05-08-2018, 01:39 AM
So I read everything that Fedodika and Amit Dutta and I really appreciate the effort in those posts, getting feedback like that is why I made this sketchbook so thanks! That being said I'm not the best at putting my thoughts into words, especially in english, so here is a "quick" responses:
Yes I agree that I'm mostly making fancy rendering over shitty drawings or "polishing turds" as I prefer to call it and it's something I'm consciously thinking about but I still prefer my current way of dealing with it as opposed to what Fedodika
is suggesting. I think it's just a "different strokes for different folks" thing, I'm doing the same approach to learn how to paint that I do when trying to get good at a video game and that's jumping right in the deep end and trying my best not to drown. It's more fun for me
and for the value comment by @Amit Dutta yea I really struggle with values, I just get this misty look over everything and the only way I know how to fix it is by doing this high chroma thing I have going on in all my images, it's a nightmare to deal with. I'm just not putting in enough effort in to getting my values right honestly. Also I only have 1 class once a week in uni that's related to drawing and that's my figure painting class where I do those oil painting I upload from time to time, I used to have a perspective and nature morte drawing class but now everything if design and photography oriented stuff.
Anyway here is what I worked on today:
I deleted the face, torso and arms (exept the hand) and just did them over again this time trying to twist the pose a bit more and making it just... work... better idk. I still couldn't get the look I want and the face is just fucked, I'm covering the legs because I think it helps put him more in the midground and they don't crop out of the image as awkwardly. Having that extra smoke there helps with the flow of the composition too. Made the light smaller because it was like everything in the image is pointing towards a wall not a point if that makes any sense, it just looks better this way. Overall I'm happy with this image all things considered, I haven't done many images like this and I expected it to turn out way worst that this. Tomorrow I'll probably try to fix the face and some small things.
also spend a long time just sketching different images and I'll go with this one to actually turn in to a painting
Yes I agree that I'm mostly making fancy rendering over shitty drawings or "polishing turds" as I prefer to call it and it's something I'm consciously thinking about but I still prefer my current way of dealing with it as opposed to what Fedodika
is suggesting. I think it's just a "different strokes for different folks" thing, I'm doing the same approach to learn how to paint that I do when trying to get good at a video game and that's jumping right in the deep end and trying my best not to drown. It's more fun for me
and for the value comment by @Amit Dutta yea I really struggle with values, I just get this misty look over everything and the only way I know how to fix it is by doing this high chroma thing I have going on in all my images, it's a nightmare to deal with. I'm just not putting in enough effort in to getting my values right honestly. Also I only have 1 class once a week in uni that's related to drawing and that's my figure painting class where I do those oil painting I upload from time to time, I used to have a perspective and nature morte drawing class but now everything if design and photography oriented stuff.
Anyway here is what I worked on today:
I deleted the face, torso and arms (exept the hand) and just did them over again this time trying to twist the pose a bit more and making it just... work... better idk. I still couldn't get the look I want and the face is just fucked, I'm covering the legs because I think it helps put him more in the midground and they don't crop out of the image as awkwardly. Having that extra smoke there helps with the flow of the composition too. Made the light smaller because it was like everything in the image is pointing towards a wall not a point if that makes any sense, it just looks better this way. Overall I'm happy with this image all things considered, I haven't done many images like this and I expected it to turn out way worst that this. Tomorrow I'll probably try to fix the face and some small things.
also spend a long time just sketching different images and I'll go with this one to actually turn in to a painting