed was a big big thing that I wanted to improve.

Tried so many new stuff that otherwise someone d have to commission me to do them(ehem, comfort zone) and had real fun overall.

How did your inktober go?What will you do next??
Feel free to post your full collection here,compilation of all 31 days!
Also include your handles,so others can see you!

You can find close ups of my Inktober pieces at
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/g.chris.artwork/?hl=el
SVSforum post days1-15 : https://forum.svslearn.com/topic/10220/sharing-inktober-all-month-say-your-opinions/10
SVSforum post days16-31 : https://forum.svslearn.com/topic/10272/inktober-day-15-31-critiques-are-welcome/18

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I coloured in the street scene to make is less floaty. Funny how looking at an illustration with a fresh set of eyes can reveal things!

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This is beautiful and awesome and very original ! 🙂 Great work !

@Nyrryl-Cadiz Nice one. I'm looking forward to slowing down and just making one piece this month. Are you making something for Slowvember?

@burvantill I share the same opinion. Unless the artists have explicitly stated they don't allow repost, sharing their works should be ok as long as you credit the work to the artist and it is for personal use only 🙂

Wow! Congrats on finishing all 31 drawings! I liked the Dizzy Fairy in particular. simple but cute 😃