10-16-2018, 10:13 AM
Thank you very much for the feedback, Riley. I don't think you realize how appreciative I am to receive that kind of feedback. That is exactly why I joined this forum. Years ago I was part of a forum for sculptors and creature/character designers and I remember, other than a few small criticisms now and then, mostly other board members just praised my work, and I knew there were areas I could improve, but I was too close to the work to identify all of the things that needed improving. Unfortunately no one really brought anything to my attention, so I never really got what I wanted out of the forum.
I am very thankful that so far the users here have been very helpful in their brutal honesty about areas of my work that need improvement. Thank you for your honest feedback.
I definitely get what you are saying and I think I am starting to understand what I need to do now. I recall that when I painted this I had just watched a painting demo on YouTube and the guy painted the entire piece with a soft brush. He just went really small with fine details like wrinkles and all and I think it looked good in the end, but still the piece did have a "soft" look to it in the end. It did not have that John Singer Sargent "painterly" look which I am very interested in incorporating into my own work. Not that every piece has to have the painterly look, but I don't like that airbrushy digital look either, and that is exactly what I did with the zombie girl, not to mention the fact that there is no gesture or expression in that piece. But I won't be too hard on myself since I am new to painting and digital painting. But learning what I'm doing wrong from the get go and correcting it is definitely the best thing I can do for myself right now, lest I create bad habits that are difficult to break.
Thank you again for your comments, Riley. They were very insightful and I definitely feel bolstered to return to my next painting and try to get closer to achieving the look I desire.
I am very thankful that so far the users here have been very helpful in their brutal honesty about areas of my work that need improvement. Thank you for your honest feedback.
I definitely get what you are saying and I think I am starting to understand what I need to do now. I recall that when I painted this I had just watched a painting demo on YouTube and the guy painted the entire piece with a soft brush. He just went really small with fine details like wrinkles and all and I think it looked good in the end, but still the piece did have a "soft" look to it in the end. It did not have that John Singer Sargent "painterly" look which I am very interested in incorporating into my own work. Not that every piece has to have the painterly look, but I don't like that airbrushy digital look either, and that is exactly what I did with the zombie girl, not to mention the fact that there is no gesture or expression in that piece. But I won't be too hard on myself since I am new to painting and digital painting. But learning what I'm doing wrong from the get go and correcting it is definitely the best thing I can do for myself right now, lest I create bad habits that are difficult to break.
Thank you again for your comments, Riley. They were very insightful and I definitely feel bolstered to return to my next painting and try to get closer to achieving the look I desire.