TASK 4

FINAL PRODUCTION

This is the beginning of my piece- I wanted him to hold a gift box filled with various items prevalent in circuses or comedy shows, as well as smoke bombs flying out of the box (the circular objects with heart symbols). I then made him hold a magic wand in the other hand, depicting a crude mimic of a magician revealing what's in his storage.

I struggled with the dark, almost intelligible coloring, so I lightened it up with filters. The pose also felt stiff, so I then changed the positioning of his legs as they were difficult to render in the position they were in and lacked clarity.

After this, I changed the positioning of his arms, making him hold a stolen purse that is inspired by two of the most expensive bags in the world (Boarini Milanesi and Mouawad 1001 Nights Diamond Purse.)

The hand felt unnaturally bent, so I went for a more relaxed stance.

Then I proceeded to add more details whilst incorporating the new pose, such as filling his pockets and the purse with stolen jewelry.

I thought the bags holding jewelry looked clunky and unnatural and the space around them was empty, so I decided to use some perspective with the other hand. It's adorned with expensive rings and necklaces, further implementing the idea of his grand theft.

I think I'll keep it in grey-scale as to really sell the 80s crime show look.

I kept erasing and refining with the felt tip pen on mid opacity so I could build up the opaqueness like a painting. I used filters such as Difference and Invert to play around with the values and make sure it wasn't too dark.

There are minimal changes between these three, however, I added a checker pattern to his clothing to fill in the blank space and add more detail. I also sharpened some uncertain shapes and refined his right hand.

This is the final piece! Again, I wanted to add more pop as to really accentuate the prankster thief aesthetic.

To overcome the darkness of the illustration, I added lighting that can be interpretated as showlights or flashlights of the authorities. To fill in the backroom, I drew in some confetti and lowered the opacity as to not make them clash with the central piece.

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