03-05-2019, 06:42 AM
Hey Beau, glad to see that you´re studying hard and studying from photos, as well as structural drawings.
The key is to balance hard work that really gives fruit and balance it with relaxation time.
Time management can do wonders, and i´m still perfecting it.
Perharps this may help, perharps not, let´s try haha.
1) Decent likeness in post #55 and awesome job in post #59. Starting to see some fruit!
Regarding value, it think you´re in the middle tones and you avoid the darkest darks and the lightest lights.
Think first on the following three; Mid value, dark and light, from there you can structure value.
Try to do grayscale studies so you can try your eyes and also exercise the muscle to accuratelly see value.
I guarantee that you will be much confortable when you make the transtition to colour.
2) Anatomy. Anatomy is a must. I think this site has very very good references; colour, anatomy, character design and may help; http://www.characterdesigns.com/ and has decent contrast. I usually stick with the non nude section, has fantastic cloth/ colour and poses.
3) I can be very messy with lines as well, one trick that may help you clean the drawing as well as train your hand for the next draw is to scribble at will on one layer, then reduce it´s opacity and create a new layer above with the previous layer as a guide so you can draw above accurate lines.
I did a mini tut a few years ago, if it helps, cool.
Cheers!
The key is to balance hard work that really gives fruit and balance it with relaxation time.
Time management can do wonders, and i´m still perfecting it.
Perharps this may help, perharps not, let´s try haha.
1) Decent likeness in post #55 and awesome job in post #59. Starting to see some fruit!
Regarding value, it think you´re in the middle tones and you avoid the darkest darks and the lightest lights.
Think first on the following three; Mid value, dark and light, from there you can structure value.
Try to do grayscale studies so you can try your eyes and also exercise the muscle to accuratelly see value.
I guarantee that you will be much confortable when you make the transtition to colour.
2) Anatomy. Anatomy is a must. I think this site has very very good references; colour, anatomy, character design and may help; http://www.characterdesigns.com/ and has decent contrast. I usually stick with the non nude section, has fantastic cloth/ colour and poses.
3) I can be very messy with lines as well, one trick that may help you clean the drawing as well as train your hand for the next draw is to scribble at will on one layer, then reduce it´s opacity and create a new layer above with the previous layer as a guide so you can draw above accurate lines.
I did a mini tut a few years ago, if it helps, cool.
Cheers!