04-29-2017, 08:54 AM
The Aether Technician: Thank you! I put it on my birthday list! I think I tackled this with this little thing I'm posting, which is awesome. xD I think it's putting things more in perspective.
Kimonas: Thank you! I'm starting in September. It'll be really great to be able to put everything to the practice, and having people from the game industry to talk about things, and ask advice. I'm totally psyched. I know this is an experience of a lifetime, and I feel like it's a doorway to something huge and life changing-- Getting to work at something I can actually do, and something I love. I've totally done tons of loomis practices, and they've definitely helped my structure. I think I will always look back on Loomis, Bridgeman, Hogarth, Davinci/Michaelangelo, and the human form in general. It's not something you stop picking up, I think. It's something to always refresh, and study, and to understand the different ways the human form can be interpreted.... And which is your favourite! Mine so far is George Bridgman, but I feel like there's something missing, which I think is what Loomis is.
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So, things just suddenly clicked when I was mulling things over.
It doesn't matter how many times people tell you, or how many times you read it from other artists, the words mean nothing until you experience it.
Your stream of consciousness for years being, "I can't, I need more practice. More practice. Keep practicing. Not good enough to do anything from my imagination, silly to try to do personal things, they don't look good enough-- They're embarrassing. I can't do perspective, my hands look awful-- I must polish it all to near-perfection before I try!"
And then, suddenly...
"Wait a minute... I'm good at faces, aren't I? Why not try using references, and let them change into a different likeness through observation, and tweaking? I don't need it to be perfect.. I need it to be identifiable.. And, maybe it'll look good enough. Fake it until you make it. Because, let's be honest-- When have I actually, truly tried to use references, or trying to see how much I know, to create a piece? When have I actually put in the effort into something imaginary that I put into drawing from life and photos and references? I'm just going to do it!"
And I surprised myself with how much I actually like it. I think there's something inside that was afraid of what I'd think if I actually tried.
So, this is the project: Alice of Purgatory. (Based off of Alice in Wonderland.)
From a young age, Alice was chosen for her job in Purgatory. It was her unique biology-- Her temperament-- Her 'special abilities'.
The job, of course, chose her.
Kimonas: Thank you! I'm starting in September. It'll be really great to be able to put everything to the practice, and having people from the game industry to talk about things, and ask advice. I'm totally psyched. I know this is an experience of a lifetime, and I feel like it's a doorway to something huge and life changing-- Getting to work at something I can actually do, and something I love. I've totally done tons of loomis practices, and they've definitely helped my structure. I think I will always look back on Loomis, Bridgeman, Hogarth, Davinci/Michaelangelo, and the human form in general. It's not something you stop picking up, I think. It's something to always refresh, and study, and to understand the different ways the human form can be interpreted.... And which is your favourite! Mine so far is George Bridgman, but I feel like there's something missing, which I think is what Loomis is.
--
So, things just suddenly clicked when I was mulling things over.
It doesn't matter how many times people tell you, or how many times you read it from other artists, the words mean nothing until you experience it.
Your stream of consciousness for years being, "I can't, I need more practice. More practice. Keep practicing. Not good enough to do anything from my imagination, silly to try to do personal things, they don't look good enough-- They're embarrassing. I can't do perspective, my hands look awful-- I must polish it all to near-perfection before I try!"
And then, suddenly...
"Wait a minute... I'm good at faces, aren't I? Why not try using references, and let them change into a different likeness through observation, and tweaking? I don't need it to be perfect.. I need it to be identifiable.. And, maybe it'll look good enough. Fake it until you make it. Because, let's be honest-- When have I actually, truly tried to use references, or trying to see how much I know, to create a piece? When have I actually put in the effort into something imaginary that I put into drawing from life and photos and references? I'm just going to do it!"
And I surprised myself with how much I actually like it. I think there's something inside that was afraid of what I'd think if I actually tried.
So, this is the project: Alice of Purgatory. (Based off of Alice in Wonderland.)
From a young age, Alice was chosen for her job in Purgatory. It was her unique biology-- Her temperament-- Her 'special abilities'.
The job, of course, chose her.