Sunday, December 09, 2012

Out With the Old...


My portfolio suffers a bit from inconsistency of style and lack of story. Bit by bit, I have been going in and reworking some old pieces to bring them up to date. It makes me glad to know that I am not willing to let go of these old ideas (and even color palettes)...for new ones. 

I made the image below sometime in 2007? I was heavy into Flash at that point in my career and you can see that in the line quality and flat colors:


In the new image, I gave these guys a little bit more story. I thought about things like "Why would those birds be staring at that owl?" and "Why would he even care?" Adding a nice warm beverage to a snowy scene makes it look like the birds want a bit of that hot tea in his mug. Alas! There is story now. 

It's a daunting task, redoing my portfolio, but I know it will be worth it to get the kind of freelance work I'd like more of!

Cheers!
~Renee

7 comments:

  1. Nothing wrong with a spit and a polish!! Love how much softer this new one is (although the older one is cute as well)! Nice, Renée : )

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  2. I really like the new snow flurries, their texture and how they almost feel feathery too. The soft lighting is really nice also, and love the addition of the coffee cup. I assume he is getting his bottom toasty from the fire below?

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  3. Thank you for the encouragement, Andi! It's definitely weird for me to see them side by side!

    Thanks Kacey! Yes, what a greedy owl creature, eh?!

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  4. I loved the old one, but the restyled version is also great! Nice to let us know your 'search' (adding story and so on).

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  5. Thank you so much Brigitte! I'm glad to know the "old" still holds up :)

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  6. your work is awesome!

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  7. Looks like success to me, both are beautiful but the new version really does stand out just that much more now. Well done!

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