May Storm WIP by Tom Shannon
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Hello everyone! I've been away for a while, good to be back. My work in progress for this month's prompt, "Storm". The child was meant to be a girl. Feedback I've received so far, it looks like a boy. I agree. I thought about keeping it as is, a boy with long hair? What do you think? Any other feedback is welcomed as well. Thank you in advance. FYI, the final piece will be full color.
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@Tom-Shannon love the concept
May I make a small suggestion: maybe draw something on the box? When my kid makes a cardboard box train, she likes to decorate it with paper cut hearts.
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@Tom-Shannon what a great idea! I honestly wouldn't worry about whether your character looks too male or female. Anyone can be anything and i don't think you need to lean into a stereotype to get the story across. I love your character as it.
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What a fun and playful concept. This takes me back to when I was a kid. I am really excited to watch as you dial this one in. Nicely done Tom!
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@Tom-Shannon YES! I love the improvements you made! The cat is better inside the box, and that fan is perfect! I think you did the right thing taking the picture off the wall, as it was distracting. Now you can focus on the triumphant "Onward!" point. And I heartily approve of the change of wardrobe. Looks great!
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@Tom-Shannon Oh! I was thinking now the age is unclear. When she was in footie-pajamas, she seemed very child-like, but the (awesome) turtleneck sweater and pants feel a bit older.
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@JessicaLinnEvans Hi Jessica! Thank you! Yes, the crit the other night was very helpful. I really like the fan idea! The group feedback was great! I agree with you, the age could be a little unclear with the new wardrobe. Hmmm, I'm on the fence about it. Good food for thought! Again, thank you for the feedback!!!
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Very cute concept. My only thought is that this child looks a little older than I would expect to be doing this (10-11), I think that just a slight downward shift in the eye placement, shorter nose could do the trick to bring the age down to 8-10 yrs? but....what do I know,just think back to when my son was younger.
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@Larue Thank you, Larue! I was thinking the same thing about the age. I'm going to go back into and adjust a few things. The beauty of working digitally, easy to make edits!!
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@xin-li Thank you for the feedback, Xin! I appreciate it. I like your idea! I'll play around some more with it.
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@Tom-Shannon Love this! I just have one note: The child's foot on the edge of the box--my eye gets stuck there a bit. What if you angled the box up at the front, so we can see the foot or socked foot clearly above the fan?
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@Robert-Henderson Thank you so much Robert!! I appreciate the kind words!!!
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@Johanna-Kim Good observations! Thanks the kind words and feedback Johanna!
