@Coley Looking back at that thread you started that I think you are referring to, I think maybe it could have just got buried and went unnoticed- that happens every once in a while and it just takes posting on it again to get some feedback. It could have also been because it looked like you did the assignment correctly and was just reporting your thoughts on it rather than asking for feedback or asking questions- and in that case people might have felt they had nothing to add to help you. I hope it doesn't keep you from making threads in the future.

@BichonBistro Keep up the good work! Perspective can be a beast to get comfortable with. You'll get there.

This is a tough one because you have to consider the comps in relation to pacing and the book as a whole. I think they could all be successful. but I'm kind of liking #5 because it adds variety from your previous composition in the other thread, and from the text you can anticipate his next action of remembering and looking toward the apple. I also like the ideas of 9 and 10. They could perhaps even be combined.

9 and 10 are a little similar to the comp you posted for the contest, as they both have a closer visual element to the left and a further away visual element to the right. They are different enough to feel like different compositions- and I know in some case one might want very similar comps from page to page, but it's just something to keep in mind going forward.

It's always fun to see your pieces come together. Can't wait to see it progress.

I think it's really cute. I'd recommend adding line-work on the banner as well as darker line-work around the lettering to keep the style consistent throughout the whole piece. I also think the circle detailing on the ball could be cleaned up a bit as the rest of your linework is very clean.

Great job and good luck with sales.

Both versions look lovely, but I really like where you were going with your first version. It feels more mysterious and puts me more into the scene. There's more anticipation for the boy turning the corner and I love the looming quality of the portrait. I really like @carolinedrawing's suggestion of having the footprint on the frame, like she's climbing into it. If you want to keep more to the snow theme, I think @Kevin-Longueil's idea would definitley work and you could probably even keep the composition of the 1st idea if you wanted.

Just my two cents. I love the mood and idea behind this. So cool!

Welcome!

My art 102 class in college was definitely geared toward contemporary/conceptual art rather than technical skills and was a requirement to take more advanced art classes like figure drawing, etc. I actually thought it was a fun, thoughtful class- but looking back I'm not sure if it was worth the money for what I actually wanted to learn. For one lesson we had to take an everyday item and make it out of an unexpected material to invoke the viewer to sort of visualize what it might feel like to interact with the object. One example of a famous art work that does this is a tea cup covered in fur. The viewer in their mind feels what it must be like to feel fur against their lips. What I turned in was a jock strap and g-string made out of sandpaper. Lol.

Welcome Richard from Richardson! Checking out your blog- I loved that Moai piece from Inktober. So cool!

@Braden-Hallett Well, we haven't actually played yet. None of us have played an rpg before, and there isn't a game set up for Gravity Falls- so we've been doing prep work and research for it. That process has been a lot of fun though! We'll see how it goes.

My girls created some characters for a Gravity Falls rpg we are playing and I drew them out per their descriptions.

@Nyrryl-Cadiz Honestly, I think you could go with any of them and they would look great! They all look good to me as you've color balanced/harmonized them all really well. I'd say go with the one you're really feeling at the moment, or the one that would fit well in the portfolio.