04-24-2014, 09:55 AM
Continued the Hampton studies today. Tried getting his gestural checklist into my head with focusing on story, weight, movement and proportion. Didn't exaggerate as much as I thought that I would. Haven't got used to the serpentine lines though, so they look a bit stiff.
Though I learned about the usefulness of triangles and s-lines, both in compositions and in gestures. How they help the eye and the imagination.
A quick compositional study. Don't remember the artist. I like how simple the value seperation can look, but they're still hard to paint. It's the most important part too. Love how prevalent the main characters gaze is, shooting through the crowd.
palette challenge, tried the first one. Basically the same colors that I always use, so better luck next time :P Tried getting in some hampton gesture! Really weird anatomy at the neck and chest.
A longer armor study. This one surprised me a bit with how the bright the values were in relation to how I saw them in the original photo. Especially in the face. Much more saturated too.
Though I learned about the usefulness of triangles and s-lines, both in compositions and in gestures. How they help the eye and the imagination.
A quick compositional study. Don't remember the artist. I like how simple the value seperation can look, but they're still hard to paint. It's the most important part too. Love how prevalent the main characters gaze is, shooting through the crowd.
palette challenge, tried the first one. Basically the same colors that I always use, so better luck next time :P Tried getting in some hampton gesture! Really weird anatomy at the neck and chest.
A longer armor study. This one surprised me a bit with how the bright the values were in relation to how I saw them in the original photo. Especially in the face. Much more saturated too.