Group source question: This is the pencil rough for an owlbear drawing. It has three elements. The owl bear. The scroll. The weapons. I'm not sold on the weapons. But I know it definitely needs another element. Replace the weapons with something else? Add another element? Amplify the scroll? What would you do?
I'm not suuuuper familiar with owlbears, so I'm going solely by composition. Since the scroll is very orderly (centered, not tilted or anything), have you considered arranging the weapons more geometrically, too? Personally, I'm thinking rays, where the heads are symmetrically spaced to imply an oval, and the handles all angle from the same point (warning: this will draw the eye there). Making any kind of decorative pattern with them might work, though!
Owlbears are wilderness creatures. Perhaps foliage and small fauna?
Gives me heraldic vibes, I like it. Maybe lean into that? Perhaps add a shield like contour to bring it together, or play around with other heraldic elements.
Personally the weapons look a bit too small to me. I feel like thereβs too much negative space between them, and they need to be bigger or there needs to be more of them (or both). Possibly even a sword/weapon backdrop sort of like the GoT throne
Great work so far though!
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