Some little progress on the flying on a giant axolotl thing illustration, and a quick movie still study before going to sleep. Now that i look at it, i should work the kid's expression, the current one has written psyscho all over it.
Just another progress shot for this one for now, hopefully i'll be done with it tomorrow. Any crits welcome and appreciated.
Hey there Wils, probably the strongest piece I've seen in here so far would be the fourth from the top, the angle is dynamic and it really makes me wonder more about what's going on. What's the story behind the purple monster? I think a bit more definition needs to be had in this one, even if it's a cartoon shape, I'm confused about wing structure and the angle of its head. Maybe more of a defined process of thumbnails if you did those could have helped arrive at a better conclusion.
In terms of sketchy stuff, I've been finding sketching with pens instead of pencils for a while really helps loosen myself up and increase my accuracy. Looking forward to checking out more of this stuff as it comes!
Hey Goht, thanks for the feedback. I see what you mean with the purple monster, i didn't really do a lot of thumbnailing for that one, that's something i should definitely start incorporating into my work process.
Here are some more morning studies, some 30 sec gestures, and torsos.
Man the rendering on that first face is fan-fuckin-tastic.
Great sketchbook, you've got some really nice studies going on here! You've got a great, clean line quality in your drawings; keep it up!
For the latest figure paintings (the torsos) try and keep a closer eye on the values. Your form modeling and edgework is all pretty solid and you're doing the right things, but they're not quite nailing that feeling of light hitting a form. I think the biggest issue is you're letting your halftones get a little too dark, and your reflected lights get a little too light. You want to be very mindful to have completely separate value ranges for the lights and for the darks; not that you have to paint Caravaggio style uber-contrast, but when the value ranges of the lights and darks start mingling in the middle, it becomes muddy and you lose the effect of light. The confusing but true maxim is: Your lightest darks should never be as light as your darkest lights.
There are of course exceptions in rare lighting setups or for stylistic choice, but for this kind of study I think sticking to true, sculptural lighting is helpful. Keep a copy of Gurney's light and form sphere open if it helps:
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Great work, keep it up! :D
Really nice rendering man, love the figures and portraits, guess just keep it up :)
your lines and rendering are so perfect , cant wait too see more
Hey man nice stuff :D!. Your rendering is looking damn tight.
Maybe this is personal preference but i would love to see more angles in your sketching, everything feels really smooth and flowy, which may be intentional but i see that carry across into everything you draw, especially the rendering of your planes.
Hey man! Nice sketchbook! I like your attention to details and clean images, i think this will help you in future if you stay concentrated.
Thanks man! I like clean stuff, though it takes time to get things that way, i've been trying to loosen up a bit lately to get more things done.
Morning things.
Trying to be very loose with this and not to be so obsessed with rendering. Around 40' each.