Mat Kaminski Sketchybewk

[matkaminski]

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crackedskull:

Glad to see you studying character design and also making it diverse. Id say one of your biggest weakpoints is colors and values. Do still lives and also master studies. I suggest you get some paintings from Sargent or Rembrand and do 8h master studies if you get the time. Might also be a good idea to do extra still lives with watercolors.
You could also get a portable mirror and do some portrait studies, make sure you get a good lighting though.

Could not agree with you more about the colors and values. I've been studying lots of Notan for composition, but it's really hard to master. The best way I can explain it is that every 45 minutes or so of a painting I'm posterizing to make sure that elements pop.
As far as still lives and master studies, that's actually in the pipe this week. Will be doing a few to really get it down. I'm doing a Cornwell and Sargent this go around. They'll really take some time I'm sure. Either way, I actually have fun doing lots of studies. As far as the actual portrait studies, I'm currently using some heavy lighted images to get some good color study in. Fun, fun!
Thanks for the comment! :)

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InkTober: Days 1 - 4 and then... 10

Title: InkTober: Days 1 - 4 and then... 10
Date: October 1 - 4 & 10
Medium: Ink
Scale: Varies

Notes: Okay... so... InkTober has come.
And I got real sick and.. excuses, excuses, blah blah...

Just saying that I'm on board. Just a bit laggy.

Zoodles!

Title: Zoodles!
Medium: Ebony Pencil

Notes: Just a small sampling of the zoodles drawing that I've been doing since the beginning of the semester.

Mad Moxxi in Oils

Title: Mad Moxxi in Oils
Medium: Oils
Scale: Original is 9" x 12"

Notes: Oils are a hard thing to manipulate. If anyone has any tips on how to mix colors... I wish I had a tube of every color, ever...

Fantasy Pantheon - WIPs

Title: Fantasy Pantheon - WIPs
Medium: Photoshop CS6
Scale: Originals are 3000px x 3000px

Notes: There are a ton of fantasy character portraits in the pipe... MORE ON THIS SOON! For now I leave you with these teasers...