@xin-li Yes, I think it will work well. Great idea!

@animatosoor thanks. It has been really fun AND I am learning a lot.

It has has been very informative to learn how each illustrator handles differences in sex, age, situation, species, etc. And it some of that has gone into how I have been approaching characters in my world-building as well.

For example, most of the illustrators have much larger heads on their children than their adults. The adults tend to be proportioned 'closer' to reality (usually still very exaggerated but closer.) I have decided to do the same thing in my style. Children's heads are wider and their bodies are 1:1 with the head. For adults, I am using round heads and their bodies are usually 1.5x-2x the head height.

For another project, I am building out fantasy races and this comes even more into play as I am using proportions to help define the races. It is nice when one project informs and reinforces another project... got to love synergy.

@Jeremy-Ross Thank you Jeremy! I am so glad to hear that you like the OZ stuff 🙂

Thought i should post the "final"on to this thread - so much detail is lost from the original...not sure what lesson there is for me in that...

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@Laurel-Aylesworth Good luck! 😁

@LauraA Thank you so much for the feedback. I feel like I really lost the prompt after the early sketching stages. The since of mystery in the initial thumbnail vanished, and with it all since of story.

After reviewing the 10 step digital painted class I see that I really didn’t settle on a solid sketch before getting into the weeds of tone, light, and color.

Failure is progress and I learned a lot from this one. My largest take away is to trust the thumbnail, and really use it as my guide to lock down a sketch. I have high hopes for my attempt in February, with more time spent in the sketching process earlier in the month.

I think I will just look at the list you provided from the start next time.

@KathrynAdebayo very nice!:-)

@xin-li Oh thanks 🙂 I should do some process videos actually...sthg to think about...

Hi I think you have 2 interesting characters there. I would agree with what others have said and do more thumbnail ideas.

If I was doing more thumbs I would look at avoiding splitting the page in half with your horizon line.

Also with perspective you would see less detail in the distance so the ripples would not be as prominent or would gradually fade as you go further back to the horizon.

On the concept it doesn't really tell much about the story, but that could be a preference, however the background is quiet bare so a bit more character there might help.

I know this is a mock up, so I'm sorry if i'm pointing out stuff you know or will look at. The contact shadow under the character on the left would help cement that character in their world.

I would have a bigger title, maybe no black banner, you could mess around with this in your thumbnails. On the fonts i'm not sure the bottom one works well here. Also the 'Jazz & Rabbot' text, maybe you could play around with the layout size etc. maybe have a look at other titles and see how they are laid out.

Hope that helps, the characters are cool, can't wait to see more progress.

I also prefer this without the other foxes. The mood of your piece is so peaceful - It's one of my favorites this month!

@chrisaakins I'd probably go complementary but if it's in Photoshop can't you change the hue and see what you like best? P.s. I like the colored version a little better than black and white but they're both great. Great drawing and concept!

@chrisaakins @coley lol, thanks guys 🙂

Scanning the rest of these babies today!!!

I'm scanning them black and white (I just want the textures). Then, i'm going to pop them into my Procreate files and colorize them. Only two more weeks to go!

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@carlianne defenietly! I would probably also add some atmospheric perspective to the mountains, make them more blurry if you know what I mean. Cool picture tho:)

@BichonBistro Thank you for writing that! I don't think Nadya needs to change her drawing, but I think when we see what someone else sees in our drawings we can be aware of unintended effects - in this case this idea came from the similarity of the curved log and the wolf. So rather than try my suggestion, she can simply decide whether she wants to keep that similarity or not. It probably wasn't unintentional and I doubt people see it the way I do.

I do love the idea of a wolf covered in flowers though. 🙂

@yuriqart what else?

@NessIllustration and @TessaW , here’s the revision. I think your inputs improved the piece tremendously! Thank you so much!
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@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?662DD420-29D7-46E0-AB2B-B67AE498C2A4.jpeg

@Jenna-Jenks 😊

@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.

Nice work