Bad News Travels - created by elemare


Bad News Travels
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I saw the source and pictured a smoky crystal ball.

Many thanks to these photographers for their art:
drezdany-stocks for the forest
fantasystock for the campfire
kasseckert for the campsite
sarahbear for the gypsy
grumpy871 for the skull

Overall, the image has been simplified, two elements originally in the entry (the wagon and the runaway girl) removed, and the image cropped a little more tightly. (5 years and 2813 days ago)

5 Sources:

avatar MossyB
MossyB says:

This is a very interesting concept, but the composition really leaves something to be desired...
The oversized lumpy thing in the upper LH corner is dominating the image, with the fire and the wagon wheel helping to almost totally visually negate the gypsy, who is lost in darkness with the glowing orb casting almost no light on her.

You need to better establish your light source(s), and make them more consistent, especially the wagon wheel area, and the too dark area between it and the fire. The wagon simply should not be that bright, nor that unevenly illuminated...

The star "sparkle" brushes add nothing but additional confusion to this scene, as they do not emphasize your focal point, and just seem to be randomly tacked on.

In my opinion, it would be better composed if you just chopped off about 1/3 from the top and the LH side, and then adjusted your lighting.

author says:

LOL The oversized lumpy thing is the girl running away from her bad news fortune. If the scene does not succeed in doing what I intended - and apparently it does not - then it needs more work. However, the sparkle is not merely tacked on. "Bad News Travels" is the name of the piece, remember.

Thank you very much for the tips - they are valuable and I will work on it!

**UPDATED** The image was simplified. That's a misnomer - I worked a long time to paint the lights and shadows - 54 layers. Unbelievable. Thanks again, MossyB.

avatar arca
arca says:

Great work!!!

avatar pearlie
pearlie says:

I didn't see it before, but it looks good now, your lighting work makes for a good atmosphere.

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