Illustration Process - Feedback Appreciated!
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Hi SVS community! I'm currently working on a piece I hope to add to my portfolio and would love to get some feedback on composition and any technical issues that you can find in this incredibly light sketch on watercolor paper (sorry about that!). I'm hoping to continue using this character in 2 other landscapes to make a cohesive series/story.
Started with this sketch.
Went on to lightly block in shapes/forms. I'm working with a col erase colored pencil for the lines if anyone's curious! -
@Alicja-W hi! Your rough sketch is looking great. Though I cab’t say much about the one on the watercolor paper. It’s too light as you mentioned. I’m excited to see where you’ll take this piece.
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@Nyrryl-Cadiz
Thanks Nyrryl! I've finished the lines and will be starting to paint soon.
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@Alicja-W hey Alicja..fun composition! could the sheep on the ground face the opposite direction? that way they lead to the flying sheep : )
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@Darian
Great suggestion! I do feel a little bit of a disconnect from the sheep on the bottom to the ones in the air. Thank you! -
More progress on the piece: started blocking in colors.
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@Alicja-W it looks beautiful! Love the composition, can’t wait to see more
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@Alicja-W So cool. Love the girl's expression and posture!
Not sure about the perspective of the buildings. Before you move on: are the inconsistencies on purpose? -
@jdeebella
Thank you! I've been more motivated to finish it, now that I'm posting progress shots here!@adiba
Thanks for your feedback! I don't think I even thought about perspective while creating this piece, it's definitely something I need to study up more on, so I'd agree with you. Because the horizon line is about level with the far back hills, the angles on the sides of the buildings would be more extreme, and I think we'd be looking down on them more. At this point, I'm not sure how feasible it would be to fix this, but it's something for me to keep in mind if I want to re-do this piece in the future. Thanks! -
Some more progress! Defining more shapes, adding values, playing with the way water dries the pigment on the paper. I love mixing gouache with watercolors, so there will be more gouache applications moving forward. Perhaps, I can even sort out the perspective.
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@Alicja-W I always enjoy seeing your watercolour pieces on Instagram. This one looks very sweet, and I can't wait to see the end result!
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More progress. This piece should be finished with another watercolor coat and some final colored pencil details. Not sure if the color of the sky is too light.
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@Alicja-W I love watching your process
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@sarahlawrence @animatosoor thank you both!
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All done with this piece!
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Wow, that looks amazing! I love the smooth feel of it, the stylization is very charming
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@jwing thank you!
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I figured I would just re-use this thread to show my works in progress, and today I wanted to get some feedback on this piece that I'm currently working on. In this one two girls are catching fireflies in the field in front of their house. The cat and some of the flowers/blades of grass are in the foreground, but I'm worried I made them a bit too big. I haven't taken a perspective class yet so I'm not sure this makes sense perspective-wise. Any feedback would be appreciated!
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Hello SVS! I'm working on three illustrations at the moment (all three of which I'm hoping to finish today so I'm feeling very motivated and committed to them!) I've been taking a few more classes and finished off the first level of courses, and now am making progress on level 2. Excited to find that the way I compose scenes now is more calculated and considered. I pondered the scene with the cat and girls in the field for a while until I came up with a composition that I thought worked better than the one I posted prior. As always, feedback is appreciated!
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@Alicja-W Lovely work. I really like the plane on the seaside! Reminds me of Ghibli's work
