Thursdaily too soon

[ellenmillion]

It's chilly today!

On the action list today:

Work on anthology illustrations
TAXES (*%^&)
Cris' prints - almost finished!
10 emails (which doesn't really keep ahead of them, but I gotta do SOME)
Sea Monsters - got one posted, and revisions to the overview done, as well as about 50% of the northern ocean area revised. More tomorrow.
Anthology layout - finish TOC pages
Finish freelance site - waiting for content.
Image uploading at C-C booyah! Getting towards final refinement stages now!

Urgh. That's too much! I shall do it anyway!

I need help with this illustration (behind cut)! Does the size look appropriate to other snow-unicorn illustrations? Is the positioning of their heads too forced? What else looks awkward? I've got an eraser and I'm not afraid to use it! Redlines, comments, etc all welcome.





And, while I'm at it, comments on this would be welcome, too:

Comments

[redokapi.livejournal.com]

The forelegs on the foreground unicorn look like they're too far back (towards the rear of the unicorn), or else the rider and unicorn's withers are too far forward. I actually like the topline (the top of the neck and shoulders), so I'd probably move the forelegs forward a bit.

The rider on the far unicorn also looks to be sitting a bit to far forward on the unicorn's back. This one bothers me far less tho, so it might be alright.

The heads look fine to me, horses have pretty flexible necks...and camels even more so.

[xjenavivex.livejournal.com]

Is it bad that I have no suggestions? Things looked good to me. I definitely think the background unicorn's head and neck are fine. It could be getting ready to shake a bit.

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

Bearing in mind I'd have to go look at other snowy illustrations to be sure of this, but: their necks seem *long* to me. More horselike than I think of the snowies as being. Moose aren't that bendy. And the heads look more horselike than usual as well, although I can kind of see the moose influence because I know what I'm looking for. So the breadth of chest on the nearest one looks disproportionately bulky, because it's supporting too long a neck and too small a head, from how I think of snowies...

[quickreaver.livejournal.com]

I LOVE this composition! I don't know enough about your critters to, um, crit them, but honestly, I think it looks good! The near-rider is my fave.