My concentration is to show how opposites interact, as smudge (on the right) and paintbrush (on the left) are complete opposites, despite being identical twins.
Describe: This piece is supposed to represent a snapshot of the two's life, showcasing smudge, and paintbrush during a photoshoot, (which is why the background is a blue gradient). Smudge does not enjoy wearing any form of constricting fabric on the top half of his body while paintbrush dislikes wearing pants. the reason for this is deep seeded and would take far too long to explain. The piece itself shows smudge and paintbrush standing next to each other, posing for a picture, Paintbrush is happily smiling (little do you know that he threw a massive fit before the photoshoot, until they decided to let him not wear pants) while smudge is awkwardly tugging at his shirt but still forcing a smile.
Analyze: The title itself brings attention to the fact, that this is a photoshoot, while smudge is uncomfortable, implying that the word 'fun' is sarcasm. the only time in this piece would probably have been when they were still in their teens, as that is both a little after their fur changed and they moved in together with an older friend. there are at least two principles of design, Contrast and balance. Contrast is used because the two characters are quite different in color (and obviously personality) while paintbrush is bright and colorful, smudge is dull and muted. Balance is also an aspect as the two are placed proportionally on the piece.
Interpret: There is not much of a 'deep' meaning behind this. each piece will be designed to be a snapshot of the two's life. Paintbrush originally came from a character I created a long time ago, while smudge was created by drawing and angry paintbrush. the specific meaning behind this piece is to show that smudge and paintbrush, while being related have such vast differences in both appearance and personality. I like to make characters that are related and have vast differences so this was a fun challenge to see how I could show their differences.
Judge: with this piece, I am very proud of how the expressions turned out, even though the poses looked kind of stiff. I definitely could have improved on that aspect. My lineart and coloring turned out well, even though I definitely could have done the shading better and more naturally, even though the intention was to make it clear the light in front of them is very intense. I think I showed my concentration reasonably well with this piece even though the next one will most likely turn out much better and with more of a background.
Master artist: Marcus Tuscher
Contemporary artist: Denver Family Photographers
