Jester IN YOUR FACE!

Griatch · **Posted:** Sun Apr 24, 2011 7:44 pm **(#1)**

(click for DA version for more info and more images of the Jester)

Heh, can't have too much of the Jester, eh?

This was inspired by a challenge over at DeviousDeadlines on DA, which this week has the theme "Personality". Say what you will about my Jester girl, but she sure does have a personality ...

Tested a different style with this one; less saturated and with black outlines. Having tried a bunch of other variations and backgrounds, this simpler style was the one I liked the best.

GIMP + MyPaint, a Sunday afternoon.

Comments and feedback are welcome as always!

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2-ton · **Posted:** Sun Apr 24, 2011 7:46 pm **(#2)**

Excellent portrayal of an impish, fun-loving, and playful personality! The puppet seems to mirror the same personality, too!

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16209

Wonderful fun picture Griatch.It seems to jump right out at you.

I really like this new style you are trying out.Love the colors too.

mikethedj4 · **Posted:** Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:06 pm **(#4)**

Very well done. The right hand looks kind of weird, imo though

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12851

See you are having way too much fun this Easter day Griatch. Really like your imagination and creations. Keep them coming.

PhotoComix · **Joined:** Apr 12, 2010 **Posts:** 5870

I love this new style maybe more close to comics then to painting but very neat and clean

and i love your Jester too !

Oregonian · **Posted:** Sun Apr 24, 2011 11:18 pm **(#7)**

Who couldn't love a happy, cheery face like that? Adorable!

Griatch · **Posted:** Mon Apr 25, 2011 3:13 am **(#8)**

Thanks for the comments! I like drawing her, she makes me smile too. The blac-outline style fit well for making things stand out, as it were. My images are usually much darker and with higher contrast than this.

@mikethedj4:
The hand is extremely fore-shortened so it looks a bit unusual from the beginning. I have tweaked it a bit to make the anatomy clearer. Hopefully better now.
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mahvin · **Joined:** Oct 06, 2010 **Posts:** 4050

Griatch:

Your little jester impressed me. Good job!

mikethedj4 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 25, 2011 5:16 am **(#10)**

Yep it's better.

You should try using your painting skills to make a web layout. Not only will it be different, it'd be unique, and maybe a challenge for you (key word maybe). Plus that'd be something I'd really love to see.

Gms9810 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 25, 2011 3:20 pm **(#11)**

mikethedj4 wrote:

Very well done. The right hand looks kind of weird, imo though

Well, it's infinitely better than I or anybody I know could.

Griatch · **Posted:** Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:07 am **(#12)**

Thanks.

@mikethedj4
It's indeed a very different thing to design websites compared to images, and a very different challenge. I actually once designed a website as part of a job offer. It was an interesting challenge, but one really notices the differences in skill sets. In the end it was a bit too different from what they had in mind actually, hehe.
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Lianam · **Joined:** Feb 06, 2011 **Posts:** 342

I love the painting her face does look very real and well she does make a person smile. Lots of love and fun there we need more of that in this world.

Liana

mikethedj4 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:31 pm **(#14)**

Griatch wrote:

Thanks.

@mikethedj4
It's indeed a very different thing to design websites compared to images, and a very different challenge. I actually once designed a website as part of a job offer. It was an interesting challenge, but one really notices the differences in skill sets. In the end it was a bit too different from what they had in mind actually, hehe.
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Griatch

I'd just like to see it happen, I think it'd come out dope as hell, with you being a painter.