Halloween Workshop [>2000k prize pot]

Gwens Broken Flute
you know, ive been thinking that for a while about charlies piece but i couldn't think of where to put it. I was thinking maybe the ground or in one of their spare hands but it seemed kind of awkward in my head.

on a different note ive been kind of busy/a little lazy this week so i don't have a whole lot of progress since my last update. I've got three pumpkins left to shade (of my 10) so I dont think i'll have problems reaching my deadline. Ive got a few hours free tonight to work on it so we'll see where that gets me.

i dont know if i can stress it enough but I really appreciate criticisms and feedback on how I can improve my art because I want it to turn out as best I can

-gets crackin-

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So I changed the background from that brown to a black. I dont like it flat black. Some sort of variant ideas?

There are also some orange lines you can see in the black. Those have been cleaned already, i thought when i saved the picture it was after I fixed the pic up a bit but apparently i was mistaken.
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Any suggests/ideas how I should tackle this just let me know. <snip> hmmm…. since we were talking about light sources with charlie's, i guess the same thing can be asked of your pic. Where's the light source? If it's from the face alone, then your green leaf part on king's head should be lit as such. There shouldn't be any light on the base of the stem, but only on the very *tips* of those front 2-4 leaves. The pumpkins in the back, probably wouldn't be lit at all (including the ground), but it looks like there's some lighting on the pumpkin directly behind King. It's kinda a shame, because you put in work on the back pumpkins but we can barely see it, because they're almost completely blacked out

Also, all this time, I thought those fangs thing were the tips of his fingers as he's waiting to get out (like swimming in a pool and holding the edge with your fingers)

The front pumpkins' coloring is so spot on that is seems such a shame that you can't show off the colorings on your others because you don't have another source of light What if you can pretend it's a full moon and there's some moon lighting to brighten the background a bit so we can see your other pumpkins (and maybe some grass for some green)? I'm not sure how much that would affect your current finished pumpkins though . I hope that's somewhat helpful (I still like your pic, but I'm just pointing those stuff out since you mentioned it in yours ).

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There's nothing wrong with chalk.

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I'm also kinda iffy on adding pumpkins, because what you have right now is so lovely. On the plus side, the orange and green from the pumpkins wouldn't clash with the colors you have chosen now My problem with chalk is that the colours do not look like chalk in reality, so I need to find better settings for the camera, when I take a photo of it. Maybe a longer objective and longer shutter time will do the trick, now I took the photo from very close, with a big flash device...

And the pumpkins, I added them yesterday and I think they give a nice balance to the setting. Today I'll add a bit of background and draw the rit's hand a bit further so it looks more realistic. Thanks for the nice comment!

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) OMG, this scared the bejeezus out of me... I seriously need to stop watching scary clips and looking at scary pics right before bed

awesome entries though!

Speerit has some great stuff coming up! Very scary!

Shady, looking good, in fact the head is really, really good. Thanks for the tips for the shots, I'll try getting nice pics during the weekend. Overcast conditions are ideal

And thanks!

hmmm…. since we were talking about light sources with charlie's, i guess the same thing can be asked of your pic. Where's the light source? If it's from the face alone, then your green leaf part on king's head should be lit as such. There shouldn't be any light on the base of the stem, but only on the very *tips* of those front 2-4 leaves. The pumpkins in the back, probably wouldn't be lit at all (including the ground), but it looks like there's some lighting on the pumpkin directly behind King. It's kinda a shame, because you put in work on the back pumpkins but we can barely see it, because they're almost completely blacked out

Also, all this time, I thought those fangs thing were the tips of his fingers as he's waiting to get out (like swimming in a pool and holding the edge with your fingers)

The front pumpkins' coloring is so spot on that is seems such a shame that you can't show off the colorings on your others because you don't have another source of light What if you can pretend it's a full moon and there's some moon lighting to brighten the background a bit so we can see your other pumpkins (and maybe some grass for some green)? I'm not sure how much that would affect your current finished pumpkins though . I hope that's somewhat helpful (I still like your pic, but I'm just pointing those stuff out since you mentioned it in yours ). First, thank you for the advice ^^
Right now, the current light is solely from MKT. When it's finished, the light will sort of curve around the pumpkins in a shape that sort of looks like grin. You can see it on the bottom already (that statements really just to help visualize where i'm headed :P). I see what you mean about the stem. I guess at the time i was visualizing it as if the stem was at the edge of the face... but it's not. Something ill work on in my next update.

I was thinking of making behind MKT totally black (the background will probably be darker), but I thought that some (some being not a lot, just barely visible) light would reflect off the pumpkins infront of MKT. Sort of like how sunlight reflects off the moon to earth at night. It's by no means as bright as directly from the sun, but it's still a little bit visible. The work I have on the back pumpkins is really just black indent lines + black + gradiaded edges, so its not really a big 'loss'. If the sun>moon>earth explaination doesnt sound like it would fit here, let me know. I might be missing a key concept that proves it cant work xD

The fang thing might need a strap over it to make it look more like the ones he actually wears. I don't know if I should leave it in or take it out due to clutter though..

The two pumpkins I haven't finished are going to be shaded/highlighted very similarly to how the bottom right two are. So there will still be more too look at than just those two I could try the moon idea but I think it would look less ominous/contrasting. I like the grass idea... I'll have to play around with different brushs and opacities. I was originally thinking like some other, much more dull pumpkins underneath but they would end up the same shade as the ones I already have... which doesn't work. Grass is a good solution to try.

thanks again for the help, i really appreciate your time ^^

Hmm, well, it looks scary now, that's for sure. Though I don't know, I've a feeling you've overdone the overall effect Charlie, but that could just be me? What the hell is with these advertisements?

Anyways - you'll see what this picture is for when I'm done. It's not the final submission.

What the hell is with these advertisements?

Anyways - you'll see what this picture is for when I'm done. It's not the final submission. Advertisements? I'll look forward to the final submission

Advertisements? I'll look forward to the final submission Yeah, it was some annoying Flash pop-up for Axe. And I'll try to get to looking over yours and everyone else's works tomorrow