09-23-2013, 08:42 PM
Prabu: Thank you!
SulaMoon: Thanks! Yes, warlocks are the best... I'll overlook that horde-ish look of yours :P
Jaik: Thanks :) I'll have a look at the dvd you recommended... can't wait to buy that Gnomon Sub after finishing university!
JJ Aaron: Thank you! Yes, I know that problem with losing energy.. in anatomy sketches as well as finished paintings. About the value & color studies: I spend some time browsing the old masters, looking for paintings with appealing value structure or color scheme (or whatever it is I want to learn). I then paste them into a photoshop file and try to do a quick analysis of what it is I liked about the image, and simplify it (i.e. using only 3 values and thus extracting the essence of the image). It does help to get a sense for good composition, value structure, color combinations...
This is only the way I do them though, I was inspired to do a few because I saw people post their homework for Noah's artcamp. I did not enroll myself in the course though, so I can't really tell you if there is a better way to go about the exercise, of if this is how the other people went about it. It's just my attempt to extract some skill from the old masters :)
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Photo study warmup
Sketch from mind (I want to stop doing those boring ambient light portraits)
SulaMoon: Thanks! Yes, warlocks are the best... I'll overlook that horde-ish look of yours :P
Jaik: Thanks :) I'll have a look at the dvd you recommended... can't wait to buy that Gnomon Sub after finishing university!
JJ Aaron: Thank you! Yes, I know that problem with losing energy.. in anatomy sketches as well as finished paintings. About the value & color studies: I spend some time browsing the old masters, looking for paintings with appealing value structure or color scheme (or whatever it is I want to learn). I then paste them into a photoshop file and try to do a quick analysis of what it is I liked about the image, and simplify it (i.e. using only 3 values and thus extracting the essence of the image). It does help to get a sense for good composition, value structure, color combinations...
This is only the way I do them though, I was inspired to do a few because I saw people post their homework for Noah's artcamp. I did not enroll myself in the course though, so I can't really tell you if there is a better way to go about the exercise, of if this is how the other people went about it. It's just my attempt to extract some skill from the old masters :)
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Photo study warmup
Sketch from mind (I want to stop doing those boring ambient light portraits)