03-10-2013, 07:36 AM
Hey there!
Great sketchbook so far :)
Don't worry too much about getting brush-stroky/painterly effects, this will come by acquiring knowledge about forms, values and so on.
Those Sargent studies look really great!
For that last portrait, I think you could use some skull/muscle/face proportion studies, this will really help you achieve more solidity and spot what make every face different from one another.
I think you're also going too fast into strong black and white values. On this portrait you could for instance keep all the strong contrasts and edges for the lighted side of the face, and paint the rest with more neutral greys and softer edges. =) But it's just one possible solution, studies can get far more interesting and beneficial when you don't feel to limited to mere "photographic" copy.
I made you a quick paintover (I'm still struggling to make myself clear in english :c). The likeness is surely totally gone now, but I hope this makes sense anyway ^^
Great sketchbook so far :)
Don't worry too much about getting brush-stroky/painterly effects, this will come by acquiring knowledge about forms, values and so on.
Those Sargent studies look really great!
For that last portrait, I think you could use some skull/muscle/face proportion studies, this will really help you achieve more solidity and spot what make every face different from one another.
I think you're also going too fast into strong black and white values. On this portrait you could for instance keep all the strong contrasts and edges for the lighted side of the face, and paint the rest with more neutral greys and softer edges. =) But it's just one possible solution, studies can get far more interesting and beneficial when you don't feel to limited to mere "photographic" copy.
I made you a quick paintover (I'm still struggling to make myself clear in english :c). The likeness is surely totally gone now, but I hope this makes sense anyway ^^
![[Image: po_02_by_prospass-d5xhshs.jpg]](http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2013/068/a/5/po_02_by_prospass-d5xhshs.jpg)