Let’s work! Soon I’ll post some sketches…
WIP Card Challenge - A of Hearts
igorbraulio
#2
Hi guys,
the letter “A” is the vowel more open and easy to talk to and is usually one of the first syllables spoken by babies. after reflection, I decided I’d like a more playful theme for my drawing.
Comments are welcome!
Lunatique
#3
It’s cute. 
Try flipping the drawing horizontally so that the overall composition isn’t just a diagonal slash, where you are unintentionally connecting the two A’s at either corner.
igorbraulio
#4
…At this stage, I flipped the composition to neutralize the diagonal line that had formed (thanks Lunatique). Here I defined the character and decided what colors fits better. So I preferred to use the reds analogous colors because other types of palettes weakened the color identity of the suit.
Lunatique
#5
The new face isn’t nearly as cute/charming as the sketch. It might be a good idea to keep it cartoony/cute instead of making the person more realistic/distinct. Think about appeal–how the character will be perceived by all kinds of people. The more vague/simple/cute the subject is, the wider its appeal, because it isn’t distinct enough to repel any specific group. Compared to the previous vague/cute face, the new one is just some chubby guy with a round face who isn’t attractive–who would he appeal to?
Kirt
#6
I agree with Lunatique. I liked the charm of the first sketch more. See if you can bring back some of that whimsy and I think you’ll have something awesome here. Any updates?
igorbraulio
#7
I agree with you guys. I thought about it and I draw some alternative figures and choose the simplest one. I think that is soo hard to keep the power of the sketch live throughout the entire process. Often my sketches are much stronger than the final image. How can I handle it? Anyone knows some reference about this issue?..
…So, I simplified the clothes too because sounds more coherent keep all clean as the face is.
:wip: Thanks everybody!
Kalorlo
#10
Hiya, I haven’t been around here for years, so hopefully what I say is at least a little useful for you!
The previous step was incredibly cute and charming: it made me grin! I think it’s lost something again in the most recent version.
There feels like something of a mismatch between the clean shiny balloon and the brushstrokes on the figure.
The smoother rendering on the face and dark shadows of the mouth have made the left cheek/side of mouth look wrong - that corner of the mouth is too pointy and the line of the mouth too straight.
The new hair has gone a bit furry - I really liked the lines of the locks in the last version. I think next to the balloon the hair is lacking shine and all the little highlights. It doesn’t really clump and tangle enough, if you know what I mean.
I think in general the balloon grabs too much attention away from the figure because it looks more finished.
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