Both of these images were created using Century Font. I thought that the gothic feel to the font aided the dragon. Essentially, I went with a very basic and general schedule of mine. The dragon itself represents the solid, concrete things that must be done and are not necessarily fun. The steam in one image, or the object of the fire in the other, represent more relaxing things. In the first image, it is being interrupted by the dragonfire, the important things of the day; in the other, the relaxing parts of my schedule are diffusing away as steam, still a part of the dragon, but not so concrete.
I'm not entirely certain which one I like better, or if either actually get the message across. Though, I do like how the dragons came out on both of them.
The first composition is too jumbled. You really loose the dragon. If you sized down the 'fire' or some how created more of a differentiation, you'd have an awesome piece.
ReplyDeleteSecond composition is beautiful. I wouldn't change a thing.
nice job!
Both pieces work well for what you’re trying to accomplish and the attention and execution are incredible. The century font was a great choice for both because it adds a sharpness and edge to the pieces. The idea of the dragon makes sense now that you explain it, the initial feeling I got was primitive, aggressive, and dominant. The steam did come across as release and the second draft accomplishes that more than the first, just with how my eye follows from the bottom right up through the page. I didn’t get fire from the first rough but the second is a lot more cohesive and flows better with just smoke. I much prefer the second one just because the execution is a lot sharper and the image is clearer probably because the type is secondary. The first one seems to be more about the type and the image is unclear until I really focus. Maybe the fire could be more exact, it would add to the image.
ReplyDeleteOverall excellent work, definitely evokes the correct emotions.