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Hansel and Gretel by ~cheerful-cherub:iconcheerful-cherub:

Categories Digital Art > Vector > Scenes

©2006-2009 ~cheerful-cherub
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A scene from the children's fairytale 'Hansel and Gretel', about a cannibalistic witch who lures children to her confectionery house in the woods.

I'm not 100% happy with this image, there is something that needs changing that I can't put my finger on. Any ideas?

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Given 2006-02-08

Hansel and Gretel by ~cheerful-cherub "I found it interesting in that it's a drastic contradiction in styles brought together in one piece. The illustration style is also different from most that you encounter in the vector art section of DA" (Suggested by *ser and Featured by $zilla774)

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~SithKittie Jan 15, 2006, 1:07:15 AM
it looks kinda out of place, like the contrast is too big between the ground, their feet, and the house. its a cool idea, but it makes it look kinda off a little i think.

i like the style though, of the kids. they look good.

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~jusam Jan 15, 2006, 1:10:30 AM
Nice colors, and I like how you did the trees, the forest looks very menacing. As for improvements, ditch the pentagram. :D Also I don't like the smoke coming from the chimney -- you don't see it until by chance, and when you do, it doesn't look good.

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~mabuli Jan 15, 2006, 1:11:17 AM
Haha thats cool:D
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~cheerful-cherub Jan 15, 2006, 1:11:47 AM
Thanks for the comments. Does the excess contrast and lack of definition on the ground make it look like they're floating?

I want the woods and ground to be pale and bleak though, because I want the house to be really eye-catching, like it's an oasis of fun in an otherwise spooky forest.
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~TooTwiggy22 Jan 15, 2006, 1:12:49 AM
This is a pretty nifty rendering of the fairy tale. Personally, I like it. The only thing I see that's a little funky is that the house doesn't seem to blend in well with the scenery. I realize that it's supposed to stand out in color, but it seems as if the house is less of a house and more of a propped up picture of one. To be quite honest though, I'm really in no position to talk because nothing I do could come out as nice as that. So don't listen to me.

Good work :)
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~cheerful-cherub Jan 15, 2006, 1:16:38 AM
Thanks! The pentagram is a little obtuse, isn't it? ;)

And I'll have to work on my smoke.
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~cheerful-cherub Jan 15, 2006, 1:18:19 AM
Thanks for the comments.

I think you're right. It looks like a cardboard cut-out! I think the problem is that there's no sense of perspective - we only see the front and none of the sides. I'll have to think about this one. :)
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~enticeme Jan 15, 2006, 5:28:33 AM
I think the background is perfect, it makes the forground stand out more. Perfect, don't change a thing.

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~SithKittie Jan 15, 2006, 9:25:03 AM
yeah i guess that would be it. they kinda look like they're parts of two different pieces, but not in the artistic repesentative way. I got what you were trying to do with the drawing attention to the house in a bleak forest, but they look more out of place than they should, I think. Like there's nothing attatching them to the ground, you know? I have trouble explaining it.

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~pinkandfluffy Jan 25, 2006, 8:17:56 PM
loving the little details.. like that star thingy on the door, and that little skull... the kids scare me though
I do think SithKittie is right about the contrast... it's not very obvious they're on a hill... they seem to be as tall as the house

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