05-27-2015, 07:58 AM
Hey RShin I like how you have started with values only. When it comes to composition it helps to simplify to the utmost level. This first image is a 3 value comp. Each value on different layers, makes it easy to carve shapes up and see the effects quickly. Being flexible here and really fixing all your comp issues will save you a hell of a lot of work later. In terms of compostion, diagonals are very powerful and dynamic, and with a square canvas these become even more useful.
This next image I took the 3 comp layers, layer locked and added a bit of line drawing detail, value gradations and smudged some edges to suggest light and form. You could easily take something like this to finish by just adding more and more details once your fundamentals have been put in place. In terms of the figure, I would say more practice on drawing figures in perspective and thinking of them as primitive objects in perspective might help you with issues of foreshortening and proportion and of course just anatomy figure study in general.
In terms of using reference, rather than trying to find the perfect reference try and just do a few studies of the type of thing you are after on their own, from photos or whatever, then apply what you learned to the specifics of your piece. Finding the perfect reference off the internet can be quite hard and this way you learn much more.
This next image I took the 3 comp layers, layer locked and added a bit of line drawing detail, value gradations and smudged some edges to suggest light and form. You could easily take something like this to finish by just adding more and more details once your fundamentals have been put in place. In terms of the figure, I would say more practice on drawing figures in perspective and thinking of them as primitive objects in perspective might help you with issues of foreshortening and proportion and of course just anatomy figure study in general.
In terms of using reference, rather than trying to find the perfect reference try and just do a few studies of the type of thing you are after on their own, from photos or whatever, then apply what you learned to the specifics of your piece. Finding the perfect reference off the internet can be quite hard and this way you learn much more.