@peteolczyk I love it! This is a big improvement. I am not understanding what the snowman has to do with anything. He looks like a he is a live character being toted around in pieces. How does he tie into your story?

@CLCanadyArts wow! I love it. It makes me laugh. I love both the expressions. A winner for sure!

@Kevin-Longueil I love it. He still looks a little exposed to the rabbit but maybe that is just my perception. I love your rendering of the trees and the style of your piece.

@Coley Aww thanks! Maybe if it was obvious she is circling the tree or looking up at the birds. I think the large roundness of the tree works in your favor here because the eyes circle around its girth hoping to get her to the man.

@KathrynAdebayo I think this is looking good. All the changes look good. For me the fire looks a little airbrushy. Your other characters have that nice mixed media quilt cut out effect that is super in right now with clean edges and the fire looks more soft and blurred compared to the crisp edges. I think its placement right behind the snowflake causes a little distraction too. Maybe move it left just a little? But take this with a grain of salt. You have a great piece and your digital painting skills far exceed mine.

@Coley I think if you placed the girl on the right third you would fix your composition. It would provide a solid focal point with her red dress. It would also make more sense. Right now it appears they are together and she's just exploring. If she was moved over it would heighten the sense that he is discovering her tracks and that they lead to her and to love.

@Coley I love this.! I think you are doing everything right in the picture. I love the sense of space the big round tree and the bird's eye view gives. I love the style and I LOVE the way the branches create even more of a sense of space. you feel like you are in the trees watching their little story unfold. That is my two cents. And I don't think the sign is leading you out of the picture but into it.

@burvantill she is!

@Lee-White you stinker. Hiding your realistic art! It is good to know that you guys are practicing that on the side.
@Jenna-Jenks I am not an illustrator either but a traditional artist who is hoping to improve my illustration/comic book skills. That being said, the classes and forums have tremendously helped both my techniques and my compositions. I was just comparing a painting I am working on to one I did a few years ago, and man what a difference! And it is due in large part to what I am learning here on SVS. I was thinking about light placement and silhouettes and color schemes and texture. All the things that I am now doing more consciously now.

So YES! This is the place for any artist who wants to grow. And I welcome a fellow realist!

Working on a portrait of my granddaughter. The composition 2.0 class is really helping me out on this one.