05-01-2014, 06:13 AM
Ursula, thank you! I tried to push the values back a bit, and blend the character edges better into the background. I hope one day I'll understand forests :D They always give me trouble.
Thanks for the insights on the masking and color scheming theory, I think it's slowly getting a bit clearer in my mind. And I agree, I think the best way to go is learn (most things, not just color) many techniques and different ways to work, and then choose what to do and apply according to personal taste, or what is neede for a certain project.
ShinOkami: Thank you! :)
MarkWester: Thank you! Good to hear that the exercises seem to work, then :)
Wolkenfels: Thank you very much! Haha, asking him didn't even cross my mind. I'm not really used to that concept of having a teacher (which his book basically is) I can actually ask stuff :P But I'll probably first work on the book a bit more to make sure I don't completely embarass myself because the question gets answered a page later :P
Eduardo: Thanks! Haha, I'm actually the opposite, I have to restraint myself so that I don't spend all my time planning, theorycrafting, researching, list-making instead of actually doing something XD
Okay, here is what I think is my last fix on Shallan, unless something very wrong springs into my eye. Have to move on eventually, still some more characters to paint :P And I seriously can't even see anything anymore on that image, not even if she's still crosseyed or not. I'm looking at it, flipped or not, and just can't tell anymore O_o Thank you for all the help on this one!
That's also finished. It was (comparably) quick & fun, although I do feel bad for using photobashing in the progress - probably shouldn't as I painted over everything in the end. But still feels dirty. Here's a progress gif.
Also, more on Jasnah, not sure what the last step on this one was. I am thinking of cropping in closer, removing the issue with the jewelry stealing the attention from the face.
Hum... I am smelling a lack of studies in here... D:
Thanks for the insights on the masking and color scheming theory, I think it's slowly getting a bit clearer in my mind. And I agree, I think the best way to go is learn (most things, not just color) many techniques and different ways to work, and then choose what to do and apply according to personal taste, or what is neede for a certain project.
ShinOkami: Thank you! :)
MarkWester: Thank you! Good to hear that the exercises seem to work, then :)
Wolkenfels: Thank you very much! Haha, asking him didn't even cross my mind. I'm not really used to that concept of having a teacher (which his book basically is) I can actually ask stuff :P But I'll probably first work on the book a bit more to make sure I don't completely embarass myself because the question gets answered a page later :P
Eduardo: Thanks! Haha, I'm actually the opposite, I have to restraint myself so that I don't spend all my time planning, theorycrafting, researching, list-making instead of actually doing something XD
Okay, here is what I think is my last fix on Shallan, unless something very wrong springs into my eye. Have to move on eventually, still some more characters to paint :P And I seriously can't even see anything anymore on that image, not even if she's still crosseyed or not. I'm looking at it, flipped or not, and just can't tell anymore O_o Thank you for all the help on this one!
That's also finished. It was (comparably) quick & fun, although I do feel bad for using photobashing in the progress - probably shouldn't as I painted over everything in the end. But still feels dirty. Here's a progress gif.
Also, more on Jasnah, not sure what the last step on this one was. I am thinking of cropping in closer, removing the issue with the jewelry stealing the attention from the face.
Hum... I am smelling a lack of studies in here... D: