Bright Yellow Gun - WIP

This is the last Dia de los Muertos piece that I’m working on this year and it will most likely get shelved for a few months before I decide to finish it. I have just a few more pieces that I finished late which I will post and then I’m pulling the plug on the whole thing for a while…

I should probably mention that the title is just a working title and will almost certainly change before the release version

#1 work in progress

Actually, this version is pretty much release quality but it seems to be lacking a certain something. It wouldn't surprise me if the final version closely resembled this image but then again it also wouldn't surprise me if I spun off on an entirely new direction either...

Carol DM says:

August 11, 2018 at 2:21 am

Sort of a subdued look.

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  August 11, 2018 at 2:31 am
  
  yeah, I like to downplay it sometimes

#2 original recipe

This was my starting point. The whole reason I did this piece was to showcase the ornately engraved gun and then I ended up hiding it behind her head. All the other iterations were an attempt to reconcile that but I'm far from convinced I succeeded

Carol DM says:

August 11, 2018 at 2:22 am

She has a gun and knows how to use it.

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  August 11, 2018 at 2:31 am
  
  the original point and click interface

#3 remix

Yet another version, this one with a high contrast treatment

Carol DM says:

August 11, 2018 at 2:22 am

Love the high contrast in this one.

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  August 11, 2018 at 2:32 am
  
  uncertain if this is a lighting issue or a contrast issue

#4 rough sketch

This study attempts to solve the issue by switching sides. It might be the way to go or it might not be feasible at all...

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And here we are today lots of progress made.

Alex Ledante says:

August 11, 2018 at 2:35 am

Having an on-demand retrospective of my Dia de los Muertos work?

Well, something I try to remember that you’ve taught me is that sometimes you have to follow the path of where the piece wants to go… It’s a beautiful piece!

Alex Ledante says:

November 12, 2017 at 12:53 am

Letting the piece grow in the direction it wants to is a useful way to ensure a balanced composition and color harmony…

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I sincerely hope so, we shall see…

Your puzzling mysteries sure stand out in a crowd. Many mysteries inside each of your pieces

Alex Ledante says:

November 9, 2017 at 1:17 am

Mysteries within mysteries you say? I am a huge fan of matryoshkas, or in this case mystryoshka…

I think this is one of your works that I love the most!

Alex Ledante says:

November 7, 2017 at 11:18 pm

She is sadly unresolved as of yet…

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- Albert Herdianto Widjojo says:
  
  November 8, 2017 at 12:05 am
  
  Means the end result will be very dazzling, is not it?
  
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  - Alex Ledante says:
    
    November 9, 2017 at 1:16 am
    
    I sincerely hope so, we shall see…
    
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    - Albert Herdianto Widjojo says:
      
      November 9, 2017 at 11:21 am
      
      Yeah! We shall see… I’ll wait.
      
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Carol DM says:

August 11, 2018 at 2:23 am

And here we are today lots of progress made.

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  August 11, 2018 at 2:35 am
  
  Having an on-demand retrospective of my Dia de los Muertos work?
Lisabella Russo says:

November 11, 2017 at 11:52 pm

Well, something I try to remember that you’ve taught me is that sometimes you have to follow the path of where the piece wants to go… It’s a beautiful piece!

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  November 12, 2017 at 12:53 am
  
  Letting the piece grow in the direction it wants to is a useful way to ensure a balanced composition and color harmony…
  
  1
Alex Ledante says:

November 9, 2017 at 1:15 am

I sincerely hope so, we shall see…
LaJenna says:

November 8, 2017 at 3:04 pm

Your puzzling mysteries sure stand out in a crowd. Many mysteries inside each of your pieces

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  November 9, 2017 at 1:17 am
  
  Mysteries within mysteries you say? I am a huge fan of matryoshkas, or in this case mystryoshka…
Albert Herdianto Widjojo says:

November 7, 2017 at 5:47 pm

I think this is one of your works that I love the most!

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  November 7, 2017 at 11:18 pm
  
  She is sadly unresolved as of yet…
  
  1
  - Albert Herdianto Widjojo says:
    
    November 8, 2017 at 12:05 am
    
    Means the end result will be very dazzling, is not it?
    
    1
    - Alex Ledante says:
      
      November 9, 2017 at 1:16 am
      
      I sincerely hope so, we shall see…
      
      1
      - Albert Herdianto Widjojo says:
        
        November 9, 2017 at 11:21 am
        
        Yeah! We shall see… I’ll wait.
        
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#2 original recipe

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#4 rough sketch

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