Indeed, it's a shame no one is patient enough with us to wait that long... I am looking forward to getting back to some festive illustrations I started on last December, and seeing them with fresh (though older) eyes.
I'm just interrupting you (that's obviously the wrong word because you weren't interrupted by me while you were typing this, but I can't think what the right word might be... Is there even a word for replying to someone before you've finished reading their newsletter?) at the giant cat houses. It's fantastic and beautiful! I think the dreamy evanescence of the trees and background both compliment and offset the bright, colourful houses. I suppose it depends on what effect you're aiming for... I see something both surreal and friendly, comforting and almost eerie. I think it's something that both children and grownups might want on their bedroom wall.
Oh, thank you so much. It honestly hadn't occurred to me that it's OK to have a different style in the background to the foreground, but that's a really good point that they contrast each other. (And occurs a fair bit in picture books and anime and I'm sure other places that I'm not thinking of immediately.) I may try to lean into this for the other two pieces and see what happens and how it feels.
It's so hard to see our own work properly, isn't it? I'd love to have a 2nd self that could come in after I'd worked on something and we could swap for a while, so that each self could see it fresh.
I'm looking forward to seeing how the others turn out!
Indeed, it's a shame no one is patient enough with us to wait that long... I am looking forward to getting back to some festive illustrations I started on last December, and seeing them with fresh (though older) eyes.
I'm just interrupting you (that's obviously the wrong word because you weren't interrupted by me while you were typing this, but I can't think what the right word might be... Is there even a word for replying to someone before you've finished reading their newsletter?) at the giant cat houses. It's fantastic and beautiful! I think the dreamy evanescence of the trees and background both compliment and offset the bright, colourful houses. I suppose it depends on what effect you're aiming for... I see something both surreal and friendly, comforting and almost eerie. I think it's something that both children and grownups might want on their bedroom wall.
Oh, thank you so much. It honestly hadn't occurred to me that it's OK to have a different style in the background to the foreground, but that's a really good point that they contrast each other. (And occurs a fair bit in picture books and anime and I'm sure other places that I'm not thinking of immediately.) I may try to lean into this for the other two pieces and see what happens and how it feels.
Thank you!
It's so hard to see our own work properly, isn't it? I'd love to have a 2nd self that could come in after I'd worked on something and we could swap for a while, so that each self could see it fresh.
I'm looking forward to seeing how the others turn out!
Yes! That would be so helpful. I can do that with my own work, but only if I've not looked at it in months, which isn't usually possible commercially!