Strange Behavior (Illustration) Entry: King

#21

so this is their honeymoon? lol… very nice and good progress too… keep it up

#22

So what now???

#23

This is coming along gorgeously, man :slight_smile: Wish I knew how to paint water like that.

Maybe you could add a couple more seagulls in the top-left region, to enforce the idea of land nearby.

#24

This is a good one, its odd and funny and makes me want to know what happens next, i agree with the above posterthat the water looks great.

#25

Very nice painting and concept! I really like it!

Cheers,
Carlos

#26

HI King,

Lovely render of the water, the skin maybe still need more render since its water, you can add some nice reflection here and there…the BG looks very artistic but I am not sure what it’s your idea there yet? The hair style it’s very you, but needs also a bit of more contrast but maybe its the style I like with some high lights on dark hair, the cat its really cute but I wish to see better his expression or the eyes on lighting style off curse not in pose, besides that I found the rest ready to go. But it looks pretty already! Very good job:arteest::applause:

#27

As for the now what question… i would suggest that you broaden the perspective a lot if you dont want to stop here… something destructive happening all around them (shipwreck, battle etc.) and they stand in the middle in calm waters… that will give it great contrast imo…

#28

I liked the idea of a harbor scene with a twilight atmosphere. Ships with twinkling lights around them will give the painting a nice sense of scale. That no matter how big the world is around them they can still make it work.

Her expression to me is of love and soothing.It’s almost an against all odds painting and they can really make it work somehow.

And as one commenter said, I wish I could paint water like that :smiley:

#29

Thanks everyone for your good suggestions and feedback, and yeah the water did turn out pretty cool, kinda taking the thunder away from the characters a bit… As for the bg, I’m not completely sure what I really want I want the focus on the couple, that’s kinda why I’ve opted for a pretty much empty bg… but it seems like there’s starting to be a consensus that I should put something there, heh so… maybe I’ll try to add something in and have it not steal the show from the couple.

AxelAlonso: I agree with you, my fellow beautiful bc neighbor, adding some reflectoin and wet parts for the tube and the skin is definitely lacking and would pull the painting together that muich more. Also, the hair. I completely agree with u, gotta make that look hotter. and What kind of expression are you getting from the cat? or u just can’t see well enough to tell?

RoxyQueen: I’m glad you like it!!! thanks for all your support and encouragement! weeeeee

Icedeyes: Haha is it their honeymoon? I guess they could be just heading into it… What did you mean by broadening the perspective? I do kinda like a destructive background, kinda make it a lot gloomier and the stakes that much higher…

ChrisBeaver: thanks dude, I’m pretty happy with how the water turn out as well, I think I will add some birds to add some depth to it. It is a good idea!

Vitreous: thanks for the comment, a friend described it to me that it feels like a soap opera, just enough to keep u wondering what’ll happen next… haha

DogMan3d: Thanks! I’m glad you really liking it!

Eclipse115: Thanks for your suggestions! I think it’s a good idea to give them some scale, I lreally like your positive outlook! haha I like the idea of them going against all odds, and no matter how big the world is, the can still make it work! We need more of you in our world! hehe

#30

The kitty is lookin really cute! If I may…maybe a more glamorous, elaborate hair-style? maybe with soft flowers and blossoms, since she just got married?..I really dig the colors you’ve chose too :slight_smile:

#31

Great idea Kei! It would definitely add to his theme . . . maybe even an XL garter around the mermaid tail :stuck_out_tongue:

#32

Sorry King… I wasn’t talking about the perspective:scream: (dont know how i ended up typing that), i meant broadening the frame… Adding mayhem, big waves and clouds all around them while at the same time they stand on calm water, clear sky and light rays casting on them would give amazing contrast to this piece…

Dont get me wrong, I love it as is even for a final piece of artwork but i was under the impression that you were searching for things to add to the image and thus came up with this suggestion…

Have fun,
George

#33

Ahahaha I love this concept !

#34

hello kingja you looker you… nice work… realy realy like the concept but i think the composition could do with a little bit more zooming out. could do with a more obvious light souce i guess… cant wait to see how it progresses… the expressions of both chracter are fantastic

#35

Well it’s been a long busy week, and thanks for everyone’s suggestions, I hadn’t touched it for a week and I’ll be getting back to it soon and try out some of the suggestions that ppl has been mentioning about.

Kei: thanks for the suggestion, I agree I should perhaps push the just married aspect of it more instead of leaving it in the title and the writing on the tube. It would defintely add more visual interest as well, though I’ll have to be careful that it doesn’t begin to overtake everything else.

Eclipse: haha the garter thing might just work… hahaahha

Icedeyes: thanks for the suggestion, I think I’m just gonna have to break out of this painting and do something completely different to gain a new light on it and address these issues with the BG…

CyborgJA: thanks you! I’m glad u like it! btw, ithink ur strange behavior link is broken =P

WIL: Thanks! Yeah I’ll perhaps try to define the light source a little more, I struggled with it a little more than I should be, cause compositionally I’d rather the light beams be on the left side… but yeah, I think a more definite light source will add to atmosphere… I’ll have to definitely play with it a little more.

#36

hi, i have something to say, i like the idea, i think that the cat really wants only the mermaid’s body not her heart, maybe it only want to fullfill its hunger or lust, just it will definately has purpose at the fishy girl. maybe the mermaid has her own hidden purpose too? strange couple.
i like ur painting style, colors and all that. But, i have a suggestion that the place u put this couple, and the feeling is not right enough, the view can be expanded to see more, or it can be cropped to view more details… by then the pose and angle may changed a lot, rite?
Have fun n good luck.

#37

I must apologize for having a “dirty” mind but to me the cat appears to be straddling the mermaid.Can you shift the cat so that the mermaid is seen to be cradling the cat in her arms with a look of love rather that the current “karma sutra” position.:slight_smile:

#38

Great image. I really like your treatment of the water. Very sweet.

#39

brrrhmmm, you do know what most people do right after they get married, dont you? :twisted:

Kingjai - one random idea: What if the cat were colored more warmly - an orange or a brow or tan - to make it pop off of the cool-colored background more, as the woman does? Just an idea…

#40

lol i was goign to reply somethign similiar but you beat me too it… i dont think he looked at the image preoperly.