npub1jd…wh0c8 on Nostr: Yes! Sorry, just saw this note. Love the chickadee. 👏 The composition feels an odd ...
Yes! Sorry, just saw this note. Love the chickadee. đź‘Ź
The composition feels an odd to me because the bird is looking to the right and positioned far right on the page. Usually a subject looks “into the frame” so right-looking bird is on the left. Unless you have something behind the bird that are making a point about to the view as part of the illustration’s story, like a cat peaking through bushes.
The hard line is a cool design element. I think you could make it stronger next time if there was a parallel hard line under the bird; so not watercolor all the way down. Have a bit of the paper showing on the bottom left as you have in the large area for the top right.
The composition feels an odd to me because the bird is looking to the right and positioned far right on the page. Usually a subject looks “into the frame” so right-looking bird is on the left. Unless you have something behind the bird that are making a point about to the view as part of the illustration’s story, like a cat peaking through bushes.
The hard line is a cool design element. I think you could make it stronger next time if there was a parallel hard line under the bird; so not watercolor all the way down. Have a bit of the paper showing on the bottom left as you have in the large area for the top right.