In this first of a new series, I am going to look back over some of my cartoons and see how I can improve them.
I’m going to look at the following areas:
composition
colour
expression
writing
I'm sure I’ll think of some more points to cover as well.
The first picture I chose was the fishing one pictured above.
First of all I identified a few areas to work on.
-I thought that her fishing outfit might be a bit on the bright side and tend to grab the attention. She’s wearing a yellow mac, red gloves, and green boots, all of which as bright or brighter than them pink of the pelican, which is where I want the attention to go.
-Her fishing road bisects the pelican, I think this would be better if she was holding it at either a higher or lower angle.
-I think I can do a better job with the sky.
-The water can be improved as well.
-I might also add another element to the background.
To be continued in the next post!
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