you are so awesome, Courtney. I love your troll so very much. I want a big picture of her (she's a girl, right?)for Rose's room. The color choices are grand and the billy goat looks like he's looking for a fight. Usually red isn't the best for a background but here its okay because of your green troll. Have you ever seen Matisse's "Red Studio?" It reminds me of that. I would have the goat more to the left to balance out the composition- that way you could get more of the goat in the picture and it would look like more of a confrontation.
I want to hug that troll. It's my favorite troll of the bunch. The one thing you do so well is character expression. There is a story all it's own in that troll's face. I love how he's so huge and looks jammed under thet bridge. I really like how you cropped it. The text would work great in the white space on the right over the other two goats who are ecaping.
The colors are totally you and it's one of your identifying characteristics and I like the combination you've used. Have you ever played with a duller pallet? This could become really moody with the same color combos only less saturated.
I love it and it makes a really cool new postcard for you. I'm jealous!
The over-sized troll is fantastic! The goofy teeth, tree-branch hair, scales... wonderful! And I agree, you paint such fabulous expressions Courtney. Hurrah! the transparancy of the water too works really well, too.
For me, the red sky works perfectly - it almost picks up on the goat's retalliation to the troll. Like a warning "Don't you mess with me and my bros!"
There's only two things that I wasn't sure about. 1. At first I thought the Eldest goat was wearing spectacles, then I wondered if perhaps that was his snout. The yellow threw me off. Could it just be white, like the other goats?
2. The two other goats and their placement in this frame kind of stopped me in my tracks. I wondered if they were intended to be a spot illo on the facing page amid the text or something like that. I think it's because the main illustration's background cuts off at the back of the troll and then it's all white. I was left feeling these were two separate elements and wasn't sure if it was intentional.
You're style is so vibrant Courtners, what child wouldn't love this!?!
The first thing that grabs me when I see this is the red sky. You balanced it perfectly with the cooler tones of the troll and the grasses. There is so much to look at with the patterns of the bridge, the scales of the troll and the striping of the horns. The expressions on the troll's and goat's faces are fantastic. The troll looks a little bemused and the goat's spoiling for a fight. :) What threw me off (like Leeza) were the two goats on the right with the white background. They seem to be more of an afterthought because of their placement and lack of color on the page. Their development is great though, and I definitely think they belong on the page. I agree with Rebecca that the goat should be shifted so he's more in the picture. It seems a shame to cut off such a great character.
Courtney, this illustration rocks big time. It's probably my favorite thing of yours that I've ever seen. I love the details, I love the colors, I love the take on the troll...amazing. The slight pool of water that he's sitting in is just gorgeous. Everything about it just pops, and it's really going to make a great promotional postcard.
I guess if I were to alter something about this picture, I too would scoot the goat to the left a bit and complete him. He is too fantastic! I want more!!!
This is hilarious Courtney! Cool idea to squeeze the troll under the bridge. That adds an entirely new background to the story, making it more interesting. Is he stuck? Does he need help? How did he get stuck there? Will he lift up the bridge and the goat? As the only downside of this cool approach I unfortunately see a possible problem with the story. How will the biggest goat kick this humongous troll into the water? Okay, maybe if it's mad enough – it's a fairytale, so I guess that could be funny too (what a kick!). The troll looks sad and pity evoking though, while the goat looks rather annoyed and unfriendly. Kids might feel for the troll if he got killed!
Great choice of colors - although I'm not totally sure if the red sky is needed. Maybe if the goat was in the process of kicking the troll it would make immediate sense (for us designers anyways, don't know if a kid would care). This harsh sky color theme could work I guess if each page had a different sky color. Say, bright blue on the first page. Then yellow, then orange (as troll gets more mad), then red (kick!). Could be an option.
Something I'm not sure about is where the page will be folded. Will the middle line of the book go over the troll's face? Nothing important getting lost in the crack of the book?
Really cool character idea of the troll! Nice idea with the branches on his head, and the stone-like pattern on his skin – wait, is he bekoming part of the bridge? Hope I didn't just blow the intention by only getting it now! If so, bear with me, this would resolve itself if the text of the story considered that "stuckness", which of course I didn't expect. If you intended to use the original text, you may want to consider changing the "stuck-ness" so that the story would still be possible (unless of course you find a way for the goat to kick the bridge with the troll! ;-))
I kind of like the idea of the white page with the 2 animals at the bottom. Was it intended to be all-white as the background? I see a slightly gray square behind the animals – which I think is distracting.
Will the text be placed in the white column? Have you tried placing it? I'm wondering if it will be easy to read with such a narrow column. It might work, but it's worth checking out.
Interesting, intriguing, story inspiring illustration Courtney!
