When I color it, I might make the thickness of her china-skin gray or blue instead of red, and her pupils could be smaller and creepier. I was also thinking of using gold metallic ink around her like a medieval saint portrait. (hence the photoshop color mock-up) What do you guys think?
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Being made porcelain would make sense considering the design choices you've made, but may have not read off the bat. The grey may make it read more as a stone crumbling figure, which was my first read. I like this drawing.
Love the concept cooper ^_^
I think the gray/blue color change would help a lot. I think we associate the red outline with skin/flesh and it's a bit hard to read that she's made of porcelain. I think also if you use a richer blue for the illustrations on her skin it would read more as "fine china". Just my two cents... :) Looking good though.
oi, ms. cooper, the notes of color in the cracks seem to be the most important.
if you found a nice mixture for a cool red... it could still keep her feeling human, while referencing the coldness of an actual china plate.
are you going to reference the pieces that have fallen from her crumbling skin as well? are you planning to add any more small cracks to hint at the china on the rest of her skin?
i like the gold thought though. maybe it tapers out in a light pattern at the edges.
glorious! looks great, ma'am!
Hmmm, I like the red in the cracks, I think that it compliments the blue designs on her skin. Also, I don't read it as porcelain that much, perhaps highlights on her skin would help? And I like how the eyes are right now, creepy eyes don't really say shattered to me. I agree with what Cole and Taylor are saying as well! Looking great though so far!! :D
Sweet, this looks and reads a lot better. I think if you made her hollow inside by darkening the space between the cracks (the white, not the red) on her cheek and arm, she would read more as a vase or pot or the storage-type things porcelain and other ceramics are typically used for. Then you could have something spilling out of her as well!
Also, give her a thick glaze. Strong highlights are an obvious way to do it, but you can do it with the blue designs on her, too. They would be under the glaze, so they would fade to white as her forms turn away from us, because of its translucency, and because as the angle we see her at gets shallower, the light has to travel through more of the glossy overcoat of glaze.
I think if you're going to attack this with the metallic ink, consider a border of design work that resembles that on her skin.
Color wise, I think a light blue-gray could be nice on the cracks, but definitely keep her eyes, lips, and nips the warm colors you have them, or she'll lose her... live-y... ness.
Hope this helps, can't wait to see the finished piece!
Wow, you are all AMAZING. Seriously, thank you for your notes, comments, suggestions and advise. It is indispensable!
Definitely gonna go blue/grey for the edge, going to make the designs bluer but fade them out as they turn on her form to make her glossy, and going to make the inside of her darker. I love the idea of incorporating a pattern around the edges of the background too. I have much to think about!
I can't wait to show you guys when it's done, and thank you again for all your help!
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