September Prompt WIP (Pig eats bacon?)

Chip Valecek · 21 Sept 2019, 20:39

Actually, the more I think about it... I can't have a sign that says Today's Special cause the shock has to come from her bringing the bacon to school.

Coley · 21 Sept 2019, 22:01

@Chip-Valecek the wolf is excellent. I love his expression. I was thinking a sign could say" bring your own lunch day" or something like that but that doesn't make sense either with the cafeteria in the background. Wolf really is awesome though!

peteolczyk · 21 Sept 2019, 23:20

brilliant

Chip Valecek · 22 Sept 2019, 01:36

Clean sketch and line work. Onto local color. but will prob start that tomorrow.

Chip Valecek · 22 Sept 2019, 15:30

Added my local color. Wanting to keep everything in the back blue and only the focal area in color.

Then I touched up the background with some shadows and highlights. I don't want to send too much back there. Really looking forward to working on my piggies.

TessaW · 22 Sept 2019, 18:29

The juice box is the perfect touch to this piece! (also the ink leak in the wolf's pocket)

chrisaakins · 22 Sept 2019, 20:18

@Chip-Valecek I think this is shaping up to be one of your strongest pieces. Really good composition and great drawing.

Sofie Schollaert · 24 Sept 2019, 11:58

I really like the composition, colours, interactions and rendering!! So much fun as a concept as well. The only thing, a very small one, is the paws or hoves or what do you call them, of the piggs... I'm sorry! I was thinking on it for a few days if I should say something or not, but then I thought that I would want to know, so that's why i'm now posting this. I don't think it makes a huge difference if you would,'t change it though.

But really, great one, love the vibe of this piece!

Chip Valecek · 25 Sept 2019, 16:26

@Sofie-Schollaert Do you think I should color them brown? I had a bunch of sketches with hands, two fingers, three fingers and only the worm like arms seemed to do it for me. I did struggle with that piece. What else do you think I can do?

Shara Mills · 25 Sept 2019, 22:59

@Chip-Valecek A color block at the end might do it. Have you tried that solution? It’s a good idea.

Sofie Schollaert · 26 Sept 2019, 09:21

@Chip-Valecek I get it, it's hard to make it fit in right. you might just add a line and make them another colour, just to define that there are hoves (or whatever)... Like I said, it's just a little thing...

Sofie Schollaert · 26 Sept 2019, 09:24

you know what I just now realised: the one who's eating the bacon is in fact 'the good girl' type while the other two are more 'bad boys'. Just LOVE that aspect of it! I just had to point that out

Chip Valecek · 30 Sept 2019, 01:48

Thank you everyone for your feedback and direction while I worked on this. Here are my final 2 versions. Which one would do you all prefer?

Option A.) Normal background:

Option B.) Blurred background:

JennyJones · 30 Sept 2019, 04:12

@Chip-Valecek said in September Prompt WIP (Pig eats bacon?):

background:

I really like the not blurred version. I think they are recessed enough by the color difference.

One thing I do notice is that the angle of the sign on the back wall is a bit off. It should be at the same angle as the floor molding below or it looks like it has been hung crooked on the wall.

I really like this piece. Poor pig can’t help it. Bacon is the best!

Chip Valecek · 30 Sept 2019, 04:24

@JennyJones great catch on the sign. I will fix that!

Shara Mills · 30 Sept 2019, 15:25

@Chip-Valecek it looks like the bacon is glowing gold? I’m getting very magical vibes. Like Midus touch or something is going on.

The lighting effect I is cool and nicely rendered, but it’s confusing story wise to me.

Is it just me?

TwiggyT · 30 Sept 2019, 19:33

I think the pigs stand out more with the blurred background.

Chip Valecek · 1 Oct 2019, 04:11

Here is my final piece. Thanks everyone for the help and thanks for following along.