Critique request: girl and horseshoe crab

jenn

I worked on the painting today. I plan to add colored pencil details after it dries.

jenn

I am close to finished now. Thank you to rabbits @kayleenartlover @Dima-Eichhorn @H-Moon @Nyrryl-Cadiz @Tash @tom-barrett for being my audience and cheerleaders. Your feedback and encouragement truly kept me going back to the drawing board to work toward my goal of completion of a piece that I could submit to a local exhibit. And by the way, if you see a horseshoe crab upside down on a beach, do them a favor and "just flip 'em" so they can return to the ocean. They are beneficial creatures that need our help.

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Nyrryl Cadiz

@jenn I love that you did it in watercolor. I love the color and texture ️

Tash

@jenn it turned out beautiful! The watercolor adds so much to the illustration!

jenn

@Tash @Nyrryl-Cadiz thank you so much, I was nervous about it because it would take longer than digital (and potential for mistakes) but I agree it was worth the trouble and the mistakes were mostly recoverable. I could always edit if needed, with the original brushwork as a foundation.

skeletortoise

@jenn I am very late to this conversation, but I love seeing your iterations! I especially love the inked thee-part sequence of flipping the crab. It could easily be a greeting card. Great work!

Yiming Wu

@jenn Contrast/composition wise this picture is very awesome to me It reads well and have proper focus. Good job!

jenn

@skeletortoise and @Yiming-Wu thanks for the positive feedback! And the suggestion about making a greeting card.

jenn

I wanted to share a happy update: my piece was one of 30 (out of 162 submissions) accepted to the exhibit! This is my first juried exhibit! If anyone happens to be in the Plymouth, MA area end of June/early July, here is the info: https://horseshoecrabs.info/

Thank you again for helping me make the piece stronger. @Tash @Nyrryl-Cadiz @kayleenartlover @Dima-Eichhorn @H-Moon @tom-barrett

kayleenartlover

@jenn woohoo! congratulations!

jenn

@kayleenartlover Thanks!

Nyrryl Cadiz

@jenn the is awesome! You go girl ️