Lyraina's sketchbook

[Lyraina]

Rafa: Yesss, those are all leather. Although I'm not sure I want it to be this shiny, nor if I shouldn't bring other materials in. I usually prefer leather that's a bit more dull. Just had so much fun putting all those shiny reflections in there and coudn't stop... A bit like eating chocolate, you know? It never is just one piece. Never...

Suira: Thanks for the overpaint. That change does indeed make them seem a lot bigger. Also thanks for the input on ChoW!

Here is two stages of a photo study. I like the first one better, not just because it is closer to the photograph, but because I don't think the haze looks all that good. However, it lacks dephth (again) and is harder to read... is there any way I could separate the layers more, but without haze? Pushing contrast only helps so much...



and this one is called 'I just wanna cry in a corner because I don't know how to get better than this crap'



more chow exploration, but was kind of unmotivated because I want to go with the leather look anyway.