07-20-2015, 12:55 AM
Yo, you got a nice sketchbook going on here. That studies are looking pretty good in general. But I'd like you to see spend more time on the figure studies. Most of them seem rushed to me, or better to say they aren't structured properly. I'm not saying you need to render them to the end, but get the basics down.
Like in the last study pic you posted, the values are not 'clean', they're muddy and messy & exaggerated, you dodged the hands & feet (thumbs up for doing the face tho). What this might result into is you learning the wrong information.
Also another thing to think about is doing more stuff from imagination. Study is how you learn, doing things from imagination will help you understand what are your weaknesses, what do you know & don't know, what you need to focus on etc.
About the character illustration you did, that a nice one. I think you should keep up with stuff like that. I won't crit your painting skills on that one b/c I feel AngeliquevdMee got it covered for now. But think about this- what does the audience see when they see it? What I mean is we see a creature who is doing some sort of magic, which is a cool idea but the audience can't relate to the character. Like think about communicating who is he, what sort of life experience did he have, what sort of culture does he belong to, what is he actually doing....think more about the storytelling aspects. Like for instance, maybe include some ornaments made out of bone, or wood or whatever to show that this chrachter is more 'tribal'. I hope I got the idea across.
Keep up the good work & don't stop posting. :)
Like in the last study pic you posted, the values are not 'clean', they're muddy and messy & exaggerated, you dodged the hands & feet (thumbs up for doing the face tho). What this might result into is you learning the wrong information.
Also another thing to think about is doing more stuff from imagination. Study is how you learn, doing things from imagination will help you understand what are your weaknesses, what do you know & don't know, what you need to focus on etc.
About the character illustration you did, that a nice one. I think you should keep up with stuff like that. I won't crit your painting skills on that one b/c I feel AngeliquevdMee got it covered for now. But think about this- what does the audience see when they see it? What I mean is we see a creature who is doing some sort of magic, which is a cool idea but the audience can't relate to the character. Like think about communicating who is he, what sort of life experience did he have, what sort of culture does he belong to, what is he actually doing....think more about the storytelling aspects. Like for instance, maybe include some ornaments made out of bone, or wood or whatever to show that this chrachter is more 'tribal'. I hope I got the idea across.
Keep up the good work & don't stop posting. :)