01-15-2014, 02:05 AM
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This whole edges thing is something that I have been struggling with for awhile. I think maybe I should try and do just a bunch of cloth drape studies to really start to use that whole lost edge thing. Maybe there are some other things that I can use for good study material. One thing that is definitely fun to do is still lives, but they are hard to do because of the timing for them. The lighting has to be just right or it doesn't work very well.
Anyway, I'm rambling. Thanks for the kind words.
Ah master studies... yeah, I need to do a ton of them. Even doing the small ones from Scott Burdick (he may not be an old master, but he's far better than I at the moment) that I've done recently have improved me leaps and bounds. I think just doing studies of any artist (so long as they are anatomically correct and what-not) will serve one well. Not just the old masters. But you can't go wrong either way. I plan on doing some studies of Sorolla and Dicksee soon so hopefully those will help even further.
Oh, here was one of those oil painting demos that I watched that was pretty kick ass...
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Title: Storytime Sketching
Date: January 10-13, 2014
Medium: Photoshop CS3
Scale: Varies
Notes: More sketches from life and images while listening to my special lady friend read her stories.
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Quote:Nowio:
Cool sketchbook man! Love the animation but I would have to agree that you should pay more attention to your strokes and edges to make your works look more finished, right now they are a bit too suggestive.
Keep the good stuff coming! ;)
This whole edges thing is something that I have been struggling with for awhile. I think maybe I should try and do just a bunch of cloth drape studies to really start to use that whole lost edge thing. Maybe there are some other things that I can use for good study material. One thing that is definitely fun to do is still lives, but they are hard to do because of the timing for them. The lighting has to be just right or it doesn't work very well.
Anyway, I'm rambling. Thanks for the kind words.
Quote:ramalooke:
Yeah sure I'm interested in those videos. Gonna be very gratefull if you share them ;) Keep those studies going. They'll serve you well in the future ;) Plus if you want to learn more about techniques try doing some master studies and try to replicate their way of painting. It does wonders. Trust me ;) Keep pushing!
Ah master studies... yeah, I need to do a ton of them. Even doing the small ones from Scott Burdick (he may not be an old master, but he's far better than I at the moment) that I've done recently have improved me leaps and bounds. I think just doing studies of any artist (so long as they are anatomically correct and what-not) will serve one well. Not just the old masters. But you can't go wrong either way. I plan on doing some studies of Sorolla and Dicksee soon so hopefully those will help even further.
Oh, here was one of those oil painting demos that I watched that was pretty kick ass...
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Storytime Sketching
![[Image: sketchesagain+copy.jpg]](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YnGIO142BDA/UtVcUnN5FII/AAAAAAAACrg/7Zd_yyS4YuU/s1600/sketchesagain+copy.jpg)
Title: Storytime Sketching
Date: January 10-13, 2014
Medium: Photoshop CS3
Scale: Varies
Notes: More sketches from life and images while listening to my special lady friend read her stories.
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