02-18-2016, 09:34 AM
@Eyliana: Thanks! The painterly look was really what I was going for, since the original has an amazing painterly feel to it. And ye, who wouldn't like to see more of Geralt's face, but I really tried to push the values so it would be a darker, more mysterious lighting to the character. The values might be a bit too dark tho!
@nutriman: Hmm well. Been drawing off and on since my teens. But about 5 years ago I began to draw and paint more seriously.
Only reference I used was images of the character Geralt and the wraiths from the game, but should really learn to start using reference for all sorts of stuff in these kind of paintings, to broaden my visual library. When I was younger I kinda saw references as something dirty lol, like, if it wasn't drawn purely from imagination it was just copying and that was lame. Obviously that's not true , but sometimes I still forget xD
@Flo: Thanks for the words! I guess I tend to automatically go more desaturated in paintings now a days since I used to make stuff a bit too saturated. But yea, color variation is definitely something i'm working more on.
Hear ya on the lines. Mostly i'm just etching away in my A6 moleskine while I'm taking breaks from work or standing about. They often tend to lack a lot of focus, and it's hard to get that nice swooshy line due to that tiny space. Good critique dude, now you make me want to pick up a pen and draw on bigger papers to improve my lines ;D
Anyhows, a buncha spities and a mediocre study.
"Shadow elves". Pleased with the composition is this one. Getting a bit better at thinking about composition in these types of things (hopefully in general) instead of just hammering away with lines and/or values.
"No answer" 30 mins needs more simplification heh
"Memorial"
"Heart transplant" Dunno if this is tragic or empowering. Something I guess.
"The brave knight" DS3 GOTY
"Immortal"
Wanted to do a study of a face, and maybe like..some metal too. Yes. Joe it is.
@nutriman: Hmm well. Been drawing off and on since my teens. But about 5 years ago I began to draw and paint more seriously.
Only reference I used was images of the character Geralt and the wraiths from the game, but should really learn to start using reference for all sorts of stuff in these kind of paintings, to broaden my visual library. When I was younger I kinda saw references as something dirty lol, like, if it wasn't drawn purely from imagination it was just copying and that was lame. Obviously that's not true , but sometimes I still forget xD
@Flo: Thanks for the words! I guess I tend to automatically go more desaturated in paintings now a days since I used to make stuff a bit too saturated. But yea, color variation is definitely something i'm working more on.
Hear ya on the lines. Mostly i'm just etching away in my A6 moleskine while I'm taking breaks from work or standing about. They often tend to lack a lot of focus, and it's hard to get that nice swooshy line due to that tiny space. Good critique dude, now you make me want to pick up a pen and draw on bigger papers to improve my lines ;D
Anyhows, a buncha spities and a mediocre study.
"Shadow elves". Pleased with the composition is this one. Getting a bit better at thinking about composition in these types of things (hopefully in general) instead of just hammering away with lines and/or values.
"No answer" 30 mins needs more simplification heh
"Memorial"
"Heart transplant" Dunno if this is tragic or empowering. Something I guess.
"The brave knight" DS3 GOTY
"Immortal"
Wanted to do a study of a face, and maybe like..some metal too. Yes. Joe it is.