Here's my first entry!! I'm not currently a member, so I'm not really sure how this will go. I love seeing everyone's entries so far! Great job, everybody!

I’m not a member but I want this in the slide show!!!

I'm pretty new to this style of rendering. What should be fixed?? I'm open to any suggestions before I go ahead and enter the contest. Thanks guys!

I agree with what A.j. said about rim lighting. My suggestion for you would be to reposition the sword to be turned slightly upward to point at the tapestry. I think swords can be interesting leading lines, so you can use it to your advantage by having the sword's point leading my eyes to where you want me to look next.

Also I would remove some of the toes, they're giving the feet a sort of duck feet look.

Here's a draw over where I added the rim light, upturned the sword and edited the feet. Hope it helps! Good luck with your contest!

Hey guys! Here's a link to my newest YouTube video. It would be awesome to connect with you guys over there and become mutuals! Also, please let me know of any topics that I should do voice overs about to put alongside my art. Thank you!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXU10er5i-o&feature=youtu.be

Which thumbnail should I pursue??

Also this is my yeti for reference.

Thanks in advance everyone!! You are all super helpful and awesome C:

Honestly you’re really consistent with your content. Color is a big factor in brand consistency so I think you are right on it. And if you do decide to make a change to a different color, just make sure to keep that color for a few posts.

@Jeannelle @erinrew @KaraDaniel @Kim-Rosenlof @Spencer-Hale @chrisaakins @K-Flagg @carolinebautista @Jeremy-Ross

Thank you everyone for your feedback! I had so much fun rendering this out in this style that I'm trying out.
I think it's pretty much finished, but I'm about to do some late minute changes, so let me know what looks off to you guys!

I would definitely suggest more contrast. If you squint at the image and the whole thing blurs together, it needs more contrast.
Pretty good drawing though!

@NessIllustration these thumbnails look pretty solid! I would suggest integrating your preferred color pallet within the thumbnail. Your brand is so important, it should be stamped on your work as much as you can!
I can’t wait to watch these videos!!

I’m not a member but I want this in the slide show!!!

@Tiffany-Thomas thanks Tiffany! The physics of the staircase was giving me trouble, so I redid it entirely to be made more out of the wood of the tree. Thank you for the feedback!

@BNyhof hey thanks! I redid the staircase entirely and added some more textures to it. Thanks for your feedback!

@Jeannelle @erinrew @KaraDaniel @Kim-Rosenlof @Spencer-Hale @chrisaakins @K-Flagg @carolinebautista @Jeremy-Ross

Thank you everyone for your feedback! I had so much fun rendering this out in this style that I'm trying out.
I think it's pretty much finished, but I'm about to do some late minute changes, so let me know what looks off to you guys!

Hey everyone! Ya'll were super helpful with picking my thumbnails for this month's contest. I feel like I'm pretty much finished, I just need help with some problem solving for the stone stairs and maybe what to add to make it a little more interesting?

Please feel free to draw over anything that you would like. I would really appreciate it!

@Griffin I totally understand that. That’s one of the reasons why I had to really lessen my focus on Instagram because I was comparing myself to others way too much. I’m in the mindset now of just working on the skills, share it with other artists for actual feedback and focus on getting jobs through sources other than social media. My time input to benefit ratio wasn’t worth it in my opinion. But you’re doing great! Keep it up!

Honestly you’re really consistent with your content. Color is a big factor in brand consistency so I think you are right on it. And if you do decide to make a change to a different color, just make sure to keep that color for a few posts.

So I did a draw over for you on what I would do if this comic stays greyscale. I don’t know a lot about this scene or this character, but this is what I did to create more contrast.

It looks like your doing this traditionally and then scanning it in, am I correct? If so, I would watch a YouTube video about adjusting the value levels on your program before you add any value, to make sure that your lines can be as dark as possible. I hope this helps!!

I would definitely suggest more contrast. If you squint at the image and the whole thing blurs together, it needs more contrast.
Pretty good drawing though!

This is awesome so far!! For a tech-savy yeti, I would suggest a mailbox that looks pretty industrial, like stainless Steel metal box roughy attached to some vertical stand. Or you could even look at a microwave or other kitchen appliances just for design ideas. It might look out of place at first, but you could make it match. Good luck!