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Jazz' Jelly Character Final

I made this in Photoshop, and I'm so glad to be here at CG Cookie, seeing how other artists do their digital painting! I'm still trying to get brave, bring out the punch in my work, but this is a step in the right direction, so I'll keep it up! Thank you all! Any suggestions for bringing out my contrast (if need be), please let me know! Oh yeah, I was using mainly a soft brush, as per on of the courses here. It's good to use it, I think! I have no problem using both soft ones and hard ones...I like the mood they bring. Oh yeah, and Jelly has a jelly-like body and whip-creamy hair! I found some references and just did what I could...jelly's weird to make into a body. o_O
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  • Thank you! Glad the materials read well. :)

    Yeah, she's half-squatted in the whip cream cloud, but that would be hard to figure out, for sure. Ha ha! I tend to do that with poses--my weakness, no matter how often I practice. ;) I'll get it one day!

  • I like this one, especially lighting and details in the clothing. Materials read very well imo.
    I think there is something awkward about the pose. It might be because her legs are hidden and it's hard to say if she is standing, sitting, or floating.

  • I notice that I don't have as much translucence on her body, but I do like that it turned out that way. Maybe next time I'll add more in. :D

  • Thanks for your suggestions, dustwave! I actually had looked at jelly--it was jelly candy I decided on, and one picture of jell-o on a lighter surface. While I know that jelly is translucent, I also know that so many curves can reflect light beneath the surface a bit, even in the jelly-like body of hers.

    I also did check out the materials course with the concept course! So, I have a good grasp, but decided to go a different route, not add too many details, but enough that she shines. :)

    Thanks again!

  • Not a bad start. Though if her body is jelly you should check out reference photos to know what you should be doing with your materials. Jelly is partly translucent, and would have lighter and darker hues of color based on the thickness of the body, darker where it was thicker and brighter where it was thinner. That said you have a lot of potential here. If you haven't yet, I would encourage you to check out Tim's set on materials, it's very enlightening.