08-07-2014, 08:32 AM
rafa zanchetin - Thanks for the crit, I've been working a bit at fixing the rough (his face is rather narrow too) think I'm going to shot something for it if I can. I really appreciate hearing that early on though, it is an issue I have had in the past and not figured out until way too late.
Suira - Thanks! I'm determined to get a grip on values, they're an embarrassing weak point now I notice them. Now you say that, I am doubly glad I redid the pose! Hopefully it will take away that awkward read. Interesting, I actually really enjoyed doing the heads, as at the time I had just finished a long stint of painting.
meat - Haha, thank you! Not the best update I have made but I hope it counts for something.
nastobi - Thanks, I actually am a huge fan of Vilppu, though I look at lots of figure resources, and try to weld rhythmic methods to constructive ones.
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Not much in the way of studies, spent the weekend pretty ill (impaired motor skills is no fun) and most of the energy I did have got directed at the minotaur picture. Still rather tired but bouncing back!
Have totally gutted the minotaur and redrew him from scratch. I'm itching to move onto something different (plus I need more stuff to jam into my portfolio), so I am going try to push for a finish now I think. Lots of detail to do, getting those skeles looking how I want, detailing him/his costume, wrecking bricks etc. Glad I have a list.
Warm up figures - 3 min a pop I think
Bridgman muscle studies
Hogarth photo studies - just going ahead and going to do a run through his book I think. Looking at foot positions, how they are stablised and how they fit with rhythms of the leg.
And from imagination
Value studies! Life study of a ball, very boring. Mainly just to drum in how terminators wrap to form, and bounce shadows and all that.
Photo value study of a creepy mannekin. It is mainly for looking at rendering out soft transitions better (the light is rubbish), and trying to work on some of Suira's advice a couple of posts back. 1 hr - it was surprisingly efficient.
Composition studies/notes.
Few sketches of people in the doctor's waiting room.
And some sketching for fun
Suira - Thanks! I'm determined to get a grip on values, they're an embarrassing weak point now I notice them. Now you say that, I am doubly glad I redid the pose! Hopefully it will take away that awkward read. Interesting, I actually really enjoyed doing the heads, as at the time I had just finished a long stint of painting.
meat - Haha, thank you! Not the best update I have made but I hope it counts for something.
nastobi - Thanks, I actually am a huge fan of Vilppu, though I look at lots of figure resources, and try to weld rhythmic methods to constructive ones.
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Not much in the way of studies, spent the weekend pretty ill (impaired motor skills is no fun) and most of the energy I did have got directed at the minotaur picture. Still rather tired but bouncing back!
Have totally gutted the minotaur and redrew him from scratch. I'm itching to move onto something different (plus I need more stuff to jam into my portfolio), so I am going try to push for a finish now I think. Lots of detail to do, getting those skeles looking how I want, detailing him/his costume, wrecking bricks etc. Glad I have a list.
Warm up figures - 3 min a pop I think
Bridgman muscle studies
Hogarth photo studies - just going ahead and going to do a run through his book I think. Looking at foot positions, how they are stablised and how they fit with rhythms of the leg.
And from imagination
Value studies! Life study of a ball, very boring. Mainly just to drum in how terminators wrap to form, and bounce shadows and all that.
Photo value study of a creepy mannekin. It is mainly for looking at rendering out soft transitions better (the light is rubbish), and trying to work on some of Suira's advice a couple of posts back. 1 hr - it was surprisingly efficient.
Composition studies/notes.
Few sketches of people in the doctor's waiting room.
And some sketching for fun