Rainwater's Sketchbook

[Rainwater]

Some nice studies you have here, Rainwater. I like your Friedrich von Amerling study. Very well done. It could just be that my eye is not as sharp as yours, but I don't really see an issue with the transition of light to dark. I wasn't familiar with this painting, so I googled it and compared it to yours. There are minor differences I noticed, like the original seemed to have more saturated reds on the face. Overall I felt the face had more warmth to it than what you captured, but it's' really subtle. Overall, It think this is a very successful study and I'm quite impressed with your skills.

I also like your figure, skull, and hand studies. I'm back to doing skulls, too. I have to do some hand studies. I always avoid it because I have a hard time with hands, but I know I practice it will get easier to draw.

Thank you, Shinkasuru :) I struggle with lighting, especially when I paint from imagination. It's easier to just look at other artists' work and paint a study. I think I studied the wrong way (aka mindless painting) - instead of actually learning how light works, I just improved my brushwork overtime, lol.

After a long hiatus, because my life sucks, I'm returning with tons of new studies and stuff. I also finished the Amerling study: