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Hello everyone!

I have an illustration I have been working on. Here's the finalized line sketch. Wondering if I can get your first impressions before moving forward? (PS- First post here. Been a big fan of the podcast, so joined the forums. Nice to meet you!)

As far as story, I was going for a man and a dog leaving their house for a walk on a rainy day. The man urges the dog on. But the dog is hesitant despite wearing booties and a raincoat. The ocean is the dog's imagination and how he sees this rainy day. The steps of the house fade into becoming the ocean shore.

This Gouache study actually came first. After finishing it, I decided to refine it into an illustration.

Some more studies:

(Excuse the weird looking dog anatomy/ weird looking coat pattern)

So yeah the line drawing seems simple but it took me sooo long to get to that point lol.

I would say this is my first self-directed illustration. I've been following Chris Hong's process she shows in her video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QscDMni8LM4

I'm excited to move onto the color comps and value comps after finalizing the line drawing.

Thank you so much for checking out my post!

@Frost-Drive I've noticed this too

Thanks @Neha-Rawat for your really generous reply! Nice to meet you too.
Considering your feedback, I'm going to stick with the original "normal" background. I guess it was naive of me, but I thought if I plopped an ocean there it would read as a more fantastical story. But I'm happy with a slice-of-life story where a man tries to take his dog out for a walk on a rainy day.
Thank you so much again for taking the time to review my work and write such a thoughtful response.

Hello everyone!

I have an illustration I have been working on. Here's the finalized line sketch. Wondering if I can get your first impressions before moving forward? (PS- First post here. Been a big fan of the podcast, so joined the forums. Nice to meet you!)

As far as story, I was going for a man and a dog leaving their house for a walk on a rainy day. The man urges the dog on. But the dog is hesitant despite wearing booties and a raincoat. The ocean is the dog's imagination and how he sees this rainy day. The steps of the house fade into becoming the ocean shore.

This Gouache study actually came first. After finishing it, I decided to refine it into an illustration.

Some more studies:

(Excuse the weird looking dog anatomy/ weird looking coat pattern)

So yeah the line drawing seems simple but it took me sooo long to get to that point lol.

I would say this is my first self-directed illustration. I've been following Chris Hong's process she shows in her video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QscDMni8LM4

I'm excited to move onto the color comps and value comps after finalizing the line drawing.

Thank you so much for checking out my post!

Keep going. I'm rooting for you!

Hello! Your artwork is amazing. I love the soft quality of it.

I'm new too. (Like just created an account ten minute ago). I know I'll be looking to you for inspiration.

Greetings from Los Angeles!