10-03-2018, 07:04 AM
@ Artloader: Hello and thanks a bunch! :)
You're totally right -- I definitely need to do more figure (and gesture) studies. My figures always feel somewhat stiff once I've drawn them out. I think I get so caught up in trying to get the anatomy correct that I lose focus on the figures having any feeling of movement, if that makes sense? (I mean, everybody loves robots 'n all, but I don't always want my figures to have that sort of look. lol) I bet these kinds of studies would be great to do at night so I can focus on relaxing (myself and my figure work) while I wind down for the day.
Yes, I'm definitely striving to have looser/more textured brushwork. I struggle with over rendering a lot of the time. It's difficult to make a mark and just leave it alone... I always want to fiddle with it after the fact. I think it may be a confidence thing (perhaps tying into my stiff figure work even) -- I'm always too worried about trying to get everything 'correct' and then it kills the life of the piece a bit as a result.
Today I decided to start a master study of a Norman Rockwell piece that I like. Two older gentlemen playing cards. (Started it on my computer, but I may swap it over to my iPad a little later when I continue, since I want to also get more comfortable painting on that.) I blocked in the colors/composition for everything, then overlaid the original to see how off my placement estimations were. Most things were relatively in place, but the gesture of the figures was slightly off, so I adjusted them.
Here's a link to the original and here's where I'm currently at:
You're totally right -- I definitely need to do more figure (and gesture) studies. My figures always feel somewhat stiff once I've drawn them out. I think I get so caught up in trying to get the anatomy correct that I lose focus on the figures having any feeling of movement, if that makes sense? (I mean, everybody loves robots 'n all, but I don't always want my figures to have that sort of look. lol) I bet these kinds of studies would be great to do at night so I can focus on relaxing (myself and my figure work) while I wind down for the day.
Yes, I'm definitely striving to have looser/more textured brushwork. I struggle with over rendering a lot of the time. It's difficult to make a mark and just leave it alone... I always want to fiddle with it after the fact. I think it may be a confidence thing (perhaps tying into my stiff figure work even) -- I'm always too worried about trying to get everything 'correct' and then it kills the life of the piece a bit as a result.
Today I decided to start a master study of a Norman Rockwell piece that I like. Two older gentlemen playing cards. (Started it on my computer, but I may swap it over to my iPad a little later when I continue, since I want to also get more comfortable painting on that.) I blocked in the colors/composition for everything, then overlaid the original to see how off my placement estimations were. Most things were relatively in place, but the gesture of the figures was slightly off, so I adjusted them.
Here's a link to the original and here's where I'm currently at: