09-05-2012, 01:39 AM
Good studies Jake, keep it up!
On those color studies, try to zoom out really far in photoshop and compare your study to the original photo to see if it's working in terms of value. Also, notice how soft some of the features on the girls face are; once you lay in the hard brush strokes which should be close enough to the original in terms of value, then go in with a soft brush and blend-in/soften up some areas that need it.
I mean you did only have 2 hours, but try to spend somewhere around 5-8 hours just once in a while so you can get everything down. But, it's cool to do some quick studies too just to see how quickly you can get the values down right.
On those color studies, try to zoom out really far in photoshop and compare your study to the original photo to see if it's working in terms of value. Also, notice how soft some of the features on the girls face are; once you lay in the hard brush strokes which should be close enough to the original in terms of value, then go in with a soft brush and blend-in/soften up some areas that need it.
I mean you did only have 2 hours, but try to spend somewhere around 5-8 hours just once in a while so you can get everything down. But, it's cool to do some quick studies too just to see how quickly you can get the values down right.