I won't post my drawings from the past couple of day's this time, but I WILL show you a painting I started today! It started off as a study of a photograph, but while I was sketching I thought to myself "It's been a while since you last painted something from your imagination man". So I closed the reference and started this :P.
Please tell me what you think of it, and it what ways I can improve on it :). I plan to cover the missing eye, which is why it isn't painted at the moment :P.
And in other art related news. Everyone seems to be excited about Wacom's new product. The Inkling. After watching this video about it though...I personally don't think it's all that practical :/. But maybe that's just me. Tell me what you think :)
See you next time :)
Yeah I am not too excited about Inkling either. (did you see the accuracy (or should I say inaccuracy) of this thing? ;o) I *am* looking forward to further development of this technology though, it has interesting potential.
ReplyDeleteAs for your photo-turned-imagined piece! you asked for some crit you got it. You have some issues that a lot of digital painting beginners make. 1. values When you are shading, it's highly recommended that you block in basic values (midtone/dark/light) before going in and blending subtler values in between. Right now you have VERY subtle value changes for each different 'base' color, making it seem flat. 2. do you know color theory? look it up and start applying it right away to all color pieces you do. 3. cautious lines. in all the edges it seems like you chicken scratch style painted. this leads to that 'serrated' messy edge. Try rough block in first and don't worry too much about exact edges because that usually comes with the detailing/refinement. (unless you are doing lineart/comics) Keep edge control in mind as well, you probably saw the tut on conceptart.org but try to apply it as well :)
Wow I wrote a lot, hope at least some of that helped you a little. good luck!
Yeah, I think I noticed that! I just feel like the Inkling in general adds extra steps to the art process than there needs to be :/. Especially when all the examples in the video were done in pretty looking moleskin sketchbooks. Why WOULDN'T you want to scan that in, rather than do all this work? :P Not to mention that it can vectorize your lines...Does the transform and warp tool not work any more? xD I agree though, I bet within a few years something along these lines will be very handy :).
ReplyDeleteThank you SO much for taking the time to write a critique for me :).
1.I definitely see what you mean, it's crazy that I didn't notice it while I was dong it. You can barely see the transitions, and I'll fix that next time I work on it.
2.I'm ashamed to say that I do NOT know colour theory :(. I need to research this ASAP.
3.Damn it :( I chicken scratch when I draw, and apparently chicken scratch when I paint too :(. I really need to kick this habit, so thanks for getting on me when you notice I'm doing it. I'm going to do longer strokes from now on!
Would you say that this "base" colouring method is any good? I noticed you use a different technique in your livestream video :)
xD Well chicken scratch isn't necessarily bad all the time, I find it useful when trying to do a very accurate undersketch. But in final pics it seems to look better if each stroke looks like your hand was guided by gods to make a single accurate brushstroke of dazzling confidence.
ReplyDeleteAs for the 'base' coloring method .. could you clarify what you mean by it? I thought I used a 'base coloring' method until you asked this question xD
LOL! Okay, I COMPLETELY get what you're saying :P.
ReplyDeleteWell...You DO use a base coloring method...But I dunno...It's different then how I do it :P
? I don't get it xD I know what I do, but what do you do differently?
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm starting a quick paintover for your other piece (the girl) you'll see that soon ^_^
I dunno...It's like...When I do it, the painting seems a little stiffer than yours :P.
ReplyDeleteAnd you'll see my flattery soon ;).