01-06-2014, 04:18 AM
meat: Thank you - I am sure you have lots of background knowledge from art school that I am missing though!
Sula: Thank you :) Still trying to master my pencils the way you do! Thanks for the blue people link examples :)
Hypnagogic_Haze: Thank you! Surgery went well :)
Nika: Thanks dear :)
aks9: Thank you :) Sorry for the very late answer! First, I wanted to do color AND composition studies in one go, but realized very quickly that I can't concentrate on both at the same time. So I did the colors first and then looked at the image and tried to break it down to very simple shapes, mostly through values. He seems to use triangles and diagonals a lot, making for very grounded yet dynamic compositions. A bit like some of the old masters (lots of bodies forming a triangle). He also likes to use circle shapes, often achieved through darker elements on the outer sides of the image. There is a book about this topic, explaining simple shapes and their effect on a composition, but I can't remember the title... I'll let you know if I remember again.
Jaik: I'm glad, too :> Glad you can get something out of my notes :D
Warburton: Thank you! I do try to keep values in mind, but I still feel like I manage to make everything look ugly in the end :/ Need more practice! Thank you for the video link, didn't know that one yet :) Really cool.
pnate: Thank you. Yes, applications are coming!
ramalooke: Thanks, and yes, I hope to do lots of updates from now on :D
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Happy New Year guys! I hope it will be a beautiful and fulfilling year for all of you.
That was a longer absence than I had planned, but now I am back and drawing and motivated and all :D
Jaik and I are doing the old Bloodsports challenges, starting with the first one - really trying to do it right, and not taking any shortcuts or excuses or comfort zone stuff.
Here is what I've got so far.
Another attempt at painting a guy from mind.
And relaxing with reference (from cloud atlas movie), trying to be a bit more messy.
Sula: Thank you :) Still trying to master my pencils the way you do! Thanks for the blue people link examples :)
Hypnagogic_Haze: Thank you! Surgery went well :)
Nika: Thanks dear :)
aks9: Thank you :) Sorry for the very late answer! First, I wanted to do color AND composition studies in one go, but realized very quickly that I can't concentrate on both at the same time. So I did the colors first and then looked at the image and tried to break it down to very simple shapes, mostly through values. He seems to use triangles and diagonals a lot, making for very grounded yet dynamic compositions. A bit like some of the old masters (lots of bodies forming a triangle). He also likes to use circle shapes, often achieved through darker elements on the outer sides of the image. There is a book about this topic, explaining simple shapes and their effect on a composition, but I can't remember the title... I'll let you know if I remember again.
Jaik: I'm glad, too :> Glad you can get something out of my notes :D
Warburton: Thank you! I do try to keep values in mind, but I still feel like I manage to make everything look ugly in the end :/ Need more practice! Thank you for the video link, didn't know that one yet :) Really cool.
pnate: Thank you. Yes, applications are coming!
ramalooke: Thanks, and yes, I hope to do lots of updates from now on :D
_____________________
Happy New Year guys! I hope it will be a beautiful and fulfilling year for all of you.
That was a longer absence than I had planned, but now I am back and drawing and motivated and all :D
Jaik and I are doing the old Bloodsports challenges, starting with the first one - really trying to do it right, and not taking any shortcuts or excuses or comfort zone stuff.
Here is what I've got so far.
Another attempt at painting a guy from mind.
And relaxing with reference (from cloud atlas movie), trying to be a bit more messy.