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AdenSyra — WIP: Wonderland

Published: 2009-08-04 07:07:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 698; Favourites: 34; Downloads: 0
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Description Here's a new WIP. This is actually the first time I've done a WIP during the sketch phase, but it'll be color when I'm finished. Finishing it is a long way off though, this sketch isn't even half done. It's actually two sheets of paper(9x12) worth of artwork, and each page will have quite a bit going on.

It is an Alice in Wonderland piece, and it's for a contest my school recently alerted me too. Being a fan of the story, and always willing to try to win some cash(and a possible internship) I decided to give it a shot, and not hold back! So hopefully the final product will be an eye pleaser.

Edit_1: Hatter says, "The cake is a lie, but the tea is not."

Edit_2: The Queen of Hearts says, "Bring her to me, I'll take her head myself!"

Edit_3: The Cheshire cat says, "I see you!"

Edit_4: Inked the lines. Also, I beat the crap out of my scanner for being stupid, and taking me an hour to get the image on my computer.

Edit_5: Began adding base colors. 41 layers and counting, this is going to be one memory draining piece.

Edit_6: Finished base colors, and began adding details. Oh, and I have not slept. Not one wink. I was in the zone and simply couldn't be bothered. This image is now over 90mb, and has broken the 50 layer mark~!

Edit_7: More details added. I struggled a bit with this one, had some crashes and other problems. This image is about four times the size of what you see here, with about 60 layers now, so it's a complete memory drain and takes almost ten full minutes to save. Ah well, it's getting close to finished, hopefully the next time you see this image, I'll have completed it. For now, though, I'm off to see Ponyo.
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Comments: 12

blondishnet [2009-08-16 16:35:45 +0000 UTC]

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I like the foreground, mostly with the blonde-haired character. A lot of detail went into her.

The character in the very front in the maroon/ red blends too much into the graphic. Also, the caterpillar looks like he is eating a worm.

I do like the cheshire cat, which is a very notable section of the piece. I am assuming the charater with the gray/silver hair is the Mad Hatter...right? He really adds no value to the graphic

However, if you emphasized more on Alice verus the woman in darker colors, it would be more understandable. Are the 'Mad Hatter' or even the Cheshire cat considered to just be observing entities.

If you are trying to give the blonde character a challenge... is she Alice>

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AdenSyra In reply to blondishnet [2009-08-16 17:12:54 +0000 UTC]

Yes, it is the Mad Hatter on the far right. He, and the Cheshire cat are indeed both onlookers, particularly because they always seemed very neutral in the story. I'll see if I can't get the Hatter to fad into the background a bit more to emphasize this.

Hopefully I can get the queen to pop a bit more once I add some highlights. If not, I'll be sure to tweak her colors.

And yes, the blonde character is Alice, she's supposed to be older than in the story though.

Thanks a lot for the critique! I'll keep trying to tweak it to fix as many of those faults as I can!

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Fiammerox [2011-01-07 23:50:53 +0000 UTC]

I think the faces need a little work and in contrast to Alice, the Queen of Hearts doesnt look as detailed. Alice has all the shadowing and the queen has queen only has a contour line.

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Lan-Nhi [2009-08-14 03:14:29 +0000 UTC]

41 layers?! what the heck? lolz

*can't actually see why you would need 41 layers at the moment*

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AdenSyra In reply to Lan-Nhi [2009-08-14 03:46:31 +0000 UTC]

49 now. XD

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sakura02 [2009-08-13 22:44:37 +0000 UTC]

Wow creepy much, but Epic amazing o_o; Nice picture

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AdenSyra In reply to sakura02 [2009-08-13 23:27:27 +0000 UTC]

If my Cheshire Cat gives people nightmares, I'll consider it a job well done! XD

Heh, thanks! Hopefully 20 or so hours from now it'll actually have some depth, haha.

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Lan-Nhi [2009-08-04 16:32:03 +0000 UTC]

lol she looks like an epic warrior here

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AdenSyra In reply to Lan-Nhi [2009-08-04 17:11:58 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I think I played too much American McGee's Alice. It's just so fun to chop those card soldiers in half, and watch as they spew out more blood than their 2-D bodies could ever hold. XD

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Lan-Nhi In reply to AdenSyra [2009-08-04 21:41:49 +0000 UTC]

yeah I know what you mean, it looks so wrong... but whatever, bloooood. xD

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Zomgmania-XO [2009-08-04 16:00:09 +0000 UTC]

That's awesome!

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Presteza [2009-08-04 13:43:14 +0000 UTC]

wow, looking forwards to what you do here, I <3 Alice too, and your quirky characterisations and fine detailing are perfect for that universe~!

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