07-21-2016, 08:14 AM
Hope you don't mind me hopping in!
Piotr thanks for recommending artists last night in the stream. I had a lot of fun doing these in the end - started to get a bit more loose and into it. I tried doing some value studies the other night and found them ludicrously hard - I'm hoping doing these will both help composition but also my massing of tones and ability to see shapes and not get caught up trying to noodle. I will definitely try some high contrast Chiaroscuro portraits or something next. I think it'd be great for me to perhaps combine this 2 value study method with lighting and portraiture studies or something? Try manipulating the shadow on the same form several times over, working out different directional lighting and keeping in mind the 3d forms/overlaps etc.
Anyway. *wave* rip me a new one if you ever see any bad habits. :D
P.S
Amit: That last piece is awesome for a colour block in - I don't know why but I like coral and really saturated pink. doesn't get used enough. Looks great as a b & w too.
Chubby: holy sheeyit - cleans as a whistle on those shapes, nice one.
Piotr thanks for recommending artists last night in the stream. I had a lot of fun doing these in the end - started to get a bit more loose and into it. I tried doing some value studies the other night and found them ludicrously hard - I'm hoping doing these will both help composition but also my massing of tones and ability to see shapes and not get caught up trying to noodle. I will definitely try some high contrast Chiaroscuro portraits or something next. I think it'd be great for me to perhaps combine this 2 value study method with lighting and portraiture studies or something? Try manipulating the shadow on the same form several times over, working out different directional lighting and keeping in mind the 3d forms/overlaps etc.
Anyway. *wave* rip me a new one if you ever see any bad habits. :D
P.S
Amit: That last piece is awesome for a colour block in - I don't know why but I like coral and really saturated pink. doesn't get used enough. Looks great as a b & w too.
Chubby: holy sheeyit - cleans as a whistle on those shapes, nice one.