"Make a Joyful Noise"
I did a black and white version for Inktober's prompt "music". In Slowvember I added in colors and more details.

Fluffy wants to be a hair stylist when she grows up.

Love seeing everyone's work!
I'm working on a book based on these characters.

Spring Cleaning

@Lee-White THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for doing this for us! You are amazing! We all know you are so busy and your time is so precious. Thank you for sharing your time and critiques with us and thank you for being encouraging and helpful as always.

So cute! I love it! I love all the details you put into the piece, from her polka dot dress with fluttering sleeves, to the layers of sundae and reflection of the glass (looks really yummy, ha!) and the missing front teeth.

Personally, I like minimum words. I would just say: "What is love? (Then at the end, below the last picture:) Love is sharing your sundae."

1. "Love is patient, love is kind" - I don't think it's necessary; your picture number 1 matches what a normal person would agree to what love is: Mom, heartwarming, kindness, family, siblings, precious moment etc. I would love to have the space for imagination, rather than the writer defining everything for me. Then at the end, the simple line "Love is sharing your sundae" is totally expected and a nice, heartwarming surprise.
2. "even if you don't want to" I dont' think this matches your last picture since the sister seems to be very happy to share. In fact if she is happily sharing, it is a more appealing definition of love.

This looks like a nice portfolio piece. I think the emotions are captured nicely. I too like the blue background. Love it!

"Make a Joyful Noise"
I did a black and white version for Inktober's prompt "music". In Slowvember I added in colors and more details.

@kylebeaudette Wow! Such detail! Awesome work

@MissMushy Thanks for sharing...I feel for you...it's been a weird and difficult year, especially for us who struggle with depression. It's a long and constant battle; a lonely one too. I'm glad you are out of the valley; wish you all the best with your art. The puppy is looking great! Take care!

@Евгений-Бондаренко Awesome! Yes please let me know!

Hi Evgeny!
I love love love your work on Hong Kong! You have captured the charm of my hometown in such detail and I want to go through each page and every corner! Do you have a print version of the book I can purchase?

This is really nice! I love the concept. I have no problem seeing that the character is part of the tree. I like the way you blended her body into the trunk.
Some suggestions: The reds on the apples are really popping and I find my eyes drawn to them.
I like @TD-Sketches idea to use light to place the focus on the character. When the red is muted, the piece looks a lot more focused.
I would consider blending her hair with the tree trunk a but more with the colors. (like what you did with her body). Maybe a gradient of light brown to dark brown from the trunk to her hair would help to make the viewer be sure that she is part of the tree.
I feel that the colors of the mountain does not go with the rest of the image. Perhaps colors that are in the same family of green and brown that you are using in the foreground would make the mountains blend in even better?
Great job! I love it! I'm sure your friend will too.

@Heather-Boyd Thanks!

@robgale OK THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR EXPERIENCE!

@gavpartridge Cintiq and Mac. Thank you!