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bestow
January 16th, 2007, 04:31 AM
Going to be using this thread to post my progress with my children's book...
Heres the forestscape i'm working on atm, any crit's/flames are welcome,
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/5633/forestscapewip1nu9.jpg

thanks!

Update, added more color.

update again 1/18, no more sketch in background, some blending done, was it the right move? moving on to backgrounds, needs some help.

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/7259/forestscapewip3bp2.jpg
bestow
January 17th, 2007, 07:34 PM
nobody likes me.
bestow
January 18th, 2007, 12:55 AM
needs moe lensflare i bet.
Jonah
January 18th, 2007, 01:07 AM
shoulden't children's books be soft and happy? with smooth lines / watercolors?
spiritform
January 18th, 2007, 10:55 AM
i can't wait to see what this looks like when it's done... keep going!
bestow
January 18th, 2007, 04:39 PM
shoulden't children's books be soft and happy? with smooth lines / watercolors?

this is the dark and scary part of the book, its about balloons and this is the thorny forest area, so very dangerous. they dont HAVE to be happy looking :teeth:

http://images-jp.amazon.com/images/P/0064431789.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Corrick
January 18th, 2007, 06:18 PM
I'd say work more on the sketch and linework before you move on to the color. Your first post has a piece of the drawing which is still visible in sketch form, and far surpasses, at this point, any of the coloration you've applied.

I'd be interested in seeing the rest of it sketched out, maybe even shaded, before going to color. The marker rendering looks rushed, sloppy. Your sketch is clean, flows nicely, for what you can see of it, and is interesting.
bestow
January 18th, 2007, 10:12 PM
any suggestions on how to do the background , i want it dark and purpleish but multicolored, not sure how to do it...
bestow
January 21st, 2007, 01:14 PM
another update, added that background, it okay? any suggestions on doing backgrounds? help! :upset:
EmiR
January 21st, 2007, 03:48 PM
the background remind me on the game "LocoRoco"... hehe
PS: the dead trees dont look good with a "happy background". and remember: everything what is in the background become a weak color(and get more blue). i hope you undersand what i mean. i have only a "E" in english.

EDIT:you can put some outlined trees for the background, for exemple
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r297/EmiR_2007/Unbenannt.jpg
yes i do this picture picture in paint, because i dont have enough time.