05-14-2015, 07:52 PM
Thanks for that feedback crit-bump there, Archreux! Very important for me to get a kick in the ass about the importance of composition. It has gotten a bit neglected of late. I Also feel that the dino pic is way beyond my other work composition wise now that i think about it xD More overlaps and movement.
I really like getting stuck just rendering dudes standing around with swords lol.
So, did this exercise by Bobby Chiu, where he did some abstract compositions from which you're supposed to paint something from. Found it to be a pretty sweet way of hammering in a more abstract way of thinking about compositions, how certains shapes can interact with one another and look pleasing to the eye.
Some thumbs of my own.
A preparatory study for that girl with the dinosaurs piece!
More speedie ones. Trying to focus more on the compositions here,
but as Adam pointed out, speedies aren't really a good way of studying composition. However I find it works really nice as an outlet for me to experiment with stuff and not get too hung up on a single painting. Let it go (x2)!
"Bridge Troll". Too ambitious for that short timespan. Simplifyyy maaaan!
"Were-owl". Reminds me of a grade-school teacher I had. You all know the one. What he lacks in owlish wisdom he makes up for in pervertedness.
"Ash Maiden" This one turned out pretty well I think.
I really like getting stuck just rendering dudes standing around with swords lol.
So, did this exercise by Bobby Chiu, where he did some abstract compositions from which you're supposed to paint something from. Found it to be a pretty sweet way of hammering in a more abstract way of thinking about compositions, how certains shapes can interact with one another and look pleasing to the eye.
Some thumbs of my own.
A preparatory study for that girl with the dinosaurs piece!
More speedie ones. Trying to focus more on the compositions here,
but as Adam pointed out, speedies aren't really a good way of studying composition. However I find it works really nice as an outlet for me to experiment with stuff and not get too hung up on a single painting. Let it go (x2)!
"Bridge Troll". Too ambitious for that short timespan. Simplifyyy maaaan!
"Were-owl". Reminds me of a grade-school teacher I had. You all know the one. What he lacks in owlish wisdom he makes up for in pervertedness.
"Ash Maiden" This one turned out pretty well I think.