I'm goin' first! Astrid- I love the details on this piece, the almost childish tantrum of the troll, his clothes, the animals hanging under the bridge and their reactions. I like the view of the goats legs, makes him look super big. The detail in the bridge is great too. I think the only thing that I woould suggest is perhaps adding a bit of interest on the left side. Just some plant life or another animal to fill in the white space. great work! i think your transition into children's books will be easy.
I also love the troll- and I too recognize the tantrum. He's got an entire story behind him. With just your small amount of clues, you can tell a lot about his personality. After looking at the little animals he's caught, he's definitely not ready to mess with the goat. Your interpretation seems more for the younger child than Courtney's, although I guess the hanging bunnies might freak out a 2-year-old. I wish I could see more of the Billygoat- since his reaction takes up half of the dialogue, he seems just as important as the troll (although not as fun to draw). Some sort of environmental clues (ie a background) on the top right would help add balance-I know you are trying to keep a lot of space around the figures, but the top is just not as developed as the bottom.
I really like your approach and how you only showed a little bit of that huge, mean goat. Your thinking is really outside of the box - original. You get a real sense of weight on the bridge and the swinging varments help with that. You have so much movement in all your work and this is no exception. The more I stare at it the more I feel that bridge swinging! I love how you thought of the button popping off - clever. I like the simplicity, the white background works for me. I think the art is strong and you have so much movement you don't need any background to tell what's going on.
Really well done. I wish I had thought of it that way!
Astrid, this is such a great not-your-typical-point-of-view-illustration. The additional elements of the bunny, rat and garlic are simple and perfect! Children love extra things going on in books like this, it's truly lovely.
I never would've thought about a bridge like that either. And I think for me, your illustration reminded me that when working on classics, or stories we may have grown up with, not to be too influenced by the typical images that we are used to seeing. What you created I believe, is thinking outside of the book.
The white background works, absolutely I agree.
And the troll and his tantrum are great. This piece has a lot of movement and energy that really converys his tantrum.
The only thing I wondered about, were the legs of the big goat. Compared to all the movement in the illustration they seemed a little bit static. Maybe it's just me but I almost saw him raising his leg as if 'stomping' on the bridge to accentuate his size and presence. Or raising up slightly on his hindquarters.
A really great job, and I agree, transitioning to children's books is going to be a breeze for you Astrid. Bravo!
That troll's tantrum is priceless! He's got a great facial expression as well. The swinging objects under the bridge were a little confusing for me at first: why would a sweet bunny be hanging next to garlic? *gasp!* He's going to eat it? So I think your version would be better suited for an older audience...I think you did an excellent job with the bridge and the motion that is implied. I wish I could see more of the goat as he seems to be significant to the storyline-although I understand the reasoning behind having a cut off view like that. I think maybe a spot of color would help draw the viewer's eye to the left side of the page more and provide a little more blance..and perhaps a little more background would help develop the visual story better. All in all, a great job Astrid!
Hey Astrid, awesome take on the Billy Goat story! The troll is amazing, I think I would have been fascinated with him as a kid (and I still am!) I always like things that were a bit spooky, and morbid, so personally, I love the swinging bunny. It adds a bit of darkness to an otherwise very playful picture.
Visually, I think the whole piece flows really well. I would be curious to see how it would look if you completed the goat...mostly because I want to see what you come with it! I'm sure it would be great!
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I'm goin' first!
Astrid- I love the details on this piece, the almost childish tantrum of the troll, his clothes, the animals hanging under the bridge and their reactions. I like the view of the goats legs, makes him look super big. The detail in the bridge is great too. I think the only thing that I woould suggest is perhaps adding a bit of interest on the left side. Just some plant life or another animal to fill in the white space. great work! i think your transition into children's books will be easy.
I also love the troll- and I too recognize the tantrum. He's got an entire story behind him. With just your small amount of clues, you can tell a lot about his personality. After looking at the little animals he's caught, he's definitely not ready to mess with the goat. Your interpretation seems more for the younger child than Courtney's, although I guess the hanging bunnies might freak out a 2-year-old. I wish I could see more of the Billygoat- since his reaction takes up half of the dialogue, he seems just as important as the troll (although not as fun to draw). Some sort of environmental clues (ie a background) on the top right would help add balance-I know you are trying to keep a lot of space around the figures, but the top is just not as developed as the bottom.
I really like your approach and how you only showed a little bit of that huge, mean goat. Your thinking is really outside of the box - original. You get a real sense of weight on the bridge and the swinging varments help with that. You have so much movement in all your work and this is no exception. The more I stare at it the more I feel that bridge swinging! I love how you thought of the button popping off - clever. I like the simplicity, the white background works for me. I think the art is strong and you have so much movement you don't need any background to tell what's going on.
Really well done. I wish I had thought of it that way!
Astrid, this is such a great not-your-typical-point-of-view-illustration. The additional elements of the bunny, rat and garlic are simple and perfect! Children love extra things going on in books like this, it's truly lovely.
I never would've thought about a bridge like that either. And I think for me, your illustration reminded me that when working on classics, or stories we may have grown up with, not to be too influenced by the typical images that we are used to seeing. What you created I believe, is thinking outside of the book.
The white background works, absolutely I agree.
And the troll and his tantrum are great. This piece has a lot of movement and energy that really converys his tantrum.
The only thing I wondered about, were the legs of the big goat. Compared to all the movement in the illustration they seemed a little bit static. Maybe it's just me but I almost saw him raising his leg as if 'stomping' on the bridge to accentuate his size and presence. Or raising up slightly on his hindquarters.
A really great job, and I agree, transitioning to children's books is going to be a breeze for you Astrid. Bravo!
That troll's tantrum is priceless! He's got a great facial expression as well. The swinging objects under the bridge were a little confusing for me at first: why would a sweet bunny be hanging next to garlic? *gasp!* He's going to eat it? So I think your version would be better suited for an older audience...I think you did an excellent job with the bridge and the motion that is implied. I wish I could see more of the goat as he seems to be significant to the storyline-although I understand the reasoning behind having a cut off view like that.
I think maybe a spot of color would help draw the viewer's eye to the left side of the page more and provide a little more blance..and perhaps a little more background would help develop the visual story better.
All in all, a great job Astrid!
Hey Astrid, awesome take on the Billy Goat story! The troll is amazing, I think I would have been fascinated with him as a kid (and I still am!) I always like things that were a bit spooky, and morbid, so personally, I love the swinging bunny. It adds a bit of darkness to an otherwise very playful picture.
Visually, I think the whole piece flows really well. I would be curious to see how it would look if you completed the goat...mostly because I want to see what you come with it! I'm sure it would be great!
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