08-02-2014, 08:52 PM
Great to see all this hard work with the studies, nice mixture of subjects, and imaginative work too. The anatomy studies in particular seem to be coming on well, really solid breakdowns of form there.
Good effort on the latest value study (I think it is the Doctor Who screencap, right?). You seem to have a pretty good handle of the mid tones and lights, but the darks are a bit too strong on your version compared to the ref, and lack the same variation of tones. (This might actually be a monitor calibration issue if you don't have a calibrated monitor - I had to adjust mine for values last week for the same reason. There is a simple test for blacks over here - you basically adjust the monitor settings until all the swatches are visible on the background, if they are not already.) Well done on picking up general shapes as well! I think the observational work and Bargue studies must be helping you there. If you plan on doing longer studies, I think the next step might be to work on the transitions with those soft edges a bit. Keep the good work!
Good effort on the latest value study (I think it is the Doctor Who screencap, right?). You seem to have a pretty good handle of the mid tones and lights, but the darks are a bit too strong on your version compared to the ref, and lack the same variation of tones. (This might actually be a monitor calibration issue if you don't have a calibrated monitor - I had to adjust mine for values last week for the same reason. There is a simple test for blacks over here - you basically adjust the monitor settings until all the swatches are visible on the background, if they are not already.) Well done on picking up general shapes as well! I think the observational work and Bargue studies must be helping you there. If you plan on doing longer studies, I think the next step might be to work on the transitions with those soft edges a bit. Keep the good work!