Or are you trying out a new style?
I started a new illustration and wanted to pay a lot of attention to every step along the way so I can work on my shortcomings. I thought it'd be useful to post every step here, since I am hoping for some critiques.
Some things I want to work on:
I want to create a portfolio piece with a little story in a single image. So the idea and story are important since I want my illustrations to become more interesting for the viewer
I want to improve my composition in general and make better use of value, light and shadow in my digital paintings since they have been kind of flat.
General ramblings:
I am currently taking the Painting Secrets class and wanted to start the illustration from the ground up, following what I've learned in the class so far, so I started with a notan thumbnail to have a roadmap for myself to see which components will be in the light and important to the story. After this I will also create a value thumnail and I will start sketching to study the characters.
Any feedback along the way will be greatly appreciated, thank you so much for helping me with this piece! For this thumbnail I am mainly interested to hear your opinions about my idea for the composition and the story in general (does it read yet?).
A little bit about the story: the little boy/girl (I'm not sure yet) is awakened deep in the night by forest animals that desperately need his help. I have had this image in my mind for a while, but it took me a little bit to figure out what they exactly need help with... :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_cold_sweat:
I eventually came up with the idea of the seasons not being able to change because the bees are having a tough time pollinating the flowers. This may be overly cliche and far fetched. And it also kind of reminds me of Narnia for some reason.
Notan:
