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markkiewiet
markkiewiet aka mark kiewiet is a 25.83 year old boy, has been a member since April 27, 2009, has scored 2,809 submissions, giving an average score of 2.07, helping 13 designs get printed.
Heres my first sketch for the Coffee competition. Now, I'm not sure if everyone is familiar with the 'fact' that coffee was originally discovered by goats in Ethiopia... But here goes:







So comments anyone? Could this work or is it too abstract :D

CoolMinded
CoolMinded on May 18 '10 at 6:20am
That is awesome, once it's painted it will like even more awesome on a tee.
soloyo
soloyo on May 18 '10 at 7:06am
you need to add something else to it, maybe other goats sleeping peaceful while the goat eating coffee beans keeps at it in the middle of the night.
markkiewiet
markkiewiet on May 18 '10 at 4:33pm
Thanks soloyo thats helpful :)
dlincoln83
   dlincoln83 on May 18 '10 at 4:42pm
needs stained teeth

markkiewiet
markkiewiet on May 18 '10 at 5:20pm
ah yes, go on go on :)
jodabaum
   jodabaum on May 18 '10 at 5:22pm
i dig the idea alot!!!
markkiewiet
markkiewiet on May 19 '10 at 4:50am
UPDATE:


soloyo
soloyo on May 19 '10 at 7:24am
RED eyes
markkiewiet
markkiewiet on May 20 '10 at 6:16am
soloyo
soloyo on May 20 '10 at 8:16am
a few calmly sleeping sheeps in the background would be nice.
jodabaum
   jodabaum on May 20 '10 at 8:20am
this is coming along nicely!

and i 2nd the idea for sleeping sheeps in the back ground... or just calm sheeps eating grass...
markkiewiet
markkiewiet on May 22 '10 at 7:09am
Boycey
Boycey on May 22 '10 at 7:44am
This looks nice.
Maybe make the saucer higher up, or more distinguishable as to not appear as a claw.
I'd also suggest losing the red from the eyes (waste of a colour and looks unsightly) and also the yellow from the teeth.

the fur could be a bit lighter/ whiter (looks nicer in first sketch) and the horns could be a bit more detailed/3D.

Saying all this, I'd also like to say the artwork looks really nice so far and the concept is solid-Soloyo's extra background idea would also make it very interesting.

Good Luck!
Boycey
Boycey on May 22 '10 at 7:46am
PS The red from the eyes and yellow teeth are also negative associations to do with drinking coffee, so it would be doubtful a coffee company/ coffeee lovers would like that aspect of the design.
2 days later
markkiewiet
markkiewiet on May 25 '10 at 7:03am
im a bit stuck and frustrated with the last one. I agree the red eyes and yellow teeth might be a bit negative.. Yeah I dno Ill finish it in the next couple of days.. in the meanwhile i had another idea :D :



to include or not to include text?
markkiewiet
markkiewiet on May 25 '10 at 7:04am
Oh this is just a sketch btw
Boycey
Boycey on May 25 '10 at 7:28am
The last one was great, carry on with it. My comments were for you just to perfect it!
hahakim
hahakim on May 25 '10 at 7:29am
nice..a camel would be cool too and easier to relate to the 'Arabica' term
markkiewiet
markkiewiet on May 26 '10 at 8:28pm
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Still working on the other one! It's getting there..
Bio-bot 9000
Bio-bot 9000 on May 26 '10 at 8:36pm
I have a feeling that one will get declined because of the copyrighted character. It's not really satire, it's just Captain Planet drinking coffee for some reason. But keep on keepin' on.
markkiewiet
markkiewiet on May 26 '10 at 9:37pm


Oh how nice. My photoshop crashed after drawing this. Only saved the tiny jpg :D

Maybe the surrounding leaves dont really fit anyway... Orrr?
markkiewiet
markkiewiet on May 26 '10 at 9:37pm
markkiewiet
markkiewiet on May 26 '10 at 9:40pm
markkiewiet
markkiewiet on May 26 '10 at 9:40pm
markkiewiet
markkiewiet on May 26 '10 at 9:41pm
Aaahhh its not workng :(
markkiewiet
markkiewiet on May 26 '10 at 9:41pm
markkiewiet
markkiewiet on May 26 '10 at 9:42pm
Thanks for the comments btw :)
littlem
littlem on May 26 '10 at 9:44pm
i like the original colorway you had going in your initial steps
Bio-bot 9000
Bio-bot 9000 on May 26 '10 at 9:54pm
cool. i feel the cup and saucer are too similar to the color of the goat's fur, and get lost a bit. maybe distinguish them with slightly bolder lines, or maybe add a tinge of cream/off-white to the goat's fur. Also, the irises could be a little more bold.
markkiewiet
markkiewiet on May 26 '10 at 10:06pm
Do you mean the white background littlem?

True the cup and saucer do get lost a bit.. Maybe bolder lines or just holding a much bigger cup with both hands?
soloyo
soloyo on May 26 '10 at 10:54pm
make the goat body shorter
markkiewiet
markkiewiet on May 28 '10 at 8:53am
Wont be able to finish this in time, Leaving to go to the other side of the world damnnnooooo :)
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