Feedback Please – Motherhood

[Keith Nielson]

[Joshua Jacobo]

Awesome. We will get this critiqued ASAP!

[ryokoseigo]

I think the drawing is good, but the actual message is lost.  The pink/red bits work well, and I can see the body rendered, although the babies front leg kinda disappears too abruptly, unlike the mothers which works.  At least for me I’m having a hard time figuring out what the mood of this painting is.  The mother looks mostly at peace but isn’t embracing or caring for her child at all, while the child appears to be looking at the mother’s neck with its arms in an odd position.  That single black line for the eye on the baby also results in a cartoonish look that likely wasn’t intentional.  Is the blanket supposed to look like an angels wing or is that a happy accident?

[Caleb Jacobo]

Hi @keithnielson, Steve Huston critiqued your work! Check it out: https://www.nma.art/forums/topic/steve-huston-critique-motherhood-keithnielson/

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