CGAN Nov 2017 - Victorian Heroes - Final entries

This is my finished entry for the challenge, 'Lady Leia'. It's a combination of Princess Leia from Star Wars as well as the Victorian theme. I love both themes so entering the challenge was a no-braineer for this. Had a blast illustrating this image, and I hope you enjoy as well

I'm still a week away from getting Patrick Stewart and his chair done so I spent the last day cleaning up my first idea and getting the paper to look ... papery! I'll dump the other one in my sketchbook thread if I ever get those hands right.

1: A Triple Of Scribbles.
2: A Predictably Big Head (and short legs!)
3: Perspective Fixes

Aaand Oldify...



Good Luck, Everyone!

Cgmythology:
I always love it when you pop into a challenge and give us a lesson in painting speed. And you also give us a lesson in controlling bold, saturated colours.
I like the pose you chose for this. The profile makes for a very strong and stylish composition, allowing you to break the symmetry while still keeping the figure central and it's also nice the way you used the background tree to mirror her silhouette to frame the space she's in.
I do think the birds look a little too orderly on the left. Giving them a more random angle and scattering the positions would make it look a little more natural. But that's a minor thing, the important part of the pic is the character. The likeness is spot on and those familiar colours of your style are as vibrant and eye-catching as ever. Your handling of them always make your pictures look "big" as if they should be printed out at full poster size and stuck on an equally big wall.

Charlotte:
Just like CGMythology's Leia, you've really nailed (or should that be "staked"?) the character in your pic. The likeness, pose, expression and attitude are all recognisable and appealing. Also the linework was beautifully done, but maybe that's my envy talking considering how that's the sort of thing that I just can't do.
The colour choices are good, with those warmer pinks separating the figure from the muted, misty graveyard, and the shading cuts describe the form very well, especially the folds on that sleeve.
I think your newspaper headline gag was a good one and would have worked fine, but the picture is good enough to not need any gimmick to sell it. You know, like old paper stains and creases that some desperate people use to make their paintings appear better than they are.

And so the vote:
I'm gonna lean to Charlotte this month. I liked the pic right from the start and liked it more as it got better and better. I've seen professionally published Buffy comics that didn't look half as good as this. And I'm a sucker for a good cast shadow.

Ps: And in other Patrick Stewart related news. He does now have hands and the wheels are on the chair. Should be finished after polishing up some shading at the start of next week.

Maybe.

But then we wouldn't have any of those lovely ties that Banj enjoys so much.