07-17-2015, 05:31 AM
Here's a super fast paintover I did on my lunch break. So, the first picture is the way I'm trying to think through the piece. I drew out the light source, and then I'm trying to imagine the figure and accessories as simple forms. The eyebrows are like a bent tube, top/bottom eye lids follow the shape of the eye, which is a sphere, etc.
So, after thinking through the piece, I put some shadows in. These are super rough and I'm still a student of lighting/rendering, but I think this might help. The arms cast shadows down onto things below them, like the pistol, the thighs of the legs, etc. The armor shoulderpad would cast a shadow also.
Last thing I did was desaturate everything slightly except the face. You want to pick a focal point and emphasize it. I know the piece is a cartoony style, so that's just a decision I made, you can throw that idea out. There just needs to be a focal point where the eye can settle and right now, everything seems emphasized, sharp and fully saturated.
CHEERS, it's good work, I like how the piece looks and the concept behind it :D
So, after thinking through the piece, I put some shadows in. These are super rough and I'm still a student of lighting/rendering, but I think this might help. The arms cast shadows down onto things below them, like the pistol, the thighs of the legs, etc. The armor shoulderpad would cast a shadow also.
Last thing I did was desaturate everything slightly except the face. You want to pick a focal point and emphasize it. I know the piece is a cartoony style, so that's just a decision I made, you can throw that idea out. There just needs to be a focal point where the eye can settle and right now, everything seems emphasized, sharp and fully saturated.
CHEERS, it's good work, I like how the piece looks and the concept behind it :D