Question about getting stuck on a character design for a client

I was working on a mascot for a coffee shop in Austin and the face just looked wrong for 3 days straight. On a whim, I opened a new file and drew it at 400% zoom, focusing only on the eyes and mouth. Suddenly the proportions clicked and I could see the issue. Finished the whole thing in about 2 hours after that. Has anyone else found that changing your view scale helps you spot design problems?

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caleb19114d ago

Wait, you spent three days on just the face? Honestly that's wild.

danielm1514d ago

Yeah, three days on a face feels totally normal to me. I once got stuck for a week just trying to get the light in someone's eyes right in a drawing. Kept redoing it, the whole thing looked worse each time. Finally just left it alone for a day and it was fine. You get stuck in these tiny details.