So I spent the first 15 minutes using a brush I've never used, listening to some bomb ass music and closing my eyes. Whatever shapes came out is what I painted. Not quite how I want them to be, but it's a good experimenting start. Let me know what you guys think.
Jman
Nice! I actually like these. I think it's a big departure from what you usually do, which is good. I especially like the mood in your paintings. It's pretty dark and ominous, which I like. I think it has alot to do with the way you treat your colors and atmosphere. Your colors are way more mid-tonish and realistic. Overall, I think your designs are getting more sophisticated. I dig the design of your female character too.
ReplyDeleteMy major criticism has alot to do with your illustration skills. I know characters aren't really your thing. But I would strongly advise you take the time to study anatomy. I know you probably don't have the time because of work and volleyball and all, but I really feel the next hurdle for your jump over is illustrating characters, and I think it would be a nice break from environments. At the very least, I would do some studies on proportions and gesture. I know you've got sort of an Anime-ish style, so you might want to study anime characters. I know it sounds like typical hw, but I seriously think learning to illustrate will greatly improve your digital painting. If I have time, I'll try and do a quick sketch-over your female character to try and show how I would approach tightning it up (not to say that my way is the right way), but it might help you to see how your sketch can be taken to a finished-level.
Here are some good Anatomy References, if you're interested:
http://www.anatomytools.com/
http://quizlet.com/5148101/forearm-muscles-flash-cards/
http://www.arthursclipart.org/medical/muscular/page_01.htm
And if you cand a hold of it, I seriously recoomend this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Figure-Drawing-Invention-Michael-Hampton/dp/0615272819
Thanks dude. Yea def need more time spent on figure studies. That's always been a nightmare for me. I think my next step will be to do some speed paintings on a few characters and I'll pick my fav and try to finish it for next week.
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