05-06-2025, 04:39 AM
darktiste: Thanks, and I agree about the composition. I definitely should have put more thought into it in the earlier stages, so it definitely pays to plan ahead. As for relying on references, it goes hand in hand with my realistic style so there's not much I can do about it short of adopting a different style, which I don't plan to do.
Jephyr: Thanks! The wild hair wasn't exactly intentional to be honest, just something I decided to change at the end of the painting process as it didn't look too natural before. Glad you like the image and keep up the great work!
............
Had a bit of an art block but I decided to start on a new illustration for Mermay as I made it a yearly habit to paint a Mermaid every May I finished up a sketch based on one of Grafit Studio's reference packs (you can view the pack here), taking some artistic liberties to make the gesture more dynamic as well as giving her a more interesting character design. Overall I'm quite pleased with the sketch but I wanted to hear any input before I begin doing some color tests for this one, so please let me know! Below is the sktech:
Jephyr: Thanks! The wild hair wasn't exactly intentional to be honest, just something I decided to change at the end of the painting process as it didn't look too natural before. Glad you like the image and keep up the great work!
............
Had a bit of an art block but I decided to start on a new illustration for Mermay as I made it a yearly habit to paint a Mermaid every May I finished up a sketch based on one of Grafit Studio's reference packs (you can view the pack here), taking some artistic liberties to make the gesture more dynamic as well as giving her a more interesting character design. Overall I'm quite pleased with the sketch but I wanted to hear any input before I begin doing some color tests for this one, so please let me know! Below is the sktech: