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Alright, so this is something I started back in spring, I think it was. The original goal for this was, quite simply, to finish it, whether that meant 20 hours, 40 hours, or whatever hour mark at which it felt complete.
It's clear that I failed that, but I think it's okay because I learned a lot from it regardless. Over the months I've let it be, just kinda rotting on my harddrive, resisting the urge to publish it and get feedback, because once I do that, I find I have no motivation to return to a piece.
Unfortunately, even forcing myself to keep it between myself and a couple others I'd sought critiques from, after about 4 multi-hour sessions working on this, I knew I was done with it. It wasn't finished, but I was. I haven't touched it but a tiny bit since the last time I opened it months ago.
At this point, I feel it's not going to get finished, and I feel like I've learned a few things over the months that would make it hard to continue on it as is. It'd warrant something of a revamp, and if I feel the desire to do that, it may as well be on a fresh piece.
Regardless, I don't want to risk this never being seen, so here it is. Critique is absolutely welcome and appreciated even in its unfinished state and even though I won't likely be returning to this one. I'm sure I'm not aware of everything wonky going on in this image.
This was a big perspective-focused piece and a lot of the work came from trying to nail that. The lighting's a big part of it, too, and I definitely have some pretty distracting issues going on with the character and how it exists in the environment. Still something I'm struggling with, so if you have any pointers, by all means.
All in all, my main concern with pieces like this is that I don't know how to keep myself engaged throughout. By the time I hammer out what challenges me as an artist, the fun details I looked forward to only seem tedious. I don't know if my psychology is more to blame, or if it's more my technique and the way I go about working through a piece.
Original concept based off my brief misadventures within the food industry when I was younger.
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Then only the fun details get drawn.
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I don't know, I suppose it depends on how you feel you failed.
Insofar as it being a perspective piece, I certainly don't feel it's a failure-- the use of one-point perspective to draw the viewer's eye to a corner of the room forces the viewer to see the depth of the room. They can't help but feel the lonesomeness within the picture as a result. Additionally, the contrast of the lighting in the picture-- starting from the brightest point at the focal point of the piece-- draws the viewer into the darkness as they're then forced to focus on the dishwasher. It's a bit hard to see him hiding back there, doing his thing in this lonesome, dark room, doing what appears to be washing his hands. He could be holding something, but that's not clear-- it adds more to the mystery of his solitude. What's he doing back here, anyway? He doesn't look sad, but he doesn't look happy, either.
It leaves you wondering what his story is. And in that regard, I think it's a great success. :)
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I really like this-- even unfinished, it's very eye-catching and evokes a melancholy atmosphere completely appropriate for being stuck in the back room of some restaurant, doing dishes.
In terms of critique, the only thing that leaped out to me as being off is the positioning of the critter's legs vs. the tail-- the tail seems to be dragging on the floor, but its position is a little too far back for that to make sense with the placement of the far leg. If it was brought a little closer to the viewer, it'd look less wonky.
But that aside, even if this never winds up being finished, it looks like it was a great exercise in perspective and it still looks really neat.
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What happens if you draw the fun details first?