I would suggest getting some photographic reference if you don't already have some. This is a great start, but there a few minor tweaks you might want to make. The baby's left hand looks a little off...I'm not sure why. Maybe its because the right hand looks so good. Also, the way the woman's hand almost perfectly lines up with the baby's head is distracting to me. I would show more of the hand if possible. Good work. Keep it up

I'm not really a sequential art expert, but my advice would be to make sure it is obvious the correct order of the text boxes. I had to read it a few times before it clicked. That being said I think this is a cool take on the prompt and I love the transition between the three facial expressions. You could do a lot of cool things with color and lighting throughout that transition. Good luck!

Wow! Good stuff everyone. Here's my entry...the premise is a botanist girl brings her dog back as a hybrid dog/plant. Good luck everyone!

I haven't entered the monthly contest in a while, but here goes....good luck everyone!

@Paula-Morgan Looking at your work you don’t look lost to me. You definitely have a unique style which is HUGE. The one thing I notice is that there is less story telling in your work than your dream portfolio. I think adding some minimal background or accessories to suggest more of a narrative to your pieces would help it feel less sparse. Keep it up!

@Coley I like the direction this is going. It definitely is less static which adds to the chaotic feel of her classmates freaking out. I would suggest making sure you don't lose too much of the silhouette of the dragon's shadow otherwise it makes it hard to determine what kind of animal/creature it is. As far as the chalkboard a prefer the one on the right. Good work.

@Coley I’m wondering if making the composition wider would make it more dynamic/asymmetric. It would also give you more room to show the shadow which I think will help convey the scale and how much bigger he is than the children in the background.

@MichaelaH Thanks! The front legs do need work. I’m going do some more sketches using your lady bug wings out suggestion.

@Washu Thanks for the suggestions!

@xin-li said in Semptember prompt - WIP:

Playing with scales and camera angles also give some more ideas.

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