i like this one very much!
the kid reminds me of "The triplets of Belleville" cartoon movie ([link])
have you seen it?

I like everything except the background as it should be less textured and flat than the subjects themselves. Seems to be lack of depths here...

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Thanks for the critique! ^__^ Feel free to do the same to my other works... i'm just not bothered to change 'em all to "Encourage Advanced Critique".

However, I think for this particular piece, I wasn't really aiming for depth: if I wanted that, then I would have added shadows, and as you say made the background in flatter colour, or more likely make a perspective supermarket landscape... however, partly due to the small amount of time you are given for magazine editorials (1 day max normally, maybe 1.5 or 2 for multiple illustrations) i'm trying to develop a style more based on pattern and mark-making, so I think it's okay for characters to look as if they're floating in space.

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Weeeiiirrrrrd... I mean, yes I have seen it, but I, and everyone else it the UK, know it as "Belleville Rendevous". O_o

It's SUCH an amazing film with such amusingly animated characters... heehee. The mouse-man makes me giggle! ^o^ I saw a slightly shorter film once, made by the same director - animator guy, where a park-warden dresses up as a pigeon in order to get food... yeh... the plot is kinda weird, and it's properly scary at times. Wish I could remember the name... will try and find out for ya!

Comparing my work to that is quite a compliment! Thanks!

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Oooh, my favourite one so far. How on earth did you get the oranges all stripey like the background, out of curiousity?
The only bit I didn't like was the lady on the right - her dress is so similar in colour to the brown on the orange box that to begin with all I saw was a disembodied arm... maybe her dress should be pale leaf green or something like that?
Anyway, this is the rock, antface. I marvel at your skills. *marvel!*

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Thankees for comment! It should be dark viridian green, not leaf green, but yeah, you right. Oh wells. It was only a quick editorial piece neways... no point in changing it really...

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I have to agree with the Triplets of Bellville comment.
Love the style! And colours.

Heehee. Thankies! ^o^

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aaarghh!! That is too awesome.