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you are so awesome, Courtney. I love your troll so very much. I want a big picture of her (she's a girl, right?)for Rose's room. The color choices are grand and the billy goat looks like he's looking for a fight. Usually red isn't the best for a background but here its okay because of your green troll. Have you ever seen Matisse's "Red Studio?" It reminds me of that. I would have the goat more to the left to balance out the composition- that way you could get more of the goat in the picture and it would look like more of a confrontation.
I want to hug that troll. It's my favorite troll of the bunch. The one thing you do so well is character expression. There is a story all it's own in that troll's face. I love how he's so huge and looks jammed under thet bridge. I really like how you cropped it. The text would work great in the white space on the right over the other two goats who are ecaping.
The colors are totally you and it's one of your identifying characteristics and I like the combination you've used. Have you ever played with a duller pallet? This could become really moody with the same color combos only less saturated.
I love it and it makes a really cool new postcard for you. I'm jealous!
The over-sized troll is fantastic! The goofy teeth, tree-branch hair, scales... wonderful! And I agree, you paint such fabulous expressions Courtney. Hurrah! the transparancy of the water too works really well, too.
For me, the red sky works perfectly - it almost picks up on the goat's retalliation to the troll. Like a warning "Don't you mess with me and my bros!"
There's only two things that I wasn't sure about.
1. At first I thought the Eldest goat was wearing spectacles, then I wondered if perhaps that was his snout. The yellow threw me off. Could it just be white, like the other goats?
2. The two other goats and their placement in this frame kind of stopped me in my tracks. I wondered if they were intended to be a spot illo on the facing page amid the text or something like that. I think it's because the main illustration's background cuts off at the back of the troll and then it's all white. I was left feeling these were two separate elements and wasn't sure if it was intentional.
You're style is so vibrant Courtners, what child wouldn't love this!?!
The first thing that grabs me when I see this is the red sky. You balanced it perfectly with the cooler tones of the troll and the grasses. There is so much to look at with the patterns of the bridge, the scales of the troll and the striping of the horns. The expressions on the troll's and goat's faces are fantastic. The troll looks a little bemused and the goat's spoiling for a fight. :)
What threw me off (like Leeza) were the two goats on the right with the white background. They seem to be more of an afterthought because of their placement and lack of color on the page. Their development is great though, and I definitely think they belong on the page. I agree with Rebecca that the goat should be shifted so he's more in the picture. It seems a shame to cut off such a great character.
Courtney, this illustration rocks big time. It's probably my favorite thing of yours that I've ever seen. I love the details, I love the colors, I love the take on the troll...amazing. The slight pool of water that he's sitting in is just gorgeous. Everything about it just pops, and it's really going to make a great promotional postcard.
I guess if I were to alter something about this picture, I too would scoot the goat to the left a bit and complete him. He is too fantastic! I want more!!!
This is hilarious Courtney! Cool idea to squeeze the troll under the bridge. That adds an entirely new background to the story, making it more interesting. Is he stuck? Does he need help? How did he get stuck there? Will he lift up the bridge and the goat? As the only downside of this cool approach I unfortunately see a possible problem with the story. How will the biggest goat kick this humongous troll into the water? Okay, maybe if it's mad enough – it's a fairytale, so I guess that could be funny too (what a kick!). The troll looks sad and pity evoking though, while the goat looks rather annoyed and unfriendly. Kids might feel for the troll if he got killed!
Great choice of colors - although I'm not totally sure if the red sky is needed. Maybe if the goat was in the process of kicking the troll it would make immediate sense (for us designers anyways, don't know if a kid would care). This harsh sky color theme could work I guess if each page had a different sky color. Say, bright blue on the first page. Then yellow, then orange (as troll gets more mad), then red (kick!). Could be an option.
Something I'm not sure about is where the page will be folded. Will the middle line of the book go over the troll's face? Nothing important getting lost in the crack of the book?
Really cool character idea of the troll! Nice idea with the branches on his head, and the stone-like pattern on his skin – wait, is he bekoming part of the bridge? Hope I didn't just blow the intention by only getting it now! If so, bear with me, this would resolve itself if the text of the story considered that "stuckness", which of course I didn't expect. If you intended to use the original text, you may want to consider changing the "stuck-ness" so that the story would still be possible (unless of course you find a way for the goat to kick the bridge with the troll! ;-))
I kind of like the idea of the white page with the 2 animals at the bottom. Was it intended to be all-white as the background? I see a slightly gray square behind the animals – which I think is distracting.
Will the text be placed in the white column? Have you tried placing it? I'm wondering if it will be easy to read with such a narrow column. It might work, but it's worth checking out.
Interesting, intriguing, story inspiring illustration Courtney!
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