The image below is the one I edited after my final tutorial. I toned down the sand, added grass and rocks to the beach, added shells, integrated her tail into the sea more and changed the composition of the sky/sea/earth. I think making there less sky makes the image more successful and I prefer the angle of the waves on the beach in this image.
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The images below are the Little Mermaid attempts before my final tutorial. I tested the colours to see what would look best for my final illustration, I liked the original the best – blue sea and yellow sand.
In my final tutorial we talked about the composition alot, Luke said I didn’t need all the textures and to tone them down a little. And that the piece might look more interesting if it was divided into thirds instead of half – and I think it does make it look alot more visually interesting when divided into thirds. The arm holding the phone was also discussed as maybe being too high and I was suggested to add more visuals onto the beach by creating more rocks like the one she is sitting on.
The image below starts to incooperate text, however I think handwritten typography would look better and suit the illustration more so in my next attempt I will be playing around with that.