06-08-2014, 01:55 PM
Man, I have been away from this far too long.
that portrait is amazing. Looks really cool, sort of serge birault-ish. If you haven't seen his work (doubtful) look him up and feed your eyes. That castle wall thing also is next level. Really killed it with that one, the values are perfect.
As for the rant you had a few posts ago. The only thing I could suggest (and I don't know if someone said this) is to find what you don't like, and study it like you would a master painting from your favourite artist. Don't want you images to feel concept art-ish? Study concept art, a lot. Try to draw like Feng Zhu.
My theory behind this is that you have found a little nestle between all your favourite artist's style. You are enveloped in Jana's comforting arms, held between Dave's supportive bosom, and its a comfort zone, but the problem is that your comfort zone is so close to where you want to be and where you are that you can't get the perspective you need.
To use a stupid ass analogy like I always do. You've failed to get the thread into the eye of the needle so many times that it is all frayed and you only get a few strands in at a time (Why did I have to do textiles in high school -_-). You need to pull out, lick the end and jam it back in with the precision of a marksman (Okay, that sounded mildly-sexual, but we are all adults here).
Remember that you are a sum of your inspirations and also, when all else fails remember that most people hate their office jobs, and your office is your imagination which is filled with unicorns, and rainbows, and inappropriately sexual seamstresses...
that portrait is amazing. Looks really cool, sort of serge birault-ish. If you haven't seen his work (doubtful) look him up and feed your eyes. That castle wall thing also is next level. Really killed it with that one, the values are perfect.
As for the rant you had a few posts ago. The only thing I could suggest (and I don't know if someone said this) is to find what you don't like, and study it like you would a master painting from your favourite artist. Don't want you images to feel concept art-ish? Study concept art, a lot. Try to draw like Feng Zhu.
My theory behind this is that you have found a little nestle between all your favourite artist's style. You are enveloped in Jana's comforting arms, held between Dave's supportive bosom, and its a comfort zone, but the problem is that your comfort zone is so close to where you want to be and where you are that you can't get the perspective you need.
To use a stupid ass analogy like I always do. You've failed to get the thread into the eye of the needle so many times that it is all frayed and you only get a few strands in at a time (Why did I have to do textiles in high school -_-). You need to pull out, lick the end and jam it back in with the precision of a marksman (Okay, that sounded mildly-sexual, but we are all adults here).
Remember that you are a sum of your inspirations and also, when all else fails remember that most people hate their office jobs, and your office is your imagination which is filled with unicorns, and rainbows, and inappropriately sexual seamstresses...