Isolation contest WIP

Coley

Is that dog a pooper

braden H

@Mirananemone said in Isolation contest WIP:

I wish they were a little bit closer to the main bike, and that the other bike was a little more in the frame.

Interesting! I'll definitely need to fiddle around with that

@EliaMurrayArt said in Isolation contest WIP:

that they were all pretty evenly spaced away from each other, and the bike. With the bike so centered, it feels like a star.

Thanks for the feedback! I'll definitely play around with the spacing. I think the waterbaloon kids can definitely be happier closer to the tree branch

@idid said in Isolation contest WIP:

Also, maybe because you don't have values done yet,

Not seen here, the many thumbnails and value studies, lol. We'll see how it goes, though. I think I prefer the idea of the isolated kid contrasting the other kids by being almost hidden away. Though I'm sure there'll be some contrasty things I can do and keep that Thanks for the feedback!

@theprairiefox said in Isolation contest WIP:

Now you might be doing that intentionally

I am in this particular case I want the kid to be utterly completely and totally removed. Though I may give him a big ol' pair of headphones, lol.

@Coley said in Isolation contest WIP:

Is that dog a pooper

That dog is indeed spreading the love

braden H

Thanks everyone for the feedback thus far

Work progresses! I'm trying to slow down and get more detail into my linework. I have a tendency to say 'I'll add that with paint' and it never quite works out.

miranda-hoover

@Braden-Hallett Looking great!

braden H

Work progresses

braden H

Work Progresses progresses. 'Bout 1/3 done some values.

William Meany

Hi, Branden

Nice work! My eye goes to the fallen bicycle first, and the nice vignette of the arguing cyclists. I don't notice the boy in the foreground until later. I don't know which is the focus, but Changing the foreground character's hair color to something lighter may give it more contrast and more visual pull.

xin li

@Braden-Hallett I love the value design of the image. It is very unexpected, becautiful.

braden H

Work progresses!

EliaMurrayArt

@Braden-Hallett that tiny knot in the wall is just. excellent. like a teeny tiny eye watching over his shoulder.

Miriam

@Braden-Hallett - This looks great & the values are adding a lot! I like how the book is lighter than anything else in the treehouse. I agree that the detail of the knot in the wood is such a nice bit to add. It's also fighting with the book for attention though, since they are the only high-contrast points in the dark area. With the knot's hole being brighter, my eye keeps being tugged that way. Do you think you could tone it down & still have it blend with the grass below? Or maybe we could assume a leaf gets in the way & that's what shows through the hole? Just some ideas.

I like how you frame the image with the gradient at the top, the tree on the left & bottom, and the sidewalk to the right. It helps the eye start at the center, and then I naturally look down & get the payoff of the quiet reader.

aprilshin

Love how you're handling the grass! So subtle, but so good!

braden H

Right under the wire again. Sorry for not responding to everyone, my month got... Busy. But I finished it off! Hooray!

I hate it

theprairiefox

@Braden-Hallett I think your darks are too dark. My wife did not even see the boys until I pointed him out.

braden H

@theprairiefox said in Isolation contest WIP:

I think your darks are too dark. My wife did not even see the boys until I pointed him out.

Fair enough! You're almost certainly right. There's always next time since I think I'm doooooooone with this one for a little while

Coley

@Braden-Hallett if you can hate something this good then life ain't so bad 🥴

Btw I have a love/hate relationship with my piece so I kinda sorta get it

LauraA

@Braden-Hallett Fascinating! Do you often hate your pieces by the end? I sometimes wonder if working hard to finish a piece in time inclines us hate it, and what we can do about that. That said, you are about ten times quicker than I am!

I love the Go, Dog! Go! "big dog party" aspect of this one, and I identify strongly with the child in the tree house. In fact, I strongly suspect that someone is about to come ask him/her why he doesn't go join the fun and thus ruin his peace . Great work, as usual!