10-15-2015, 09:04 AM
Jeso: Thanks man, I know. 
I'll keep working at it. I'm doing a lot better right now, haha.
LordMinkx: You rock man! Thank you. Your studies are looking great, but really work at getting those shapes and values down accurately. 
Keep going! Loving those Hampton studies-- Well done!
Amit: Wow, man, how can I ever thank you for taking the time? You rock, dude. Even when you're so busy, you still take some minutes out of your day to inspire and help push us along. Thank you, so much.
But, yeah, you're absolutely right. I mean, I know there's no shame in using ref. It's just about how I'm using it, and I'm afraid that I might be relying on it too much, not actually creating my own thing out of it. That's the issue with me-- Not using the reference itself, but trying to copy it perfectly and not letting myself explore beyond that ref. But, no sense in worrying if I don't try. So, I better try, so I can worry and kick my own butt a bit.
And thanks for the vid! Inspiring. You keep working hard too, man.
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So, I'm feeling better, because of all this frickin' support, and getting enough sleep and enough food and some time off... And just.. I'm at a good place. And 'cause I'm getting more into my comfort zone with the project with my sister. We decided to switch. She'll do the environments, and I'll do the character sprites and portraits. It was her idea, and she said, "I don't know why we didn't do this in the first place!" XD.. So there ya go.
Means we both enjoy it more, too.
So, maybe I'm not the 'environment guy'. Maybe I'm just 'the character' guy. I dunno. I've certainly done too many people studies to count, and not near enough environment studies.
Still, environment will lend itself to people, just the same.
Working on my environment mentorship assignment for Amit. I really like how it's coming out of the reference, but I'm a bit worried about teasing it too much and making it too much like the image. I went to the place where I took the picture today twice to see it in different lighting, and get a good 'feel' for it... Not sure if I succeeded. Might need to take another picture tomorrow, because I'm not sure if the one ref I have is good enough, really. Got plenty of refs online for mood, though. Going to go with twilight, dawn, and night lighting. Hopefully.
Also, wondering if it's not boring, if I need a better focal point? I had this odd story creeping up when I was drawing it though. That dark tree in the middle is the focal point, in my mind, and she's being bitchy, and she's taking up all the space and asking for all the attention, and complaining about everything that's impeding her from view, haha. I dunno, odd thoughts when drawing. She was giving me trouble with her curves. Her curves are amazing in the reference, and I can't seem to get it. But I WILL.
Also finished the sprite. Sis is cleaning it up for pixellization now. I put a Gabriel sprite next to it for comparison. Jean, the hotel clerk, is supposed to be shorter than him and kind of haughty.
I'll keep working at it. I'm doing a lot better right now, haha.LordMinkx: You rock man! Thank you. Your studies are looking great, but really work at getting those shapes and values down accurately.
Keep going! Loving those Hampton studies-- Well done!Amit: Wow, man, how can I ever thank you for taking the time? You rock, dude. Even when you're so busy, you still take some minutes out of your day to inspire and help push us along. Thank you, so much.
But, yeah, you're absolutely right. I mean, I know there's no shame in using ref. It's just about how I'm using it, and I'm afraid that I might be relying on it too much, not actually creating my own thing out of it. That's the issue with me-- Not using the reference itself, but trying to copy it perfectly and not letting myself explore beyond that ref. But, no sense in worrying if I don't try. So, I better try, so I can worry and kick my own butt a bit.
And thanks for the vid! Inspiring. You keep working hard too, man.
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So, I'm feeling better, because of all this frickin' support, and getting enough sleep and enough food and some time off... And just.. I'm at a good place. And 'cause I'm getting more into my comfort zone with the project with my sister. We decided to switch. She'll do the environments, and I'll do the character sprites and portraits. It was her idea, and she said, "I don't know why we didn't do this in the first place!" XD.. So there ya go.
Means we both enjoy it more, too.
So, maybe I'm not the 'environment guy'. Maybe I'm just 'the character' guy. I dunno. I've certainly done too many people studies to count, and not near enough environment studies.
Still, environment will lend itself to people, just the same.
Working on my environment mentorship assignment for Amit. I really like how it's coming out of the reference, but I'm a bit worried about teasing it too much and making it too much like the image. I went to the place where I took the picture today twice to see it in different lighting, and get a good 'feel' for it... Not sure if I succeeded. Might need to take another picture tomorrow, because I'm not sure if the one ref I have is good enough, really. Got plenty of refs online for mood, though. Going to go with twilight, dawn, and night lighting. Hopefully.
Also, wondering if it's not boring, if I need a better focal point? I had this odd story creeping up when I was drawing it though. That dark tree in the middle is the focal point, in my mind, and she's being bitchy, and she's taking up all the space and asking for all the attention, and complaining about everything that's impeding her from view, haha.
I dunno, odd thoughts when drawing. She was giving me trouble with her curves. Her curves are amazing in the reference, and I can't seem to get it. But I WILL.Also finished the sprite. Sis is cleaning it up for pixellization now.
I put a Gabriel sprite next to it for comparison. Jean, the hotel clerk, is supposed to be shorter than him and kind of haughty.