09-07-2013, 11:14 PM
So many lovely new paintings in here! You really are improving in every aspect (color.. rendering.. anatomy.. vast improvements!), but what really impresses me most is that you seem to develop a sense for good composition and design very rapidly... those really are valuable assets, and also quite hard to practice (for me, at least). Maybe that's due to your visual library and similar exercises? Anyway, you always manage to surprise me with yet another lovely environment piece etc. The Zelda piece is very catching as well!
About the still lifes, I don't think you should push yourself too hard if you hate doing them - in the end, it is only one of many ways to learn something. Maybe just do one or two if you need to learn something specific for a piece (material, lighting situation..), so then at least you get some motivation through the purpose. Personally I do enjoy doing them, but I'm not sure if I'm learning a lot except practicing rendering with PS...
Congrats on getting into the Illustration Workshop, that's awesome! Pleeease report how it was afterwards!
About the still lifes, I don't think you should push yourself too hard if you hate doing them - in the end, it is only one of many ways to learn something. Maybe just do one or two if you need to learn something specific for a piece (material, lighting situation..), so then at least you get some motivation through the purpose. Personally I do enjoy doing them, but I'm not sure if I'm learning a lot except practicing rendering with PS...
Congrats on getting into the Illustration Workshop, that's awesome! Pleeease report how it was afterwards!