11-30-2014, 07:16 AM
Hi! Thanks for your nice comment on my sketchbook. I just looked through yours and I think you are doing great! Be patient and continue what you are already doing and you´ll get better automatically. I read, you have troubles with painting from imagination. One thing that might help there is by doing a study (really concentrate on it and try to remember as much as you can) and after finishing it, redo the study from your mind without reference. It will not look pretty at the beginning, but just be bold and do it, no matter the outcome. It´ll train your brain to better memorize and in the end to better paint from imagination.
Another exercise would be to not look at a studyreference when painting it. Just observe it, analyze it, then put it away, paint it from memory, check with the reference and correct mistakes. You could start with simple images and get more complex once it is easier to memorize.
The key to painting from imagination in my opinion is to have a good visual library (which you only get by memorizing) and a good understanding of the construction/foundation of things.
The portrait of the black haired girl on the previous page you did from imagination is really great. You have a good solid foundation there, the lighting is good and the colors are in my opinion also good (you could try a bit of color variation on the skin tones to spice it up, also incorporate the 3 color zones of the face blue-red -yellow like you did on the blond girl you posted last) You should do that more often (next to studies of course :) ! Hope that helps a bit.
Another exercise would be to not look at a studyreference when painting it. Just observe it, analyze it, then put it away, paint it from memory, check with the reference and correct mistakes. You could start with simple images and get more complex once it is easier to memorize.
The key to painting from imagination in my opinion is to have a good visual library (which you only get by memorizing) and a good understanding of the construction/foundation of things.
The portrait of the black haired girl on the previous page you did from imagination is really great. You have a good solid foundation there, the lighting is good and the colors are in my opinion also good (you could try a bit of color variation on the skin tones to spice it up, also incorporate the 3 color zones of the face blue-red -yellow like you did on the blond girl you posted last) You should do that more often (next to studies of course :) ! Hope that helps a bit.