Today I put tracing paper over the room I drew and used it to draw a rough guide as to where the couples will be positioned.
The sizes will be altered. I'm thinking the best way to approach putting them onto the final piece is to draw them individually first then lay them under and trace over.
So after working out the positioning I'm left with a conflict of style, so the reptiles are flat and simplistic and cartoony where as the room is more realistic and detailed. So I've tried to make them look a bit more 3d.
The feet has also been a challenge like lizards feet are raj and trying to attach them on a human-like ankle..
I couldn't get away with these. They look like alien feet or crown toes.
And having three toes didn't work with her more human-like hands.
These look more like hands.
Finally settled on some anyway and once I've decided where exactly to position the tongue then unless I wanna draw it out finer then this'll be what I'm gonna trace over. So two couples more to go and probably a one on their tod playing guitar.
I've tried to apply more realism. I wanted to do her toes curled back as if shes orgasming. The pillow and her hair will be drawn in when its in context with the rest of the composition. the pillow shes lying on I'm thinking probably a texture like this.
and for his robes I'll stick to the original Beardsley style decoration.
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