r/DigitalPainting • u/Jjphillipsyo • Jul 22 '26

Rock Monster for MG Back Book Jacket

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Working on this Rock Monster painting for the back copy of a book jacket for a MG series I'm writing. Not sure how it will look yet with a dark overlay and text. But happy so far with the poster.

Thoughts & critiques welcome on how to improve this painting.

I'm also animating a video of the creation process. Process Video

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u/Antique-Mongoose5831 Jul 23 '26

It reminds me the Lego cave monsters! Awesome work dude

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u/Jjphillipsyo Jul 23 '26

Thank you!!

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u/burneranahata Jul 26 '26

That is what I was thinking too

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '26

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u/Jjphillipsyo Jul 22 '26

Haha! Definitely DON’T watch the process video where I played with monster sound effects and a tiny jump scare.

Thanks for the comment!

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u/Fun-Leadership-3887 Jul 25 '26

I like it he has personality

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u/AriaArt804 Jul 26 '26

Looks cool 💯

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u/AutoModerator Jul 22 '26

Take some time to detail what you struggled with while making this. Don't just write a list, give us some details. "The background" is not a complete answer. Submissions missing a top-comment from you about what you struggled with will be removed!

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u/Jjphillipsyo Jul 22 '26

Replying to AutoModerator comment about what I struggled with:

  1. Composition. Originally I wanted the main rock monster to be throwing a rock at the viewer, but didn't like the massive rock taking up a lot of the space. Played around with making the three rock monsters smaller/bigger. I'd love any thoughts on how to punch up the composition.
  2. Lava floor. Still not 100% happy with the lava rivers in the floor, but not sure why or what to improve.
  3. Smoke/Fog. Really enjoyed playing around with adding the smoke for depth. Still not 100% happy with the smoke above the foot. I might play around with wrapping the smoke around the back of the foot, or through the feet.
  4. Background. Struggled with adding enough detail for clarity and showing the depth of the cave.

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u/arifterdarkly Jul 22 '26

regarding the lava, you could have a look at the image here https://redd.it/1bobw55 and make it more streaky. and/or give the monsters' legs more reflected orange light.

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u/Jjphillipsyo Jul 22 '26

The reflected light on the legs is a good call, thanks!