The Journey Begins Challenge (2D) Entry: Cliff Cramp

Suddenly with the mice as 'newlyweds' both mice are attempting to get on the ship... were as before I kept seeing it as only one mouse was about to embark on the journey...

Great work!

Hey Cliff it looks great! I like the Newlywed mice better than the earlier concepts. I'm still amazed on how quickly you get these done and the quality of your paintings.

Thanks everyone for your crits and encouragement. - Working on some of the suggestions now.

Another update. I bowed the rope more, good suggestion. Also tightened up the characters a bit. I'm more of a painterly painter - trying to keep it consistent.

Now rope looks alot better. Nice improve

Hewy, Cliff, looking good. I like the costuming, too. Your last post says "Final Coloring"... are you going to do 2 or 3 more now?

Also just saw that you placed again in the latest SCBWI contest - congrats! I started working on an idea for that but decided I didn't like it... Good thing, too, as I saw several more images on the page just like mine. I guess the animals playing card games and such in a cave" contingent was well represented. I'd like to get back into doing those again but... rainbows? I dunno about rainbows. I keep thinking of twisted, inappropriate takes on them... so hard to do straight.

Anyhow, good seeing things coming along for you...!

-mike

Thanks guys,

Mike, I think I will attempt a couple of more concepts. I just may have the time, though I will clean this one up a bit more.

Hi,
Great coloring, it is good to have more than one concept so you find out wich one works better, i saw your other images in previous challenges very nice and well done.

excellent color, perspective and composition. love the story you're telling here, too. very nice job!

Thanks guys. I'm going to give this one a bit of a rest and work up another concept.

this mouse trip is coming along very nicely..
lovely angle.. rope looks better this way

Thought I would come up with another image. This one will have ants moving through the trees towards the picnic table in the back.

Blocking in the environment

Some more color. It's a bit boring right now because I haven't introduced any characters at this point.

What great colors- it feels like such a wonderfully relaxing area. I want to go there!