I wanted to get some opinions on this piece before I go to color it. I've been kicking around this idea of a jade tiger, I had many concepts but landed with this one. Does it seem clear story-wise? Obviously I am going for an Indiana Jones type thing but worried its not enough for the prompt. Can you tell the "idol" is a tiger? I was also thinking I would make it like a book cover. Feedback welcome please. Thanks!
@asyas_illos A couple of thoughts.
First, great idea. Could be lots of fun.
But, when I first saw it, I couldn't determine what was the 'tiger'? I wonder if you changed the POV so that the tiger was closer to the reader/viewer you could add detail and show it more. Maybe even move the POV to be the character's. I would thumbnail a few to get a feel for what works.
@asyas_illos what if you put the jade tiger in the foreground instead of in the midground? What if you played a bit with perspective and the characters were in the midground reaching out to the tiger? Could be a more dynamic pose and composition.
And yes, the jade tiger should look more like a tiger. With it being so small, and green, the prompt isn't immediately apparent.
@Melissa-Bailey-0 @theprairiefox thanks guys I appreciate the the advice, I thought that might have been the case. It looks like I’ll need to work on repositioning things so the tiger is more clear. Thank you!
I tried a few more designs and liked these two the best. Would these better represent the prompt?
This was another jade tiger concept thumbnail yay or nay?
The Second one is nice, you can recognize what it is and also the focus is on the Tiger.
Nice to see how creative and productive you are...i already feel bad, not comig up with just one good idea.
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What a nice job you do!
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I have to agree with @von_nimmermehr, I like the second one for the same reasons.
@von_nimmermehr thanks for your input! Also don’t feel bad I’m sure you’ll come up with some ideas! I just happen to have a lot of time at the moment so I’m trying to cram in as much as can!
Ok I enlarged both and tweaked a little I’ll most likely work them both but I’d like opinions on which people like more and if they both follow the prompt. Thanks
@asyas_illos I definitely like the first one more. Feels more dynamic to me.
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@asyas_illos the first one speaks to me more -- has a more dynamic composition. But what is that strong diagonal line that splits the illustration in two?
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@melissa-bailey-0 thank you and that’s the light separation it won’t be there in the final
I wanted to do this one in sepia tones like my other entry but have only the jade tiger in green or the things that are under the light source. Would that be too weird? I’m thinking I could add a greenish glow reflecting on the explorers…
I’m about to wrap this one up but I can’t decide if want to keep the green glow. Or if I should go full color or if I should keep it all sepia. ‘Takes a long Napoleon dynamite SIGHHHHHH’
@asyas_illos Hi Asya, it's really helpful to see your work progress. Thanks for sharing your learning with everyone. I like this idea - it makes me think that the kids have come a long way to find that tiger!
I think your color question depends on your lighting and your intention.
If one part of the illustration ( the tiger ) is green, and absolutely everything else is sepia, I think that can work well to draw attention to that one part of the illustration. I'd choose this option if your intention is to highlight the one thing in a scene that is especially important for the viewer to see and look at first. In your current piece, the colors surrounding the characters but not on them makes them seem unfinished to me, and I don't think you need the tiger to contrast with them so much since it's in the foreground and we notice it easily anyway. If you haven't already, you could try making the image super tiny on the screen and look at the balance of the colors that way.
Secondly, I'm wondering if the white area behind the tiger is a wall? If the wall is that bright, my mind sees the characters being illumined more since there's that much light hitting the wall.
If the white area is a spotlight, I think you could have a lot of fun with that, pushing the highlights and shadows on the tiger. I know this is a wip, so maybe it's just not fleshed out yet, but if it is a spotlight, the light would stream down in front of the path as well... here are some examples showing how you might be able to play around with the softness of the edge of the light.
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Looking forward to seeing how this turns out. I wouldn't be surprised to see one of your pieces in the top 16 this month or at least in the near future. 
@kathrynadebayo thank you for the feed back! And the spotlight images are very helpful, it is a spotlight from directly above and there’s no wall behind it they are still on a narrow path so I was unsure how that light would affect a background that is very far off. I have played with it since and I thunk after seeing your spotlight pics I can tweak it a tiny bit more, and be ready! Fingers crossed!
After a few small tweaks…sealed the deal, thanks everyone who helped me out!
@asyas_illos This is looking good and I really like how you have a unique take on the theme of tiger. The path and the edge of the light are almost touching and looks like a tangent right now. Also, the composition is almost cut in half. I recommend shifting the tiger and light area to the left a little so it is more asymmetrical. Great job!
This is great. I like the fact you've not just gone with an actual tiger and gone a different route.
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I wanted to get some opinions on this piece before I go to color it. I've been kicking around this idea of a jade tiger, I had many concepts but landed with this one. Does it seem clear story-wise? Obviously I am going for an Indiana Jones type thing but worried its not enough for the prompt. Can you tell the "idol" is a tiger? I was also thinking I would make it like a book cover. Feedback welcome please. Thanks!
