10-11-2019, 06:57 AM
(10-10-2019, 03:34 AM)Fedodika Wrote: i like your shapes in the latest piece, something about the comp feels static, maybe take the transform and just rotate it to make it slide diagonally across the page could help it!Rotate in which way, counter or clockwise? I'm thinking on blurring or doing the background with motion lines, I still have to figure it out before deciding lol.
Some good books on composition are Framed Ink Volume 1, and Creative Illustration by loomis. Also on watts atelier online you can get a 50$ course on composition by robert watts, there is a course by nathan fawkes on schoolism, and bill perkins course on new masters academy are some of my favorites ;)
Gonna have to get my hands on the books, Loomis must be easy to find. I have never tried one of those sites courses but I'll check them out. Thanks again! I need to get around to commenting over your SB but you also have so many stuff, I've been browsing, I'll try to do so soon. Not much that I can say though ha, you seem to be doing well enough.
(10-10-2019, 12:13 PM)Leo Ki Wrote: OK, I understand what you mean by 'establishing shot.' This may work better in a series of illustrations (as in a story book) rather than standalone, in my opinion.
Interesting parallel you make between exaggeration in animation and effects. Looking at the chronological evolution of what you posted I noticed something: Initially you seem to oscillate between two points: Elastic cartoon (caricatures, capibara squad) and a more rigid realism (dangerous ladies), and progressively you have been merging the two, finding a happy midpoint, I like the direction.
About your latest WIP, one thing that I think weakens the action is the fact that the harpoon seems to miss the guy by too far. Also you might want to resize the canvas to show the whole curve of the rope. I look forward to see where you are going to bring this piece to!
Regarding your saying that you sometimes lack motivation and have trouble pushing works from imagination, maybe you need to assess what your goal is: Are you looking at a career in illustration, animation, comics, concept art?
Yes! I do those at times too, I may do a few panels soon for something.
Honestly? I like to not get stuck on one thing, I usually do more cartoon to cheer myself up, have fun, but my goal would be more serious realism if I can achieve it. I struggle with it. I seem to have much more ease with funny, charming, stylized stuff. Grass is greener... ha. But you think so? I hadn't really notice I was achieving a middle point, hmm, gonna have to go over my sketchbook soon then, and see where I'm heading!
I see what you mean, it did cross my mind to make it go over him but my initial idea was like she is grappling and him is chasing her and it's a messy situation because everything is falling into rubble so is like a race for footing? I wanted just to make an action scene where I could interact with the background, work things out because I always leave that empty, and I'm still putting that off right now lol, I need to get around to do it!
The rope I thought it might be interesting to break that rule? Like I keep seeing people say don't make lines go out of the frame, but I attempted to make re-entry points close enough as if to create flow back in? Maybe is all in my head lol, and it doesn't work.
That's what's tricky for me, I don't have a clue! I just want to draw better, improve overall so I can figure it out. I dabble with almost anything. So far illustration, comics is what I've been focusing but I tried hand drawn animation and had a ton of fun! And concept art/ design is also really appealing. So yeah, not a clue.
Leaving an update, tomorrow is color day! And the background. I need to work it out. Other possible fixes. So far I'm not so happy anymore with the closest guy hand, too big, and her legs feel too long, I guess for comic is alright but I feel he becomes less menacing that way. I had fun with the girl and the guitar! Always wanted to try something like this.
