Ricardo´s Art Journey

[RickRichards]

@Fedodika Thanks man. That´s though love and i appreciate that haha, that´s how improvements are made.
Followed some advice and drawn every single figure from Bridgeman to make sure i go back to the foundations again.
To be honest i often leave feet and hands to the end of the painting, i didn´t like to paint it as the other parts but i understood that they´re as important as a face. That´s why sometimes when i´m done with a sketch/ concept the hands and feet are left more incomplete than other parts.

@Artloader Thanks man! I would say to keep building your visual library, studying the artists and character concepts you really like and when you come with a concept imagine a tangible back story for the character, also if it is like a big cast of characters, it works to create recogniseable shapes for each one, depending on the project have each one having a specific pallet of colour.
Fighting games for example are a big source of very good character designs because a game will rest on how good the characters are. And even though bad designs can be hidden in games with tons of characters, in fighting games it´s really difficult to hide bad designs.

Hope it helps!

@Tristan Whoa, thanks a lot man. That overpainting was very helpful. I love great contrast in value and that overpainting made my day.
Regarding painting from life it is what the course i´m taking is all about, so hopefuly i´m bettering in that area.

Loads of anatomy studies, some quick digital paintings to warm up and the two first week assignments for the course Painting with Light and Color with Tonko House and Cody Gramstad, i´m already learning a ton, fantastic course.





















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