09-29-2016, 08:49 PM
Hi Fort! Woa, you did get serious about human anatomy lately! Those drawing look great, very soft and natural. They look beautiful. How long are you diving yourself to each one of those?
About the paintings of the female models, the structure looks great, as we can already see in the sketches. You already have a good knowledge of the structure. What I think it's getting in your way right now is the light itself, specially in two aspects: subsurface scattering and bounce light.
I'll try to explain why I think this and I hope it might help a little, since you're pursuing this goal right now.
About the subsurface scattering: human skin "glows" because of it. You must be familiar with this phenomena when it comes to a human ear against direct sunlight or something like this:
![[Image: alien3banner.jpg]](http://www.derschmale.com/blog/wp-content/alien3banner.jpg)
But the truth is, skin always have this effect because of the many layers we have and the blood vessels that irrigate our skin, specially in some specific areas such as cheeks, nose, ears (the "red band" of the face). That being said, it is very natural for skin to look more diffuse than other nearby textures and objects, since it has this effect that makes the edges look softer.
About the bounce light: ooh, boy, I do love some bounce light, but the thing is tricky. Try it yourself: stay close to a sunlight window in front of a mirror, grab a colorful towel or piece of paper or any surface and pose it at about 30 cm of your face. You will see that side of your face grab the colors of this nearby object beautifully! As in this last portrait of the woman (with light hair and wrapped in fabric) I think her skin and hair would grab many of those colors from the environment. That would help create a sense of depth and belonging, as she, as an organic object, would fit into that composition more easilly. Here you can see this happening a little bit:![[Image: girls_studies_02_by_kimisz-d8otsy6.jpg]](http://img04.deviantart.net/8b92/i/2015/097/1/0/girls_studies_02_by_kimisz-d8otsy6.jpg)
I really hope this helps. About your character: WOW! Just wow, this rendering looks great! Your ability to render some of those materials is amazing, great job!
About the paintings of the female models, the structure looks great, as we can already see in the sketches. You already have a good knowledge of the structure. What I think it's getting in your way right now is the light itself, specially in two aspects: subsurface scattering and bounce light.
I'll try to explain why I think this and I hope it might help a little, since you're pursuing this goal right now.
About the subsurface scattering: human skin "glows" because of it. You must be familiar with this phenomena when it comes to a human ear against direct sunlight or something like this:
But the truth is, skin always have this effect because of the many layers we have and the blood vessels that irrigate our skin, specially in some specific areas such as cheeks, nose, ears (the "red band" of the face). That being said, it is very natural for skin to look more diffuse than other nearby textures and objects, since it has this effect that makes the edges look softer.
About the bounce light: ooh, boy, I do love some bounce light, but the thing is tricky. Try it yourself: stay close to a sunlight window in front of a mirror, grab a colorful towel or piece of paper or any surface and pose it at about 30 cm of your face. You will see that side of your face grab the colors of this nearby object beautifully! As in this last portrait of the woman (with light hair and wrapped in fabric) I think her skin and hair would grab many of those colors from the environment. That would help create a sense of depth and belonging, as she, as an organic object, would fit into that composition more easilly. Here you can see this happening a little bit:
I really hope this helps. About your character: WOW! Just wow, this rendering looks great! Your ability to render some of those materials is amazing, great job!