3rd Thursday Drawing/Value Study (Charlie)
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I'm probably oversharing here, but figured it would be fun to post my progress as I develop this piece. I'm still very new to digital illustration (though I've used 3D tools for many years), so I'm following Will Terry's fantastic step by step process (thanks Will!!). Here's the drawing with occlusion shading added, along with a minor adjustment to the shape of Charlie's foot.
Please let me know if you notice anything else that I should be adjusting along the way.
Best,
Jason
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Hi again, all-
Here's another update with shadows and tone added. I'd love to hear any additional suggestions you have for improvement. Color studies are up next!
Thanks in advance,
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Those are some beautiful action lines...
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Hey, thanks Jason!
Here's my original thumbnail, btw. I ended up deviating quite a bit once I settled on the dinosaur idea and started playing around with character poses. I also felt that pulling the camera back to show the boy's body would help make the dinosaurs seem larger, and better convey Charlie's surprised reaction.
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I really like the mood and line work there.
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Thanks very much, Naroth!
Here are a few color studies. I'm thinking I should slide the text over to the left a bit on the final composition.
As always, I welcome suggestions/critiques.
Best,
Jason
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i like 2
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number 2 for me1
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2 seems like early evening where as 5 is much later. I like both!
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I like no I mean I love number 3 because of the strong bright flame shining and sharing its light at its surrounding, warm meet cool and clearly draw your attention to the image right away. Other images also do the same thing but number 3 is being more dramatic. I personally think it kind of fit the text! My kind of mood I gotta say :D. Great job!
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Thanks for all the feedback, everyone! Sounds like #2 is in the lead at the moment, but I'll hold off for a day or two before committing to a final color scheme. The upper left corner of the composition felt a little too linear to me so I roughly sketched in another branch. Do you all think this is an improvement?
Thanks again!
Jason -
Yep I think it is.
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I wonder if you did a little color shift to blue near the edges of the green if it would cool off and push the distant trees into the background (like the blue in 3 and 4) just an idea, looks great though! You never stop inspiring me to do great work, thanks Baskin!
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@baskin Hi Jason, Love the illustration! What I really like is the effort you put in it to see what works! Now you can pick your favorite, or let your audience pick the best. for now I like nr two best. Maybe its nice if you give the dinosaur on the left some sparkles in his eyes? My Youngest son would love to have a print in his bedroom, I am sure!
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Great suggestions - thanks, Jason and Leontine! I'll be sure to explore those options too.
All the best,
Jason -
@baskin XD
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Hi again!
I started obsessing about a couple details and decided to make a few more composition tweaks before moving on to the final rendering. The triceratops silhouette and placement was bothering me, and I felt that the right side of the frame needed some overlap with the foreground tree to create a sense of depth. I also added a branch to the upper left. Still leaning toward the number 2 color scheme. Hopefully the final render will go smoothly.
Thanks again for all the great feedback so far!
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For me the last version is a better composition - a very successful composition - i think if the triceratops seems like a tangent with the tree i would try moving the back left leg a tiny bit in away from the tree....that composition really flows nicely ...its an excellent piece
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Your doing really well, I love your process. I would try and create more distance between your dinos, and the background, otherwise great work
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Sorry - meant back right leg.....