@Asyas_illos I'm catching up on this thread... praying for continued energy, rejuvenation, and support as you make your way through this storm.

I'm smiling to see the progress you've made and those anthropomorphic characters are SO CUTE!

Other characters I envision - since there is a bunny, why not the good old Tortoise? Maybe he can be a father (slowly) pushing his mini-version too haha Maybe the Tortoise and the Hare are good friends now in their mid-life journey 😄

Excited for what's to come and know that many of us are cheering for you in this moment! 🙏

@chrisaakins this will be an awesome series of illustrations. Super cute!

@baileyvidler I really like 4 (a LOT). But it seems like if anyone can make their smoke look like a dragon, it would be Gandalf. (Bilbo seems to be relegated to smoke rings). Maybe both smoking a pipe with Smaug materializing from the smoke in general?

I do like the composition of 1 and 3, which seem the more favored of the covers in previous comments. But for content, I like including Gandalf as one of the characters on the cover and indicating Smaug with the smoke.

@Rafael-Morales-III thanks! Those were very very challenging. ☺️

@Ari-Sorokin that’s great! Yeah most programs require you to learn both in a major. Mine did and I wanted to go the path you did. Usually you’ll get to specialize when you’re higher up in programs

@Cayleen So cute 🙂

I can see why this is tough to decide—I could see a place for both styles. “A” looks a little more like it belongs in a comic, maybe, and B feels slightly more geared toward a picture book. I will say, though, that even though I see what people mean when they say that “A” feels “blurrier,” it does, at the same time, seem to lend itself well to a humorous, silly story, maybe slightly more so than B, which feels more quiet and sweet.

@Larue yeah for sure... amazing how we help each other, I'll say blind spots are seriously that, I'll speak for myself. I am leaning on crits for this reason 🙂

@Griffin-McPherson Yep I agree with you here Griffin, it is easier to begin from scratch and thumbnail, establish values, create your focus and develop elements from there. I know, I'm in that boat too, trying to learn to not do what always gets me into trouble when a composition just isn't working. It sucks sometimes 😞 But that said, you do have beautiful rendering techniques and I love your textures, colors, and mood...

@Asyas_illos Thank you Asya 😊

@geekinm so recognizable that time runs out to start another version 😂. I have no clue where to start digitally, but sometimes it seems so nice to just be able to try something, change colours and positions. Instead of trying a new version.

@kirsten-mcg thanks Kirsten!

@baileyvidler This looks so good!

@Frogpunzel
Oh so I was just asking for feedback on anything that looks off. Thanks for pointing out the problem with the arms! I’m going to go back and fix the drawing when I have some time.
Thank you for the feedback! 😄

Hi @Eric-Castleman, this is a lovely piece!

Have you tried to remove the lamp to see if the composition is better balanced? I feel the piece is a little heavy on the left, but could be just me.

I did a quick crop as an example.

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@Mia-Clarke thanks!

I love this 🙂

Yes, as others have said, in procreate you’ll have to work much smaller. I use a 4000 x 4000 pxl canvas then copy and paste the canvas to the 1200x 1200.
It’s very limiting and a bit frustrating but you get used it.

@Kim-Rosenlof I also just saw you got rid of the side port hole lights...I think sometimes I fall in love with a detail that doesn't really serve the greater good, case in point.

@mzameckaart That actually makes a lot of since to me! I feel like 10 illustrators could make illustrations of a character based on a written description and they would all come out pretty different. But making fan art from an image like in a movie would give a much more consistent result.