10-13-2018, 11:57 AM
You have some really nice work, Riley. I will admit that I do not have as much 2D art experience as many others here, and my eye may not be as sharp as some of yours is, but I will do my best to offer feedback if I think it will be helpful. It has been said already about some of your figures looking a little stiff. I think that is a problem for a lot of artists. I think gesture drawing can really help resolve that issue, and I know you already mentioned you are taking Alex Woo's class on Schoolism. I had thought about subscribing for a few months and trying out some of the classes.
I like the quick studies you did on your iPad. Are those from imagination or using reference? I need to try to draw characters with some clothes. I find I often just draw portraits and avoid full figure drawing altogether. It's probably a combination of really loving portrait drawing but also having a fear of figure drawing because I feel it's a whole other area for me to try to master and I have avoided it for too long. I do occasionally do some gesture drawing and basic figure studies and I find they are not all that bad. So I should really spend some more time with it because I would like to improve.
I think gesture drawing will help you create more fluid and dynamic poses. You mentioned something about not being all that confident in going from grayscale to color. How are you approaching it? I'm new to digital painting so I can't say what works best so far, but I'll post a few examples in my sketchbook my grayscale to color studies. I used the soft light blending mode in photoshop for both and then mostly normal mode, although i think I used overlay for some shadows.
I hope you are enjoying your new iPad. I plan on purchasing one next month. I have been waiting for the new models to come out. I draw in a sketchbook a lot and I do keep a sketchbook beside my bed because I sometimes like to draw right before going to sleep for the night, but I have been wanting to paint in bed, too. At this point I just have a tablet on my laptop and that is set up at my desk. So I'm very eager to be able to paint on the go or in bed at night. I'm also hoping I will find the motivation to spend more time drawing and painting on the iPad.
Keep up the great work. I'm interested to see more of your postings.
I like the quick studies you did on your iPad. Are those from imagination or using reference? I need to try to draw characters with some clothes. I find I often just draw portraits and avoid full figure drawing altogether. It's probably a combination of really loving portrait drawing but also having a fear of figure drawing because I feel it's a whole other area for me to try to master and I have avoided it for too long. I do occasionally do some gesture drawing and basic figure studies and I find they are not all that bad. So I should really spend some more time with it because I would like to improve.
I think gesture drawing will help you create more fluid and dynamic poses. You mentioned something about not being all that confident in going from grayscale to color. How are you approaching it? I'm new to digital painting so I can't say what works best so far, but I'll post a few examples in my sketchbook my grayscale to color studies. I used the soft light blending mode in photoshop for both and then mostly normal mode, although i think I used overlay for some shadows.
I hope you are enjoying your new iPad. I plan on purchasing one next month. I have been waiting for the new models to come out. I draw in a sketchbook a lot and I do keep a sketchbook beside my bed because I sometimes like to draw right before going to sleep for the night, but I have been wanting to paint in bed, too. At this point I just have a tablet on my laptop and that is set up at my desk. So I'm very eager to be able to paint on the go or in bed at night. I'm also hoping I will find the motivation to spend more time drawing and painting on the iPad.
Keep up the great work. I'm interested to see more of your postings.