With this particular piece, I like the colours that she has experimented with, because they are bright, bold and give you a vague idea of the personalities of the characters. Their facial expressions and body language give off the impression that they work well together as characters; their eye contact and mouths open suggest that they're laughing at a joke they just made, or just said something in sync with each other, which I find quite appealing to look at:
Again with this story, she has experimented with the use of colour - they are only experiments but I like her development from start sketches to the finished product. I think she should give the background more shading, to make it feel less flat. However the foreground is very well sketched, where she has developed thicker black lines as she drew several lines to get the shape right.
These sketches have an obvious form of weight to them; you can tell by the arc in the persons back and legs that they are carrying something heavy, or trying to tackle the problem. The sketchy lines give these drawings more life, and I can tell that she has drawn them quickly (which is a good thing when life drawing!)
It's interesting how this piece doesn't include the desk the computer's sitting on, because it allows viewers to focus on the form of the woman instead of being distracted by other objects. This being said, I don't think you need to draw every aspect of the surroundings, because little indicators such as the mouse, show you where the table is; allowing us to use our imaginations!
It works well as a cream background, since this could be the actual colour of the room this drawing's set, which could imply she's been on the computer too long and has "blended in" to the wall? Potentially, who knows...
My point is less is more, and Tracey Chung proves that with this drawing.
I like her take on the iconic character Ariel, as it's simple, only done in pencil and not perfectly rendered with colour. She has captured the form and proportions of her body well, which I imagine is hard to do as it's a mermaid!
This is a more recent image Chung has drawn. I can see the development from her sketched work to starting to work digitally, as the lines are much finer and defined. The texture of the background works well with the greyscale colouring on the woman, because sometimes completely black and white tones take something away from the drawing (in my opinion).
I really like her style, because it's more realistic but cartooned at the same time. Her basic body shapes and positions they are placed look very accurate; dabbling into the art of drawing animals and people alike.
She has inspired me to practice drawing, and keep sketching, because that seems to be the most effective way to capture the human body accurately into an animation...
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