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smackbringer
07-06-2007, 02:07 PM
The Picture:

I drew this as a bit of fanservice to convention goers. I was going with the theme of Tiger people set in China in a kind of kung fu setting. I used a reference for the background from the forbidden city in China along with references of tigers and chinese dresses. The main girl is in a fight with an unknown opponent and her Tiger buddy is backing her up. I got the idea of the Tiger guy from Joji Manibe's sp? Outlanders and Caravan Kid. The picture will be cel shaded with probably painting in the background. Right now I have just the base colors set up so I can get a feel for the overall picture.

Picture Here: http://www.fakeradish.com/img/tigerkungfucolorpreview.jpg


The Deadline:

I'm doing this picture for Otakon which is the second largest Anime convention in the US. I have a table space and I was really trying to get another piece done by then. I need to start printing posters on Tuesday so that leaves me 2 solid days to work on it. I'm trying to get the colors set so I can start coloring on saturday. I need advice ASAP.


The Advice I need:

1. I'm really not sure right now about the colors on the cat girl. They don't seem to pop enough for me. I originally wanted a red dress but I think that the red in the background is making the red dress not stand out so much. I like the colors of the background but I really need color comments on the rest of the piece. Edits of course are welcome as well as suggestions for color along with CMYK, RGB, Pantone or other color values.

2. Any other advice would be helpful. If you think it sucks, let me know why, I'm totally open to all comments and suggestions. Maybe you've thought of something that I havent.
matsman
07-06-2007, 02:47 PM
Hello smackbringer

I see your point in where the catgirl doesn't pop enough. And I dont think it has something to so with the color actually.. but more composition wise.

first of all see is either running really fast or falling over for no reason... that bothers me but may not bother you.

second her arms tail and movement are all very horizontally which is not good for a poster that has to pull people towards your stand. Since it doesn't pull the eye inside the picture but makes the eye glace over it since it follows the horizontal lines of the girl. This is also why the girl doesn't pop. the eye wanders from side to side wihtout exploring the depth of the picture. When people walk in front of your stand an see the horizontal movement of the poster theyll get an urge to move on since they themselves have the same movement as the picture.

So... If you would flip the girl around (maybe straighting het up a bit so she isn't falling anymore :) ) the eye would follow her line of sight.. bounce with the tigerguy in the background and finally come to rest on the background of the hidden city. drawing your onlooker in possibly inside your stand as well.

Further on the colors I would suggest to give both cats rougly the same basecolors (could be a small difference) to show the connection between the two. I actually thought the tiger was one of the evil guys (who are also chasing her out side of the frame)

Well those are my two cents... hope you'll do well on making your deadline!
smackbringer
07-06-2007, 03:44 PM
Wow, great Critique, thanks for the comments. I originally had her tail curled up but it looked too much like his so I straightend it out. I think its time to rework that. I get what you're saying about the horizontal movement. I might play around with rotating her a bit after I'm done coloring. I'm using the non-antialiased line trick for doing quick cel shading so rotating the lineart before coloring would severely impede my progress. Still, I think i'll play around with it to see what I like. I do think i'm going to rework that tail again, you're right, i'm not happy with it. I also like the comments about making the uniforms match, it would help tell the story better. I really appreciate the well thought out comments, this helps me out alot.
matsman
07-06-2007, 08:49 PM
Thanks that's one rewarding reply you made there. I'm glad I could be of service ^_^

Please post at least the finished piece. I'm really curious what changes you are going to make.

See ya!
smackbringer
07-07-2007, 08:38 PM
Out of all the critiques I got today, a coworker's and yours was the most helpful. I've got some ideas about what to change and i'll be working on it today. I'll let you know when I post the final version.
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