11-06-2012, 08:46 AM
Adam,
Thanks for the compliments. I've drawn some 40-50 drawings in my lifetime so I have some prior experience. Although, digital painting has been limited strictly to this summer and fall with the exception of a couple of experiments in 09-11. So... I've had some practice =]
As for looking back on old works and seeing consistencies in what you're doing, that's good to notice. I've seen the same in my own really. Which is why lately, I've been trying to do things different, like tilt the horizon to imply motion, or stretch things at angles that lead the eye one way or another. Meh... In theory at least.
So looking at what you have above, I like it, and I can see you'll do just fine once you start applying color. Looks like you're going green. If you want a good reference, maybe take a picture of your own face in the dark with a green light (maybe from your computer or something) and see how that affects your skin color reflection (as there may be some color blending). References always always help. One last thing. Anatomy. Your chick's nose is a tad off-center. Cut and paste it to the right just a smidge (if you see what I mean. It's... a little leftish). Anyhow, I'm off to paint myself, so I'll catch up with you on your next update! =]
Thanks for the compliments. I've drawn some 40-50 drawings in my lifetime so I have some prior experience. Although, digital painting has been limited strictly to this summer and fall with the exception of a couple of experiments in 09-11. So... I've had some practice =]
As for looking back on old works and seeing consistencies in what you're doing, that's good to notice. I've seen the same in my own really. Which is why lately, I've been trying to do things different, like tilt the horizon to imply motion, or stretch things at angles that lead the eye one way or another. Meh... In theory at least.
So looking at what you have above, I like it, and I can see you'll do just fine once you start applying color. Looks like you're going green. If you want a good reference, maybe take a picture of your own face in the dark with a green light (maybe from your computer or something) and see how that affects your skin color reflection (as there may be some color blending). References always always help. One last thing. Anatomy. Your chick's nose is a tad off-center. Cut and paste it to the right just a smidge (if you see what I mean. It's... a little leftish). Anyhow, I'm off to paint myself, so I'll catch up with you on your next update! =]