05-28-2016, 11:43 AM
Thanks for dropping by Ara!
Your analysis of my studies definitely helped me take another close look at them, and certain aspects worked better than others (for example, in some cases I thought of an entire edge as 'hard', when it really should have gradually gotten softer). It's pretty amazing how much of an impact those subtle differences have on a painting. In some areas you can be as rough as you like, take a lot of liberties and get away with it, and in others it's all about pixel perfect precision.
And Hi neo. I rendered it, just as you asked me to. (some parts look worse now, but overall it's better!(?))
It's great that everyone thinks the creature is cute... I just can't shake off the feeling that I've seen that exact facial expression somewhere before, and subconsciously stole it.
Well, Here's my final update for this CC. I should have taken a bit more time to figure out my composition and my treasure hunters pose, and maybe it would have been a good idea to use reference in some areas (cloth folds for example), but in any case this is a huge leap for me in terms of creating a complex, (somewhat) finished illustration that tells a story. I'm going to resist the urge to keep trying to correct it, and use what I've learned this time to do even better in the future!
Thanks to everyone who dropped by my thread, be it to give feedback or encouragement.
Your analysis of my studies definitely helped me take another close look at them, and certain aspects worked better than others (for example, in some cases I thought of an entire edge as 'hard', when it really should have gradually gotten softer). It's pretty amazing how much of an impact those subtle differences have on a painting. In some areas you can be as rough as you like, take a lot of liberties and get away with it, and in others it's all about pixel perfect precision.
And Hi neo. I rendered it, just as you asked me to. (some parts look worse now, but overall it's better!(?))
It's great that everyone thinks the creature is cute... I just can't shake off the feeling that I've seen that exact facial expression somewhere before, and subconsciously stole it.
Well, Here's my final update for this CC. I should have taken a bit more time to figure out my composition and my treasure hunters pose, and maybe it would have been a good idea to use reference in some areas (cloth folds for example), but in any case this is a huge leap for me in terms of creating a complex, (somewhat) finished illustration that tells a story. I'm going to resist the urge to keep trying to correct it, and use what I've learned this time to do even better in the future!
Thanks to everyone who dropped by my thread, be it to give feedback or encouragement.