thisldo Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 I usually mess about with cartoon-like images just for my fun and the pleasure of creating something. Yesterday someone asked if I could create a beer image for a friend's birthday and I opened AD and came up with this. I'm only sharing here since I usually look in here on a daily basis and admire all the talent and wanted to show that I do learn from y'all. Most times I am a bit shy about showing what I have done since a good bit of it is amateurish at best, but I was pleased with how this came out. I am a staunch Affinity Designer fan!! StuartRc, Tanjib, AffinityJules and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanjib Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Nice work but I think the shadow is not the right place. Because you did the lighting of this illustration diagonally so why the shadow is vertical and widespread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisldo Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share Posted July 26, 2018 Good point Tanjib. Just shows up my lack of talent to see this in the first place. I only added the shadow as an afterthought to enhance the transparency feature....not for once thinking of how a shadow might actually fall. I've much to learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 I often find that adding something as an afterthought can make things worse. I think that something - which I can't quite put my finger on - is missing so I add a shadow or whatever, and I end up making it look wrong. Sometimes less is better so I'm trying to get myself into the habit of looking at each element and asking "Does this need to be there?" It doesn't always work - and it's difficult - but it's often good to try and review your own work from someone else's perspective, or just come back to it after not working on it for a few days. thisldo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanjib Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 1 hour ago, thisldo said: Good point Tanjib. Just shows up my lack of talent to see this in the first place. I only added the shadow as an afterthought to enhance the transparency feature....not for once thinking of how a shadow might actually fall. I've much to learn. Happy journey to learn new things thisldo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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