04-24-2022, 11:34 PM
antonjd: Thank you! Glad you like the illustration and great point regarding the mountains, I really wish I noticed that before but I'll keep that in mind for future works!
CBinnsIllustration: Thanks! Great input regarding the referenced/non referenced parts of the illustration. I think it's because I rush the construction process a bit and that's easier to get away with when drawing from reference since it's easier to have something you can view as accurate. I'll try to slow down a bit in that regard and put more effort into making sure the quality remains consistent throughout. For my latest piece the environment wasn't as well thought out as it could have been - I wanted to avoid the image getting too cluttered primarily. At one point I drew in a face pierced with a spear but I felt it was too much and detracted attention away from the figures.
Regarding your challenge, I might just do that for sketching, no clue if I'll turn it into a final painting, we will see. But I agree with your comment that I should do more imaginative drawings without reference. In general I prefer to use reference material since I have a hard time imagining dynamic poses, and lighting tends to look much more interesting with reference material since it contains information that the mind cannot necessarily create or remember. But for study purposes I'll do more imaginative sketching as requested while working on my regular paintings. Thanks again for your suggestions!
Jephyr: Those poor orcs - I couldn't help myself :D The background was much more saturated at one point and I dialed it back several times throughout the painting process, it's interesting to hear that it still reads as a bit oversaturated. I'll try to start off even less saturated than normal for my next painting. Glad you dig the lighting and thanks again for the kind words, much appreciated!!!
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And time for a new illustration! Wanted to do something pretty straightforward with this one focusing on a figure primarily, while keeping the environment simple but interesting. The figure was referenced from FantasyArtistReference (not sure if the blog is still active, but I uploaded the reference here). Going for classic Fantasy with this image, inspired mostly by the works of Vallejo so I hope it gives off that vibe. Any input before I begin the painting process would be very much appreciated as always! Here is the sketch:
CBinnsIllustration: Thanks! Great input regarding the referenced/non referenced parts of the illustration. I think it's because I rush the construction process a bit and that's easier to get away with when drawing from reference since it's easier to have something you can view as accurate. I'll try to slow down a bit in that regard and put more effort into making sure the quality remains consistent throughout. For my latest piece the environment wasn't as well thought out as it could have been - I wanted to avoid the image getting too cluttered primarily. At one point I drew in a face pierced with a spear but I felt it was too much and detracted attention away from the figures.
Regarding your challenge, I might just do that for sketching, no clue if I'll turn it into a final painting, we will see. But I agree with your comment that I should do more imaginative drawings without reference. In general I prefer to use reference material since I have a hard time imagining dynamic poses, and lighting tends to look much more interesting with reference material since it contains information that the mind cannot necessarily create or remember. But for study purposes I'll do more imaginative sketching as requested while working on my regular paintings. Thanks again for your suggestions!
Jephyr: Those poor orcs - I couldn't help myself :D The background was much more saturated at one point and I dialed it back several times throughout the painting process, it's interesting to hear that it still reads as a bit oversaturated. I'll try to start off even less saturated than normal for my next painting. Glad you dig the lighting and thanks again for the kind words, much appreciated!!!
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And time for a new illustration! Wanted to do something pretty straightforward with this one focusing on a figure primarily, while keeping the environment simple but interesting. The figure was referenced from FantasyArtistReference (not sure if the blog is still active, but I uploaded the reference here). Going for classic Fantasy with this image, inspired mostly by the works of Vallejo so I hope it gives off that vibe. Any input before I begin the painting process would be very much appreciated as always! Here is the sketch: