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@ 2005-09-12 12:48:00
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Illustration Friday Revision!
Topic: Depth.

After some good comments and critiques on my last version, I decided to make some changes to get the octupus to feel more underneath the girl. I also made it a vertical piece as to portray "depth" rather than "shallow-ness". Let me know what your favorite version is and why. :)



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[info]sarahrae
2005-09-12 07:08 pm UTC (link)
WOOT!

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[info]artsyandi
2005-09-12 07:27 pm UTC (link)
Woot is a good thing right?
I don't think people like this much. Buggin about perspective. To me, perspective isn't a huge issue in an illustration of this style... maybe I'm wrong though...

Thoughts? I know that you are good for it... and I need some strong pieces to submit to Picture Window.

Also, should I keep doing these digital illustrations or should I revert back and work in my "freehand/painterly/less smooth" style more. I didn't get much imput from Zach on what they expect other than to have a lot of kids from different cultures.

Hope your day is swell!

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[info]sarahrae
2005-09-12 07:31 pm UTC (link)
I would show them both, so they know you can do both... ill see if i can get more out of the zach later on tonight about ti all.

I like the perspective in both pieces, its simple enough, its not mind blowing and makes it fun... just like it should be.

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[info]artsyandi
2005-09-12 07:35 pm UTC (link)
I was thinking maybe 8 or 9 pieces in each style. The digital is just so much easier since I can do it on breaks at work a lot easier than a painting. I need some subject inspiration too... Illustration Friday helps, but it only pushes me to do one peice a week and I want to do more than that in order to have a strong set by the end of October.

From what you can tell... from the work that I have posted here... do you think I have a good shot at getting some work from them? Not sure what the competition is like or where I would fit in.

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[info]sarahrae
2005-09-12 07:38 pm UTC (link)
Yes I think you do.... and not just because I'm a friend.

Make sure to watch your line weights. Make them change up where needed, or make sure that they are thin/inked well enough to not overpower your design. (just a random comment)

Let me think of some suggestions and ill get ya back (aka, ill dig through the website and see what i can come up with for ya, cause i am 90% brain dead :P )

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[info]artsyandi
2005-09-12 07:49 pm UTC (link)
I agree about the line weights thing... I tend to get so wrapped up in just making it smooth that I forget about variations. Also, I've been having trouble with scanning and getting them to come out as smooth as I want them to. Any suggestions on that since what I am doing is mostly self-taught (and probably not very effective)?

I hate shaky-hand syndrome.

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[info]sarahrae
2005-09-12 07:51 pm UTC (link)
what dpi are you scanning things in at?
and um... thats all i know to ask.
zachs the cool one on the scanners, ill have him comment.

All i know about scanners I learned from him. Open... click... import... POOF! Its done haha.

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[info]artsyandi
2005-09-12 09:50 pm UTC (link)
I'm scanning at 600 and then reducing to about 200 or 300. Maybe that's a big non-no but it seemed to be better than just scanning at 300 to start with.

That's all I really know too... but I didn't know if there was some sort of trick to it. My work looks good on the website but when you look at it unreduced, it looks like poo to me.

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[info]rudeboyzach
2005-09-12 10:23 pm UTC (link)
Shaky hands? Quit drawing while drunk!

Kidding.

Let me start by saying that I'm totally digging your style. I'd hire you in a heartbeat if it was up to me.

Seriously.

Anyway, when I scan inked line art, I usually make sure it's relatively free of pencil marks (or I use a blue line pencil) then scan in Black and White at 300 dpi(not greyscale). This makes for a cleaner "ready to color" image. It looks a little pixelated on screen, but it prints soooo much cleaner.

Yeah, showing a "diversity" in style is a GREAT idea. Show us your painterly/hand drawn stuff, show you tight computer skills... they look for all kinds... and the more diverse your styles are they more likely you are to get work.

The people in charge really hae no imagination... you have to show them everything.... so 10-15 samples is best (the get bored easy, so more than that is just a waste of your time). Show a range of races, genders and ages in your people and it's great toshow animals and stuff too.

They look for good details as well. A lot of people can draw a cute pony, but can you draw the truck pulling a trailer over a mountain with that cute pony in it?

Can you dig it?

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[info]artsyandi
2005-09-13 02:21 am UTC (link)
I can dig it I think...

My goal is to finish one ilustration per week... then maybe you can help me pick my strongest 10-15 (wink wink) and go from there.

From looking at the recent books I'm not TOO worried... but you never know what they will like and what they won't.

Any other advice you can give is GREATLY appreciated. I have low "art esteem". Probably a bad trait huh?

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[info]artsyandi
2005-09-12 07:37 pm UTC (link)
Oh yeah... do you like the first or the second version better? I'm leaning toward the second due to the reasons you brought up but was kinda bummed that it forced me to mute my colors. :(

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[info]sarahrae
2005-09-12 07:41 pm UTC (link)
i like the second... only because it makes it obvious that he is below her. The other its more of a aquatic scene... which is cool.

But because the colors were are bright as the girl above the water, it looked like he was too. But then again, ive been told i have something to say about everything.

And you know i love it no matter what!

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Jerry
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2005-09-14 01:47 pm UTC (link)
Both are good. The second one is more interesting. Almost want to see a few fishies swimming about. I don't know, something about the ocean- you expect to see certain things.

I like the patch on the inner tube. Well placed and adds charater. Overall, a good illustration.... Makes me thirsty for more.

-Jerry

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[info]artsyandi
2005-09-14 02:04 pm UTC (link)
Thanks Jerry!
I considered fishies and music notes but was having trouble keeping it from being too busy. I may have to keep working this one though... it just doesn't seem to be quite there.

Can't wait till Friday and our next topic... so more to come soon!!!

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