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Published: 2005-04-11 21:48:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 2207; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 785
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working on a painting for a RAINN [link] calendar.Related content
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Yay! Your doing RRAIN!!!
I wanted to do RRAIN again this year (without Larry) but Ken wanted new artists. 
Oh well.
I saw the one you decided to go with before I saw this posting.
Happy that your're in the next one and I will make sure I get a copy!
~Pat Ann~
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I loved the one you guys did last year!
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oooooooo stunning i really like the lower part. to bad its not colored yet. cant wait. keep it up.
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I like the bottom one best.... but I love the bird on the top one, so if you could it'd be awesome to do the bottom one with the bird! 
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OMG! You're drawing a pic for Tori's foundation's calendar? 
Oh my gosh, I'm gonna explode in a second! :ecited: The excitement is just too big!
These pictures synchronise with the song just perfectly!
I'll wait for you finishing them.
And now I 
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The first one seem more sensational, emotional and inspirational.
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the top one...
yea... a fellow ears with feet.
[would really like to see both finished honestly]
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I like the first one better. more whimsical in my eyes
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I like the first one better, I think because how she's positioned. I like having the butterflies kind of floating in from the side there.
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Oooh... the bottom one deffinately.... Or you could do them both.... Do them up as a set..... *shrugs*
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I vote for the bottom one, I just love that pose
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For a calendar, I like the bottom one, although both are beautiful. The more linear composition of the bottom one just seems to fit better with the calendar format.
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I like the placement of the girl and the tree on the page in the top one, don't really like the position of either of them though. I do think she should be looking up like in the top one.
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if you could weave the figure in the latter into the composition and flow of the former that'd be cool.
just out of curiosity will you eventually overwork these sketches or use them as reference for the final work. they have a real harmony and slight of hand that'd be hard to replicate. ( for me anyway. ) especially the first one.
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I use these as references, and redraw things to get details and straighten out anatomy. These are just initial very rough sketches. You'll see when I post the next sketch stage later today.
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hey I do see -it has the best aspects of both. -especially the transition from foliage to butterfly without the need of caterpillars... it'd be interesting if the tree was part caterpillar.. (?)
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I prefer the top one for composition, it's more relaxing and I think the girl's more confortable if she's sleeping. I don't think the second one could sleep in that way 
Anyway, both the pics are great, and I'm sure you'll do a good job! I just prefer the first one because it feels more quiet, relaxed and I can feel more the "sleep" theme!
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I like the one on the bottom better, especially because of the girl's pose, she looks so natural and pensive and you can see her face, which is very expressive. Also the folds of her dress are very nice. However, the background is a little plain and centered and the butterflies on the branch seem too 'organised' while the top one has a more interesting background...
I hope you will finish both of them, because they are worthy
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the focal point of the 1st is the swirling branch,
the 2nd is the butterflies.
i like the 2nd one more.
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Mmm... I really can't decide...
I think the first one will work better, as it doesn't have the center of attention in the middle of the image...
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The top one looks more distant, aloof, slightly detached, and perhaps rather flat - the bottom one really pulls you into the picture, feels alot more open. A great cause. I think that both of them are beautiful compositions and would love to see BOTH carried to a completed piece - I don't think there's much to choose between them, other than the message/impression you want to convey. I adore the bottom one though, her expression and pose are lovely and make me wonder what she's thinking, who she is.... it has more depth.
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the bottom one!
she seems to dream the butterflies in this one...
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Both scetches are fine, but I prefer the top one. I like the way you've placed all of the elements in it, how the girl is lying and I also like that bird next to her.
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I'd say the top one is better suited for calendar purposes, but the bottom would make a lovely poster sized image. it really just pops out at one!
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The bottom one is beautiful, but I have to say I prefer the top one. The pose looks more relaxed. On the bottom one, it looks like she might fall off and it seems uncomfortable, i know that's outside the spirit of fantasy, but maybe the first one with a larger figure or with more of her showing.
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I like the bottom one where she's laying on the branch!
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I like the bottom one, it seems more playful somehow. I think the top one comes across as rather wistful. Depends on what you're aiming for, I guess!
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i think i like the first one better... just cause i like her pose... but then i also like the second one because i like the girl in it more... uh... ok put my vote down for the first one!
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Don't know why, but the second one 
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I LOVE the second one, it evokes a dreamworld to me since the butterflies are flyign around her head. I also feel the character is more present, less part of the background.
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I like the character in the lower sketch better...has more personality... but I like the off center composition of the top one better.
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I'd have to say the bottom one as well, for alot of the reasons mentioned above but also because you can see her face. I really love how she's actually looking up at them as if their little wings settling on the branches have just waken her.
I most definately need this calender next year.
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The top one is really nice, but there's something about the pose of the lower one, you FEEL her presence there because of her weight on the branch. It also makes me imagine laying in that tree myself, feeling the coolness of the bark and the comfort of cradling in the branches. It has a big impact on my senses when I look at it......definately go with the lower one.
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They're both so lovely, but I personally like the bottom one better.
Which ever one you end up finishing, can't waht to see it done! Your work is so wonderful. n_n
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I like that the bottom one has more of a focus on the girl. Plus her pose seems more engaging! She looks so sweet and dreamy.
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personally, i like the top one better and would love to see it turned into a watercolor. it just flows so beautifully. and i love how the swan, if that's it, is bending down like it's protecting the woman. however for a calendar to benefit the organization it's going to, i think the bottom one is better suited. there's just more of a sense of hope from it. with the circle of butterflies in the background it kind of looks like the sun rising behind her bringing with it a fresh start and the anticipation of a better day. whichever one you choose i know it'll be good and go to a great cause.
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I really like the first one. It gives it a more calmer mood to the picture, like she's enjoying the scenery. ^^
But that's just my opinion. I bet whichever one you do, it'll turn out awesome!
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I like the composition in the top one, but I think if you cropped the bottom one to make it off center (maybe cropped off the right a little, added space on the left side), that might even things out between them. I like the figure in the bottom one better, I like her pose and she's beautifully rendered. I also like the way she fills the page better, although if you zoomed in a bit on the top one, that might make a difference there.
Both sketches are quite lovely.
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The girls position in the top one is neat, I like it but for some reason the background looks off to me... The one on the bottom looks more balance. I have to say I do like the bottom sketch better.
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They're both wonderful, though I'd gave to say the bottom one. It's just more... BOOM, if you know what I mean.
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