05-10-2017, 05:50 AM
Im a total noob but still im going to say it because I think you need it.
You copy and observational skills are superb.
Your render of value/form is superb.
But maybe you shoudnt render everything as crisp and sharp. If you could leave some stuff in the midway, showing the brush strokes.
Think of Richard Schimd or Craig Mullins. You render the focus points crisp and leave some secondary parts less developed. That will give so much character to your paintings.
Wich leads me to my second point. Composition and Shape Design. It seems to me that you arent giving any love to those. Brom, Anthony Jones, Ihor Pasternak. Look at those guys and see how they design first the Shapes and then conform the rest of the character to it.
As a minor point some of your proportions on anatomy seems off. I notice your mens shoulder-neck area to be a bit weird on many of your pictures. Maybe try to do some other body types. Ordinary mens.
I wouldnt worry to much about this thought.
If I were you. I would be working a lot on composition and design. Stop rendering everything as detailed. Its time consuming. Spend that time on notans, and shape laguage. With your render skills you will soon be doing crazy stuff.
Look at anthony jones Tutorials or Brainstorm mentorship or even better for free on this forum Environment Design Rocks. Amit talks alot on shape design and gives some exercises to work on it.
Also Framed Ink, Eytan Zana.
Stop spinning the wheel, get out of your confort zones.
I know Im a total noob and you may just give a crap about what I say, but give it some thought.
Also If you arent already working on art. I will finish some portraits from reference and imagination(final pieces not studies) and start looking for commisioned work. You are already really good and can work on art if you arent yet.
You copy and observational skills are superb.
Your render of value/form is superb.
But maybe you shoudnt render everything as crisp and sharp. If you could leave some stuff in the midway, showing the brush strokes.
Think of Richard Schimd or Craig Mullins. You render the focus points crisp and leave some secondary parts less developed. That will give so much character to your paintings.
Wich leads me to my second point. Composition and Shape Design. It seems to me that you arent giving any love to those. Brom, Anthony Jones, Ihor Pasternak. Look at those guys and see how they design first the Shapes and then conform the rest of the character to it.
As a minor point some of your proportions on anatomy seems off. I notice your mens shoulder-neck area to be a bit weird on many of your pictures. Maybe try to do some other body types. Ordinary mens.
I wouldnt worry to much about this thought.
If I were you. I would be working a lot on composition and design. Stop rendering everything as detailed. Its time consuming. Spend that time on notans, and shape laguage. With your render skills you will soon be doing crazy stuff.
Look at anthony jones Tutorials or Brainstorm mentorship or even better for free on this forum Environment Design Rocks. Amit talks alot on shape design and gives some exercises to work on it.
Also Framed Ink, Eytan Zana.
Stop spinning the wheel, get out of your confort zones.
I know Im a total noob and you may just give a crap about what I say, but give it some thought.
Also If you arent already working on art. I will finish some portraits from reference and imagination(final pieces not studies) and start looking for commisioned work. You are already really good and can work on art if you arent yet.