Great piece! I love the special surprises on this piece like the fantastic mushrooms and the red blossoms above the tree.(the cattails, boards on the bridge and grass are fantastic too) They really help the eye to move around the page. Your troll does look like a crabby homeless guy but I think that could add to the piece instead of take away. A homeless man on vacation, perhaps? I think the only thing that even remotely looks a bit off is the bulge of the bridge under the goat, right above the cattails. . I might make that a bit smaller so it doesn't distract they eye. That is probably just me though. I really, really love those mushrooms!
its really interesting to see your style change as you move out of your element. Those mushrooms and the tree definitely transfer over well. The whole setting looks so busy- it really tells a whole story unto itself (maybe if the troll stopped eating all those mushrooms, he could clean himself up and go out and get a job). I wouldn't change a thing...except the goat seems happy rather than confrontational (could be the mushrooms again...)
Can I tell you how much I love your sense of color?? I LOVE it. And your troll reminds me of my dad somehow so I love him. The piece is laid out nicely and you eye travels well around the canvas. The little details are very sweet. Did I mention how well the colors work together? It's whimsical and clever and just perfect. I would hang this one in my house. Love it - it's so you and that's why it's special.
I'm guessing if you added text for a book layout you would add it to a blank page on the right? I'd like to see how you that would go together!!
Yeah, why can't the troll look like a crabby homeless guy - that's a modern adaptation, right?! Joahnna, this is another lovely piece of work.
I too, wondered about the layout and how it would work with the text. This is something a lot of art directors look for: a composition that translates to a double-page spread.
Would you 'float' this on a single page with text on the facing page? Would this bleed? I'd be worried if I bled this piece to overlay on to the second page, the gutter might cut through the troll's face. Well, unless you position the piece to the right and text on the left, then the tree would run across the gutter.
Anyway, the colors are wonderful, and yep, love those mushrooms, too!
The detail that pops out at me and makes me smile first are those gorgeous mushrooms in the left corner. I think your placement of your troll and goat is excellent. It looks like the goat and troll faced off on the bridge, and the troll lost and ended up in the swamp. Your color choice and details fill up the page nicely and make it seem like a feast for the eyes! There is lots to look at. The one thing you I would maybe change is the goat's expression-is he smiling or is it just me? Great job Johanna!
Great addition of the crazy mushrooms, cute! The angriness of the troll comes across very well, and I think it's a funny idea to place him in the water – the kids may think it's funny too. It could be worth considering though if you also show him being kicked in the water somewhere in the story, or stumbling into it, whatever fits the story and the entertainment. If he's already in the water, the goat might have a hard time getting him to drown without it becoming ugly ;-)
The colors seem somewhat subdued, but that could be due to scanning. If not, I think the colors could be made a little happier, and some light could be added. Or, "angrier", depending on what you want to do. Light on the mushrooms? Bright blue sky and the troll under the shadow of the bridge? Or no lighting and shading added, but the colors a tad more pure and bright? Maybe that's just my personal preference though.
I love your play with light and color in the Rapunzel piece! It is super powerful and striking! I think you could make this piece stronger too regarding color.
In the Rapunzel piece, I also liked the technique somewhat better. The use of tiny ink lines looks modern and delicate, in beautiful contrast with the bold stark colors and rough flat color application (Rapunzel piece). I'd be curious to see what this piece looks like in your other technique! Did you feel comfortable working in this technique of the billy goat piece? The Rapunzel piece has a more "at ease" feel to it, as if you liked it better.
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Johanna-
Great piece! I love the special surprises on this piece like the fantastic mushrooms and the red blossoms above the tree.(the cattails, boards on the bridge and grass are fantastic too) They really help the eye to move around the page. Your troll does look like a crabby homeless guy but I think that could add to the piece instead of take away. A homeless man on vacation, perhaps? I think the only thing that even remotely looks a bit off is the bulge of the bridge under the goat, right above the cattails. . I might make that a bit smaller so it doesn't distract they eye. That is probably just me though. I really, really love those mushrooms!
its really interesting to see your style change as you move out of your element. Those mushrooms and the tree definitely transfer over well. The whole setting looks so busy- it really tells a whole story unto itself (maybe if the troll stopped eating all those mushrooms, he could clean himself up and go out and get a job). I wouldn't change a thing...except the goat seems happy rather than confrontational (could be the mushrooms again...)
Can I tell you how much I love your sense of color?? I LOVE it. And your troll reminds me of my dad somehow so I love him. The piece is laid out nicely and you eye travels well around the canvas. The little details are very sweet. Did I mention how well the colors work together? It's whimsical and clever and just perfect. I would hang this one in my house. Love it - it's so you and that's why it's special.
I'm guessing if you added text for a book layout you would add it to a blank page on the right? I'd like to see how you that would go together!!
Yeah, why can't the troll look like a crabby homeless guy - that's a modern adaptation, right?! Joahnna, this is another lovely piece of work.
I too, wondered about the layout and how it would work with the text. This is something a lot of art directors look for: a composition that translates to a double-page spread.
Would you 'float' this on a single page with text on the facing page? Would this bleed? I'd be worried if I bled this piece to overlay on to the second page, the gutter might cut through the troll's face. Well, unless you position the piece to the right and text on the left, then the tree would run across the gutter.
Anyway, the colors are wonderful, and yep, love those mushrooms, too!
The detail that pops out at me and makes me smile first are those gorgeous mushrooms in the left corner. I think your placement of your troll and goat is excellent. It looks like the goat and troll faced off on the bridge, and the troll lost and ended up in the swamp. Your color choice and details fill up the page nicely and make it seem like a feast for the eyes! There is lots to look at. The one thing you I would maybe change is the goat's expression-is he smiling or is it just me? Great job Johanna!
Great addition of the crazy mushrooms, cute! The angriness of the troll comes across very well, and I think it's a funny idea to place him in the water – the kids may think it's funny too. It could be worth considering though if you also show him being kicked in the water somewhere in the story, or stumbling into it, whatever fits the story and the entertainment. If he's already in the water, the goat might have a hard time getting him to drown without it becoming ugly ;-)
The colors seem somewhat subdued, but that could be due to scanning. If not, I think the colors could be made a little happier, and some light could be added. Or, "angrier", depending on what you want to do. Light on the mushrooms? Bright blue sky and the troll under the shadow of the bridge? Or no lighting and shading added, but the colors a tad more pure and bright? Maybe that's just my personal preference though.
I love your play with light and color in the Rapunzel piece! It is super powerful and striking! I think you could make this piece stronger too regarding color.
In the Rapunzel piece, I also liked the technique somewhat better. The use of tiny ink lines looks modern and delicate, in beautiful contrast with the bold stark colors and rough flat color application (Rapunzel piece). I'd be curious to see what this piece looks like in your other technique! Did you feel comfortable working in this technique of the billy goat piece? The Rapunzel piece has a more "at ease" feel to it, as if you liked it better.
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