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After visualizing my idea for this I came up with a quick ruff to plan my composition. Initially the
idea was a side view with the slouch of the man sitting there. But he looked depressing and I wanted the piece cheery and upbeat. At first I hadn't thought of adding the children because I thought the simplicity of the man's characterization might be enough to carry the piece. But the more I considered it, there was just way too much fun to have if children were involved.
So I stepped away from the side view idea as I wanted to place the characters outside a non-specific storefront and I couldn't do that as well in this composition, and render the background parking lot, cars, etc. could be distracting.
After visualizing my idea for this I came up with a quick ruff to plan my composition. Initially the
idea was a side view with the slouch of the man sitting there. But he looked depressing and I wanted the piece cheery and upbeat. At first I hadn't thought of adding the children because I thought the simplicity of the man's characterization might be enough to carry the piece. But the more I considered it, there was just way too much fun to have if children were involved.
So I stepped away from the side view idea as I wanted to place the characters outside a non-specific storefront and I couldn't do that as well in this composition, and render the background parking lot, cars, etc. could be distracting.