Tiger falling through the air!! (Feedback needed)

alisa

Hello hello!

I'm currently working on a piece that involves a stuffed tiger character falling through the air, but I'm struggling with giving my character weight while making it look interesting and natural. The tiger is filled with beans so that would give his limbs a little bit more weight.

Here are some numbered sketches to give you an idea about what I mean:

I would really appreciate your feedback on how you think I could make this work best. Thanks so much!

Dima Eichhorn

@smileyflower I think that n.1 reads best.

alisa

@Dima-Eichhorn That's the one I was most confident with, thanks so much for taking the time!:)

fwolfs

I think 3 has potential as well. The weight be at the bottom seems believable in that one too.

alisa

@fwolfs Thanks very much for taking the time to help me out!! Yes, in 3 it looks like the tiger is falling at quite a speed too. In the rest of them it looks like he might be in water or just tumbling on the ground even. I appreciate the feedback!

Nyrryl Cadiz

@smileyflower 3 looks more natural for me.

bradyblack

I agree, 1 or 3 has better reads to me and more interesting gesture

alisa

@Nyrryl-Cadiz Thanks for your input on this, much appreciated!!:)

alisa

@bradyblack Thank you for saying so!! I appreciate your help and feedback:)

alisa

Thanks everyone!!

I tried to combine 1 and 3 in these further sketches. I'm personally leaning toward B as to me it looks more dimensionally consistent with the rest of my illustrations in this series, but I'm very keen to know what you think!

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Example of finished illustration:

demotlj

I like B although you might bring the back left leg out just a bit because it's lined up with the tiger's body and I didn't see it at first. You have a very appealing style.

Aaron_T

I think B looks like it has more weight but like @demotlj mentioned I think that back leg needs to be aligned a little differently to stand out. Love your style!

alisa

@demotlj Thank you for pointing that out, I see what you mean and wouldn't have noticed otherwise! Your compliment made me smile!

alisa

@Aaron_T That's a very good point, I'll be sure to make those changes in the final. Thanks so much, I'm glad!

alisa

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