06-13-2014, 09:37 AM
-Tristian Thank you! I've done a few figures in this post with more emphasis on building on large forms.
-Samszym Will do! Recently I've been noticing form is a general weakness in my work, I really need to figure out how to work on it better.
-Fedodika Thanks, haha. Just a matter of combining ideas and practise.
-Eve Thank you! I've been concentrating more on getting colours down, but will definitely try to work on my textures - I think I will have a shot at some longer studies. I also made some tweaks to Hungry Joe. I followed your advice and improved the gradients in the skin, I underestimated the sub-surface scattering I think. So hopefully the forms read a little better. I wasn't really intending to put a background in it, but I have tried to push the depth by forcing his hand further from his body/face using some smoky steam, and pushing the smoke back behind him too.
Not much digital stuff this time. I was up in London yesterday for the doctors and subsequently feeling under the weather today. Hoping to get some good studies and original work done tomorrow.
Starting to work on plans for another picture. Going for something with more of an environment this time. Probing some character design too, I think I am going to use some of the stuff further down the post to add to the ideas.
People sketching on the train. Finally made it through my pocket sketchbook. And run out another pen.
Sketches from the British Museum! Mostly doing these for visual library building (and to get ideas for that design up top), I mainly hung around the Greek and Mesopotamian areas and snatched up patterns/designs. Not the cleanest sketches I'm afraid. Also that donkey cup was creepy as hell and I love it.
More Bridgman
Figures, with more thought put into solid forms.
More portrait practises. 3 ten min sketches, and an hour one that went horribly wrong in terms of rendering and measuring. I tried to practise building it from forms though - the construction sort of got rendered over.
And finally the updated Hungry Joe picture! Many thanks again to Eve for the crits. I also tweaked the eyes so they're cooler and they seem to fit better.
-Samszym Will do! Recently I've been noticing form is a general weakness in my work, I really need to figure out how to work on it better.
-Fedodika Thanks, haha. Just a matter of combining ideas and practise.
-Eve Thank you! I've been concentrating more on getting colours down, but will definitely try to work on my textures - I think I will have a shot at some longer studies. I also made some tweaks to Hungry Joe. I followed your advice and improved the gradients in the skin, I underestimated the sub-surface scattering I think. So hopefully the forms read a little better. I wasn't really intending to put a background in it, but I have tried to push the depth by forcing his hand further from his body/face using some smoky steam, and pushing the smoke back behind him too.
Not much digital stuff this time. I was up in London yesterday for the doctors and subsequently feeling under the weather today. Hoping to get some good studies and original work done tomorrow.
Starting to work on plans for another picture. Going for something with more of an environment this time. Probing some character design too, I think I am going to use some of the stuff further down the post to add to the ideas.
People sketching on the train. Finally made it through my pocket sketchbook. And run out another pen.
Sketches from the British Museum! Mostly doing these for visual library building (and to get ideas for that design up top), I mainly hung around the Greek and Mesopotamian areas and snatched up patterns/designs. Not the cleanest sketches I'm afraid. Also that donkey cup was creepy as hell and I love it.
More Bridgman
Figures, with more thought put into solid forms.
More portrait practises. 3 ten min sketches, and an hour one that went horribly wrong in terms of rendering and measuring. I tried to practise building it from forms though - the construction sort of got rendered over.
And finally the updated Hungry Joe picture! Many thanks again to Eve for the crits. I also tweaked the eyes so they're cooler and they seem to fit better.