HOME | DD
AnakMoon — A Victorian Christmas
Published: 2010-11-16 09:57:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 3166; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 371
Redirect to original
Description
Grr this picture bugs me so bad its too dark the figures just wont sit in the scene and im not getting the dimension i want, anyone have any pointers?"Daddy!" The only warning he got before the little one barreled straight into his legs. The family had been waiting for him to arrive home before sitting down to dinner, Mom had been reading stories of St. Nicholas tot he children.
Victorian Christmas Challenge
Level 4
Stock
Back wall
Wooden walls
Dad
Mom
Glomp Daughter
Teddy Daughter
Christmas Tree
Sleeping dog
Little dog
Table
Frame
Woman in painting
Girl in painting
Fire
chair
Related content
Comments: 36
You're being feature in my current journal:
thefantasim.deviantart.com/jou…
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
This is really nice! I would have done a few things a bit differently. One, remove the side doors and open the picture up a bit. Also I would have used only the one brown and white dog, not both. The woman is not sitting in the chair right. You need to manipulate her or the chair so she doesn't look like she is in the process of sitting down. The man needs to be scaled down a bit. The lighting is perfect, I would have applied a soft filter, screen, overlay or a slight Gaussian blur to soften it up a bit. Also the framed photograph should be in muted tones, it seems to draw your eye away from the main characters. I love the concept of this and with these minor fixes, this should be great! Congrats on your win in the contest.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
The only things that bother me is how crowded it is, the size of the picture on the wall, and the lighting. There's light coming from the Christmas tree as well as the fireplace, but it seems like there is none, particularly because you cannot see the fireplace's inside walls. Where does the light on the wall come from? A window out of view, perhaps? But then the mood would be better expressed if it were dark outside and the only lights came from the Christmas tree and the fireplace. The picture on the wall and the father look like they have no shading done to them at all, which makes them look irregular and out of place.
But otherwise, it looks good! 
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
The pic is great and I love the story that goes with it
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
As part of the prize pack, I am happy to offer you a choice of one of my exclusive stock packs . Please check it out and let me know, by Note which pack you would like to receive
Once again, congratulations! Well done! 
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Congratulations on your success in the "A Victorian Christmas" contest! Your work has been featured in my journal [link]
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Congrats on the BEST IN SHOW!!! Fantastic Picture! Love it!
Happy New Year!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Congratulations on your win at ! Your winning entry has been featured in my journal here [link] . Thank you so much for your participation and Happy New Year !!:iconnewyearplz
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Congrats on your win!
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Congratulations! You have won Best Of Show in #ManipulateThis Victorian Christmas contest! 👍: 0 ⏩: 1
This deviation is being featured HERE and
You are invited to submit any deviation from your gallery to be featured with the contest winning deviations. Please include the words "A Member's Choice at #ManipulateThis " with our avatar in your Artist's Comments box. You can submit any deviation from your gallery that you like accept for literature.
Wow Thank you, and darn it, i knew i forgot to do something, i had my note all ready to send and never got around to it, darn it
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
What a wonderfully creative use of the stock! 
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Wow! This is a beautiful scene! And if I'm not mistaken the first indoor scene in the Contest!
I read the comments here including *Sarasai 's, and although I do agree with a few of her points, overall I don't agree. The woman seems to be looking at the man and child with a look of adoration. The man seems to have a similar look on his face, only he has harder features and is flushed from the cold outside. He looks to be playin with his baby daughter.
Sarasai, I mean no offense to you, I just disagree with some of your suggestions.
I do have a few suggestions of my own though
First, the lighting. Overall everything this scene has a unified, subdued lighting, however the colour seems alittle different in places. First, try adjusting the colour of the baby girl, the man and the dog at the woman's feet - try to give them a warmer, orangier colour. Try to give the whole room a warm feel to counter the cold feeling of winter.
Second, one of my points where I agree with Sarasai, the tree does look a little dull/faded. One easy fix for this though, just tweak the Contrast a little so the colours pop more. Try adjusting the Saturation too.
Lastly, the fire. Fire is a difficult subject at the best of times, and here it seems a little detached from the rest of the scene. Try first adding a faint glow in the fireplace, particularly around the edges. Next, try adding a faint orange highlight on the legs of the chair near the flames. Finally, add a faint orange glow (very faint) underneath the fireplace on the floor (light you have under the Christmas tree
That's all for now
Best of luck in the Contest!
Dan
👍: 0 ⏩: 2
If can find the time to sit down, i will most definitely take the time to make those adjustments, thank you!
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
oh dear Da-joint-stock, that's very alright, I am still learning and it is every time just helpful to get feedback in any way
Dear AnakMoon, I love this conception indeed, you have great ideas and I am watching the steps of your work for learning. I also am doing one for this contest, the first one, and I find it not that easy to describe a real Victorian Christmas and regard all the points of manipulating.
I wish you much fun and good luck for your beautiful work in this contest
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Thankyou. I was really hoping I didn't offend you.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
I really like the concept... truly a Victorian Christmas; however, I do agree with *Sarasai that the man is too large and the little girl too small. The overall picture seems a bit busy and a few dropshadows could help make the models look more dimensional.
Good luck in the contest 
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Thank you! I will try to get some time to make those adjustments!
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Sounds wonderful! Let me know if and when you get the adjustments made so I can take another look-see
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Beautiful conception! Here my ideas: The child is too small, the man too big, choose another christmas tree which is more sharp. Then, why does the woman smile so relaxed while the man is very angry because of the child which is running trough his feet ... And put them in a way together, that they have an emotional contact, the woman does not really look at the man but in any space beside him. The face in the picture on the wall is too big, it should be smaller than the persons in the room. All three faces in the work - woman, man, picture - do not contact with each other. Try that their eyes look to another one, you can draw lines in the direction their eyes look, than you can see better if they build a complete triangle. Maybe you choose another woman which has an emotional expression which correspondenses to the man.
This are only some thoughts of another pupil 
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Those are some great suggestions, i hope i can get some time to actually put them to use on this picture!The man is supposed to be a bit larger because im trying to create some depth in the picture. foreground, midline and background
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Have to agree....very creative indeed
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
thanks this is most definitely a wip
👍: 0 ⏩: 0