05-19-2022, 05:56 PM
@CBinnsIllustration - Hey, thanks!
I've added some spiky protruding rock formations to its chest area. It definitely adds some more visual interest than what I had before. Though I still need to do quite a bit more on cleaning it up. Oh and mentioning the legs, that made me think… what would they look like for a rock creature… so I made several sketches of different variants of this type of rock creature. Trying to make each different from each other.
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While working on the rock creature more, I saw that the overall piece looks a bit too bright over the entirety of its body. The main primary light source is coming from the upper left side and more so from behind it as well. So I threw in a quick rough shading layer, adding more darkness to the right side and adding some cast shadows on things like the spikes and protruding rocks. The form seems to show more with this more drastic shading than what I previously had. So I'm for sure going to be adding more dark areas and cast shadows into the mix. I made 2 versions, one without the new shading, and one with it (though it is rough).
Also I've noticed I don't really use any references. So that is something I need to start doing more, especially with this current piece I am working on. It would be very beneficial to get some rock photos to help with getting the texture and look. So that'll be something I try to incorporate more and more into my workflow.
I've added some spiky protruding rock formations to its chest area. It definitely adds some more visual interest than what I had before. Though I still need to do quite a bit more on cleaning it up. Oh and mentioning the legs, that made me think… what would they look like for a rock creature… so I made several sketches of different variants of this type of rock creature. Trying to make each different from each other.
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While working on the rock creature more, I saw that the overall piece looks a bit too bright over the entirety of its body. The main primary light source is coming from the upper left side and more so from behind it as well. So I threw in a quick rough shading layer, adding more darkness to the right side and adding some cast shadows on things like the spikes and protruding rocks. The form seems to show more with this more drastic shading than what I previously had. So I'm for sure going to be adding more dark areas and cast shadows into the mix. I made 2 versions, one without the new shading, and one with it (though it is rough).
Also I've noticed I don't really use any references. So that is something I need to start doing more, especially with this current piece I am working on. It would be very beneficial to get some rock photos to help with getting the texture and look. So that'll be something I try to incorporate more and more into my workflow.