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    • smceccarelli
      smceccarelli Pro SVS OG last edited by

      Just one thought, given that I already had a passable Dorothy from previous sketches - a Star Wars/Wizard of Oz mashup?
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      • Chip Valecek
        Chip Valecek SVS Team SVS OG @smceccarelli last edited by

        @smceccarelli that would be a fun concept.


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        • Kevin Longueil
          Kevin Longueil SVS OG @smceccarelli last edited by

          @smceccarelli Fun and excellent drawing for sure! I think you have such great character design ability though.... for me i have already seen these star wars characters - i'd rather see new characters or characters from the world that you have created - thought i would mention here too that i really loved your 3rd thursday this month đŸ™‚

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          • smceccarelli
            smceccarelli Pro SVS OG @Kevin Longueil last edited by smceccarelli

            @Kevin-Longueil @Chip-Valecek thank you both! I think you are right - despite all the emphasis on fan art, I do prefer doing my own characters. I have another idea worth following - let´s see what comes out.
            BTW: if you want to see my favorite re-draw of "The Wizard of Oz" characters (which is a classic character design assignment...), check out Greg Manchess´ work!
            And another one I love is for a graphic novel version, by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young.
            I have never done this assignment myself, so it is a great opportunity.

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            • Dulcie
              Dulcie SVS OG last edited by

              I agree with @Kevin-Longueil - that your 3rd Thurs this month was an absolutely wonderful piece...really original and such a professional level of finish....and also that it would be great to see what your other idea is before going ahead with this one. I like fan art but I'm actually more interested in seeing how you'd approach a non mash-up version, especially since you've already shown us several of your other original characters which are great.

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              • Lee White
                Lee White SVS Team SVS Instructor Pro SVS OG last edited by

                These are cool designs! But they are more in line with fan art and less with the actual problem of designing characters for a fresh take on The Wizard of OZ.

                Let's see some more designs. Love your line work BTW. Very nice.

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                • smceccarelli
                  smceccarelli Pro SVS OG @Lee White last edited by

                  @Lee-White Thank you! Yes, I agree with this being fan art - it´s definitely more interesting and more fun to develop own characters. I love this month´s challenge - character design is my favorite thing...and my constant frustration!

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                  • smceccarelli
                    smceccarelli Pro SVS OG last edited by

                    Here is where I am heading at the moment with this. Needs some more fine-tuning before painting - comments and critique welcome!

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                    • evilrobot
                      evilrobot SVS OG @smceccarelli last edited by evilrobot

                      @smceccarelli Really cool designs. The only thing I'm thinking is that the Lion really needs to be a lion or the theme of him being powerful but afraid needs to come across stronger....only because you've already taken the theme to that place with the scarecrow and the tin man.....So I'm asking why would two characters be fantastical characters and the lion is human? The drawings are beautiful and I really love the Dorothy and Toto being a parrot.

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                      • smceccarelli
                        smceccarelli Pro SVS OG @evilrobot last edited by

                        @evilrobot Absolutely good point , thank you - I will re-work that character!

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                        • Dulcie
                          Dulcie SVS OG last edited by

                          I love these @smceccarelli - fantastic work already! Really imaginative and fun.

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                          • Russ Van Dine
                            Russ Van Dine last edited by

                            love it, great characters

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                              thuraya @smceccarelli last edited by

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                              wow! just wow. but I wish that the lion was more.. liony? anyway hope to design great characters like that someday

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                                thuraya @smceccarelli last edited by

                                @smceccarelli good luck!

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                                • smceccarelli
                                  smceccarelli Pro SVS OG last edited by

                                  And here is Lionel Blackmane...what do you think?
                                  I have made some small changes to the other fantasy characters and I am going to completely re-design Dorothy - she does not really fit with the others and her pose is stiff and unnatural.

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                                  • Rich Green
                                    Rich Green SVS OG @smceccarelli last edited by

                                    @smceccarelli all of your character work is so great! I just had a closer look around your website and your talents go far beyond what I had even realized! So good!!!

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                                    • Kevin Longueil
                                      Kevin Longueil SVS OG @smceccarelli last edited by

                                      @smceccarelli This looks good - i have to say though that i really like the little fellow with the grog barrel - have you tried giving the original character a subtle muzzle of a lion and a lion''s tail? I think this might be worth a quick try - really nice line up you have here!

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                                      • Russ Van Dine
                                        Russ Van Dine last edited by

                                        I love it, laughing...

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                                        • smceccarelli
                                          smceccarelli Pro SVS OG @Rich Green last edited by

                                          @Rich-Green Thank you Rich! I can only return the compliment - your work is great! Love the mixing of illustration and photographs, it is a cool idea!

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                                          • smceccarelli
                                            smceccarelli Pro SVS OG last edited by

                                            Much happier with this Dorothy. I think the four characters now fit well together - maybe not so sure about the relative sizes. I will let it rest for a while and then fix any further flaws and go to paint.
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