09-06-2015, 09:57 PM
Agerkvist: Great paintover man, thanks a lot! I don't know why, but I was hesitant to go in on the ground, even though I saw the concepts illustrated. There's a certain point I'll reach in personal work where I don't want to go in anymore. It's tough. 
But, yeah, I think you've illustrated it really well with the paintover. Thanks again!
Irish Whiskey: Cool! I'm trying out the second concept-- And I like it. I'm not sure about the pose. Maybe it's a bit boring, but meh.. I don't often do personal concepts, so maybe it's good to start out boring and non-dynamic and move on from there. Thanks for your thoughts! Really appreciated! Oh, and the only person I'm really competing against is myself, I think. I want to do better than I've done in the past. 
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It's funny how you can spend so long on something, but still feel like nothing is getting done.
I'm working on the Rusalka sketch, while watching the gumroad about finishing painting, and... I dunno. I keep going in, finding references, wondering about lighting and skintone.. And I go really deep and go crazy on values.. Then I decided I liked my original sketch, destroyed my progress, and started over.
So I've got a very basic concept here, with very basic colours, and hopefully I'll go in and very basically fix it and give it more depth. We'll see how it goes. Maybe I'll give my eyes some air and get something to eat before I go back in. Maybe I should work on arms today and give the Rusalka a little break.
I was thinking that there should be some green in her red hair, like seaweed, to give her an eerie look-- I haven't decided yet whether I'll have glowing orbs coming from her hands or something cliche like that. Probably not. She's going like, "BEHOLD MY MAGNIFICENCE." And drawing men in with her radiance. But, there's gotta be longing and sadness there too.
I'll work on it.
But, yeah, I think you've illustrated it really well with the paintover. Thanks again!Irish Whiskey: Cool! I'm trying out the second concept-- And I like it. I'm not sure about the pose. Maybe it's a bit boring, but meh.. I don't often do personal concepts, so maybe it's good to start out boring and non-dynamic and move on from there.
Thanks for your thoughts! Really appreciated! Oh, and the only person I'm really competing against is myself, I think. I want to do better than I've done in the past. 
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38/10,000
It's funny how you can spend so long on something, but still feel like nothing is getting done.
I'm working on the Rusalka sketch, while watching the gumroad about finishing painting, and... I dunno. I keep going in, finding references, wondering about lighting and skintone.. And I go really deep and go crazy on values.. Then I decided I liked my original sketch, destroyed my progress, and started over.
So I've got a very basic concept here, with very basic colours, and hopefully I'll go in and very basically fix it and give it more depth. We'll see how it goes. Maybe I'll give my eyes some air and get something to eat before I go back in. Maybe I should work on arms today and give the Rusalka a little break.
I was thinking that there should be some green in her red hair, like seaweed, to give her an eerie look-- I haven't decided yet whether I'll have glowing orbs coming from her hands or something cliche like that. Probably not. She's going like, "BEHOLD MY MAGNIFICENCE." And drawing men in with her radiance. But, there's gotta be longing and sadness there too.
I'll work on it.