August prompt WIP dragonfly hoard
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Dragonflies, like all dragons, jealously guard their hoards.
I’m envisioning a dragon fly who is building up his little hoard with found shiny objects. They will be partially hidden by marsh plants.
I may add text to make it a story of Damocles the dragonfly who collected castaway things that he thought were beautiful treasures.
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@chrisaakins Nice story idea, I love where this is going
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Here some more progress. Do you see any compositional problems?
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@chrisaakins it’s looking good! Be careful about having too much empty space on the left side of the composition. I think a bigger pile of trinkets that is spilling left behind the leaf could help. Also what about a bit of context as to how the treasure is being ‘contained’ in the space. Is it just piled up on the ground hidden behind the leaves? I don’t know what swamp plant you have in mind but I kind of visualise a bird’s nest fern with its centre filled up like a nest, the form of the leaves in a round could also give more interest and depth to the background.
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@chrisaakins Oh my goodness! He's so cute!
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@chrisaakins I'm loving this painting! The concept is great, and the dragonfly is too cute
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Very cute design so far. I really enjoy that you're taking the dragon part a bit more literally.
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@chrisaakins This is so appealing!! Wow! Like @Lovsey suggested, gave me a similar idea that you could put the hoard inside a bird's nest in the leaves, because this creature is the perfect size to do something like that. What a cool piece!
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@chrisaakins It's looking so good! I love this idea. It's cute that they are hoarding little useless things. Reminds me of a magpie!
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I think I’m done. I am going to let it marinate a little. Any final thoughts?
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@Lovsey thank you for your critique. I think you were right. I added more trinkets and more leaves. I think it looks more grounded in its environment now.
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Oops! he was missing a leg. I added more detail on his wings. I brightened it up a little and added a frame.
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@chrisaakins Glad to help! Your changes work nicely to reveal your character’s obsession while giving us more fun objects to identify
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@chrisaakins I think this is perfect
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@chrisaakins This is so beautifully rendered! I love how you've done the wings!
