05-25-2024, 05:16 PM
Lunatique: That's very interesting as that seems to be where I'm at now, especially in regards to the current mermaid image. In general I love the detailing process, it's a lot of fun for me to bring to life but the downside to this is creating many points of interest as you stated... too many focal points which can overwhelm the viewer.
As for my favorite artists, they all paint in a realistic style, some more painterly than others. My favoritie artists growing up were Boris Vallejo/ Julie Bell and Alex Ross... specifically with how believable their work looked and their approach to lighting. I love experimenting with dynamic lighting for my images. Currently I'm gravating towards artists with a more expressive style while still creating a believable look - some of my favorites include Howard Lyon and Cynthia Sheppard as well as a ton of others... way too many to name.
I do feel most comfortable with a smooth style and it allows me to play up the details as well, but I really appreciate the more painterly yet detailed look of the artists mentioned if that makes sense!
CBinnsIllustration: Thanks for your input as always! Initially I wanted to go with a night setting but I did that recently with the Viking image... I also figured I can create more visual depth with a brighter image so it gradually changes as I progressed. Not sure if that was the right call, but here we are! I made some changes based on your feedback as well, thanks again!
jeremygordonart: Some really excellent feedback here! I agree about the contrast and depth, it's a bit too much so I just toned it down. Hopefully things look more natural now. I think you also forgot to attach your paintover you mentioned, would love to see it especially with regards to your feedback, should be very useful so please feel free to post it again if you wish!
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I resumed work on the image... I toned down the contrast a bit, blurred a lot of the background to make the figure pop out more and give it a greater sense of depth... I think it's an improvement. I'm still open to feedback so if something still feels off please feel free to let me know! Below is the current preview:
As for my favorite artists, they all paint in a realistic style, some more painterly than others. My favoritie artists growing up were Boris Vallejo/ Julie Bell and Alex Ross... specifically with how believable their work looked and their approach to lighting. I love experimenting with dynamic lighting for my images. Currently I'm gravating towards artists with a more expressive style while still creating a believable look - some of my favorites include Howard Lyon and Cynthia Sheppard as well as a ton of others... way too many to name.
I do feel most comfortable with a smooth style and it allows me to play up the details as well, but I really appreciate the more painterly yet detailed look of the artists mentioned if that makes sense!
CBinnsIllustration: Thanks for your input as always! Initially I wanted to go with a night setting but I did that recently with the Viking image... I also figured I can create more visual depth with a brighter image so it gradually changes as I progressed. Not sure if that was the right call, but here we are! I made some changes based on your feedback as well, thanks again!
jeremygordonart: Some really excellent feedback here! I agree about the contrast and depth, it's a bit too much so I just toned it down. Hopefully things look more natural now. I think you also forgot to attach your paintover you mentioned, would love to see it especially with regards to your feedback, should be very useful so please feel free to post it again if you wish!
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I resumed work on the image... I toned down the contrast a bit, blurred a lot of the background to make the figure pop out more and give it a greater sense of depth... I think it's an improvement. I'm still open to feedback so if something still feels off please feel free to let me know! Below is the current preview: