The BUZZ-INN wip

[lizardillo]

A little more progress today. Still a long way to go. The ideas are there but need to work on making it clearer and play with the angle (like the rounded ones, ideally you should be looking up at it a little as its hanging from a branch). Theres a lot going on but these are really small sketches so everything is crammed in. Plus hexagons are difficult!

I do like the rounded versions but I think hexagons say 'bees' a bit more, and I think wasps nests are round. Honeycomb is very regular and uniform by it's nature but I am trying to break that rule a little. If I can get a bit of the life of the rounded shapes into this I'll be happy but it's whether I can do it is the question!

I wanted a sign above the door saying "BEE-ENVENUE: (Bienvenue).
But I don't think I'm going to do it as it's mixing languages a bit.

Thank you for your feedback.

[Jacy13]

@lizardillo Your ideas are great! So much detail you have in there. Can't wait to see your final image

[lizardillo]

@Jacy13 Thank you I love coming up with the little details, it's the best bit. It's all fun and games when you are drawing little scribbles. I'm guessing I will be wishing I had followed 'less is more' when I try to draw the real thing.

[Jacy13]

@lizardillo Haha, I feel your pain. Detail can be fun for the sketch, not so fun for the final render!

[lizardillo]

I have been in a whole world of hexagon hell with this. I think mapping it out on a perspective grid has sucked quite a lot of life out of it, I've overdone the hexagons a bit now. I think I need another pass with some more organic shapes mixed in, with a bit more variety of size and a bit more imagination further than hexagons.

I know bees are busy but this is all far too busy now! I also need to find a better way of attaching it to the tree.

I think I'm going to be down to the wire again!

Feedback and suggestions always appreciated. Thank you.

[demotlj]

This is super!

[KevinTreaccar]

This looks great!

[ajillustrates]

@lizardillo This should win Critique Arena based solely on the 'b' saloon doors.

[lizardillo]

@ajillustrates Thanks. I wondered if anyone would spot those

[KevinTreaccar]

I really hope this inn's slogan is "You can Buzz Inn, or you can buzz off."

[lizardillo]

@Kevintreaccar Love it!

[lizardillo]

@Kevintreaccar Liquor stores are called off-licences in UK so my take-out hatch might be called the 'Buzz Off' (licence) or the Buzz-out. Although neither of those really make sense

[KevinTreaccar]

@lizardillo As long as people get the point, it doesn’t have to make perfect, technical sense. I love the idea of The Buzz Out at the Buzz Inn.

Buzz Inn, Buzz Out or buzz off

[lizardillo]

Well after a good few rounds of revisions and changes and tantrums and starting again, I have eventually finished the line work. I may have to go over some parts with a lighter line as the new template is making it a bit fuzzy and it hard to see some details. hoping to get the colour done tonight and tomorrow when I can fit it in.

I'm not sure about the beehive chimneys coming out of the sides of the top part. Should I remove them?

Thanks

[Jacy13]

@lizardillo Wowzers! You've gotten so much detail done. I love it

[APHOTICMOTH]

Amazing piece.

[Tiffany Thomas]

WOW!!!!!!! Soooo amazing, love all the detail!!!!

[avfarrar]

@lizardillo wow! I really love your design here!!

[KevinTreaccar]

I think the chimneys are working. Just like the whole rest of the thing.

[Valerie Light]

This is completely charming. I really like your line work here, and I love seeing how you worked through silhouettes and roughs to get to this point.

I like the 2 little chimneys at the top- lots of busy, angled, active things to look at. My one comment is that the attachment of the structure to the branch above looks a little awkward, mainly because the top curve of the structure and the lower right part of the branch share a tangent that makes the branch seem squeezed.