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Pre-Critique Reflection

I feel that my final illustration turned out fairly well overall. The image pops off of the page the way I wanted it to and pretty accurately reflects the appearance of the Kangaroo Rat. Both the color scheme and landscape I utilized help to contribute to the image standing out from the page. If anything, I do think the animal could have had a bit brighter fur shade, but the current shade does fit in line with the stylized look of the rest of the image. The sky is a bit bright given the animal's nocturnal nature, but I think the color palette helps to enforce a sunrise or sunset setting.

Post-Critique Reflection

There's definitely more that I would have liked to have done with my final illustration, although I do think it is working well as it is. Adding some more texture and visible brushstrokes could have given it a bit more perceived detail and helped with the natural subject matter of it. I also probably could have pushed the color palette a little bit more. I think I got a little too hung up on the monochromatic nature of it and didn't include quite as much contrast as I would have liked to. With all of that said, though, I am quite happy with my piece as it is and look forward to putting what I've learned to good use in the future!

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Textured Brush, Graphic Approach

This approach combines the shading of my first effort with the graphic nature of my second. I was looking to give the Kangaroo Rat a bit more perceived detail and natural elements without it becoming too noisy from a distance.

Overall, I think this approach gives a lot of character to the drawing. It could use a few more shades as well, but reads pretty well at a distance.

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Flat Brush, Graphic Approach

I'm using a very simple round brush here to create only a few, flat colors. I am also combining that with a heavy use of outlines. Ideally, this would improve readability while also giving the illustration a bit more whimsy.

This does work fairly well with the color scheme, but could use a few more shades to help break up the individual forms. It does make the overall forms of the animal easier to digest and immediately spot, but they do get a bit muddled when overlapping.

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Flat Brush, Painterly Approach

Here I am using many small, layered brush strokes and some more traditional painting techniques. I was aiming to bring out the fur texture and emphasize the natural elements of the Kangaroo Rat.

This approach does work fairly well with the monochromatic color scheme overall, but certain elements do get a bit lost in the visual noise, especially at a distance. This style could work, but does run the risk of being harder to read at a distance.

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Accurate to nocturnal nature using more realistic colors. Gives cooler and more grounded mood

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Accurate to nocturnal nature while feeling more fantastical and interesting

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Gives more visual interest while still being closer to natural colors

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Provides more visual interest and whimsy. Set during sunrise or sunset, thus being more accurate to nocturnal nature

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Color more accurate to actual Kangaroo Rat and surrounding environment

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Kangaroo Rats are nocturnal

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Largely eats seeds, occasionally vegetation and insects

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Tails longer than rest of body. Largest Kangaroo Rats have six inch long body, eight inch long tail

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Name comes from hopping locomotion, like kangaroos. Can leap up to six feet

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Native to arid environments in western North America