Dominicque's Sketchbook

[cgmythology]

Excellent updates once again! Really loving the variety of figures, and they all have this elegant vibe that really suits your style quite well! The new figure with the tree combo is very well done, very natural anatomy and convincing as well. Keep up the great work and Happy New Year!

[Dominicque]

Ok, after drawing I feel better. This following R63 Gambit is where I took a real slump and I found it really hard to finish. I paused for a long time, because I just really wasn't feeling it. I was just riding the moment and trying to learn how to draw people sitting down. I found one pose and I kept on drawing it and started to have fun, again. I then used this a character. 

I know the arm doesn't look right, but not sure how to fix it, that might be where the impetus for the slump was.



After I did this an Idea of an Iron Fist image appeared in my head, that I quickly noted down. I then instead of putting this off, started drawing thumbnail sketches. I'd never really done this before, but it's so helpful! It also helped me relax and it didn't have to be the final image or the internal pressure to finalise the drawings. A sketch, can just be a sketch. 
I then started using PureRef, and actually getting straight front answers from Perplexity really helped not frustrate my workflow. 




Here is the refined version I ended up going with. I pushed it more with the eyebrow, but in the final idea thumb (or close enough) he looks more contemplative and I did like that. It doesn't feel finished to me, because I want the lightsource to be much stronger, which should mean more of his body obscured in shadow, so the highlights really pop. But, I'm not to sure where to map that out, so any help helps!

[Dominicque]

Excellent updates once again!  Really loving the variety of figures, and they all have this elegant vibe that really suits your style quite well!  The new figure with the tree combo is very well done, very natural anatomy and convincing as well.  Keep up the great work and Happy New Year!

Oh hi CG! I didn't see your post when I was crafting the latest update. Thanks for your encouraging comments as usual, I can trust you for that haha. 'Elegant'? Aww, thank you. I think it's because I've been focusing on accuracy and line for so long, it's followed me 'till now. I'll deffo take the compliment, tho! I might look at other 'elegant' type artists to push it, like Rebecca Guay and of course, Alphonse Mucha. And, just remix that with the other design styles and ideas I want to draw and/or render out. Going 'low and slow' is helping immensely, too.

I really enjoyed drawing her, after the idea sparked from the pose and expression of the model. Thanks and you, too! May you continue to improve and create new projects this year.