Portfolio pieces WIP- help please

Nyrryl Cadiz

I added a few more details. In the story the Bird is supposed to be singing this hypnotic song, should I add notes and stuff? I want to but I think it will be over kill. Should I do it? What do you guys think?

MichaelaH

It looks so good, I like how the other figurs really look like stone statues...

Nyrryl Cadiz

@MichaelaH Thanks! In the story whoever hears the song of the Adarna falls into a deep slumber and if the bird’s droppings happen to fall on you, you turn into stone. The 2 figures are supposed to be the older brothers of the young prince. They initialy tried to capture the bird but the fell victim to its song.

@Nyrryl-Cadiz
Just a small thing that I'm noticing: The contrast between the birds eye and the rest of its body is high, and it's the first place my eye goes to. If you choose to lower the contrast on the eye I think it would allow the colors in the wings/shape of the bird to be noticed first.

Nyrryl Cadiz

@Alicja-W hi, Alicja! Thanks for the input. I’m fine with the eye though. I’ll stick with it for now. Thanks again! I really appreciate it.

LauraA

Wow! I've just gone through this entire thread and really like all the drawings and compositions you've got going. I really like how much work you're doing, all of it high quality. On the last series, there was something I liked better about the first color drawing than the second, and it improved in the third when you added the texture in the background. It's something about the bird's tail, perhaps the white outlines or how local and strong the colors look compared to the draft.

Maybe to suggest the song you could open his beak? If you need a musical symbol, I might put in a few swirly lines, but not typical music notes, especially not dark ones.

Anyway, I'm just trying to leave a quick comment because I realize that usually I don't feel confident with my comments and therefore don't leave them--and that helps no one!--so take it with a grain of salt.

Nyrryl Cadiz

I’m working on a new piece. Here’s the sketch.

MichaelaH

@Nyrryl-Cadiz This looks nice, magical. Maybe the left pig feet should be more to our right.
What will be in the box?

Nyrryl Cadiz

Here are my color comps everyone. I wanted this piece to be different so I set it at night time with glowing plants around the woman.

@MichaelaH hi! That basket is going to contain golden gingers. This piece is of the filipino folklore of Maria Makiling who is a Diwata or Nymph or Goddess who guards Mount Makiling. Stories has it that one day a hunter was chasing a wild boar when he was stopped by Maria Makiling. In return for not killing the boar, she rewards the hunter with a basketful of ginger. When the hunter arrives home, he discovers that the gingers have turned to gold. Of course, I’m taking some artistic liberties on my piece. In my illustration the gingers are already gold since it looks more magical this way and I made the hunter into a young boy since this is still a children’s illustration. ️ I hope you’ll like it.

MichaelaH

Ohh this looks beautiful in color, I am looking forward to the final version. Nice color palette

Nyrryl Cadiz

@MichaelaH thanks!

I love the direction you're taking your colors in, especially in illuminating the scene by the gold and setting it at night. The purples and blues are looking really mystical. Can't wait to see how it finished!

Miriam

@Nyrryl-Cadiz
Fish food?

Miriam

@Nyrryl-Cadiz
I think you are right that the notes might be overkill. I love the floral texture background! I've been wanting to do something similar sometime. (Have you seen the British children's show "Sarah & Duck"? The background & environment elements have wonderful textures like this.)

I think the floral texture could represent the song of the bird. Maybe you could add some very subtle notes into the background--hidden in the dotted areas.

bathyscaph

@Nyrryl-Cadiz Great sketches.

Nyrryl Cadiz

I’m working on a new sketch.

MichaelaH

this is looking great, so much movement. Only one thing if I hide the feet and head, I see the torso from the front, not like it is the back, maybe the right shoulder or the torso should be more rotated.

Nyrryl Cadiz

@MichaelaH hi! Which character do you mean?

MichaelaH

@Nyrryl-Cadiz Dancing boy in the air

Nyrryl Cadiz

@MichaelaH well, it’s a good thing the head and legs are staying. Lol i don’t understand what you mean by rotating the right shoulder though. I might rotate his torso more to the right to emphasize that he’s turning.