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Tutorial 009by `alohalilo

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Okay, so that whole thing I mentioned before about how you need to look at drawings backwards so you can see them with a fresh eye? I held this up to a mirror this morning and noticed all kinds of stuff.

Even though the entwined feet are a massive cheat, there were some serious issues with where the feet were, making Girl 3 look like she had no calf length. I cut the feet out and glued them down in a different place, and I'm happier with them, even though they still probably couldn't really do what they're doing. And I do mean cut and glue, by the way. Most of the things I use to make a living are the same ones I learned to use when I was in kindergarten. You can see the holes where the feet used to be. As for the final position of the feet, something I've learned from watching animators do their thing - things don't have to actually make sense, as long as they seem to. In story and animation we use the word 'believable' a lot. In this case I'm sure that if I can get the feet to feel right enough, (key word being 'enough'

- I'll get away with it.

After all, none of this drawing would actually work anyway. One single girl couldn't balance on a speeding stick, let alone three. The point is to get it feeling like it could work, and after that no one cares. At least most people. The other ones we don't worry about.

Okay, back to the list. I didn't like the lack of contact between #1 chest and #2 face, as it wasn't feeling like there was any real volume, and I just wasn't happy with the position in general. So I tried a variation on it, and I think its better.

I tried a little thing with the hair on Girl #1, and having it free to blow around makes everything feel more like its moving, and it covers a multitude of sins with her neck and shoulder.

I added the cat, raven, and luggage. Luggage in the back, of course. Rather than have the raven fly, I stayed consistent with the overloaded broom idea by stacking him on the cat's head.

PS - For an idea of time, I didn't do anything last light as I got back from work after eight thirty, and I was pretty tired. Most of this stuff is being done before work - the changes you see here took two hours this morning.

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~cypris-quynh May 15, 2011 Professional Traditional Artist

i know what u mean by fresh eyes, it usually takes me months to finish a drawing or at least weeks, i keep the drawing protected without spraying it until the moment before i frame it. cuz i keep going back to it and fixing stuff and adding more details, its like i got OCD lol