Painting Study

 

Study Reference

I posted this last week and I'm still so very thrilled about it! Looking at only the grayscale here, I'm not using enough darker shades...But that's not so much a secret since I think we all know that. XD And I didn't exactly get the S-shape of the river. Both of those will have to be noticed next time I do another one of these.

...and since it was so fun, I'll probably do more! Look for them here on the Thursday posts and the Sketches section of the art page. <3

Feature 198--Interstellar643

 

Batman

The colors put in this image really has done a good job to bring Batman closer to the camera, in my opinion. I never thought about using a pinkish shade for such as this!
Can you see those wrinkles in the fabrics too? I love how they work and were built for this image. It's just been so fun to let my eyes go over the picture to notice little pieces that I hadn't seen before. So great!

Cat Sketch

I really do enjoy the linework used here! Isn't this the classic 'what?' look that a cat will give you? Just shortly before those eyes go black as night while the kitty thinks about a way to tackle your hand or a toe!
Wonder if this is a portrait of a cat Interstellar643 happened to own at one time? It's so very cute!

Working Girl

Here is another piece of linework that Interstellar drew. Isn't it so fun to see how they were able to share how the figure has some form; that the lady here actually takes up some space!
I enjoy the little tale Interstellar has in the artist comments--they had seen or imagined a lady who is on break and thoroughly enjoying that tea or coffee in her cup. Really enjoy this piece, very good work!

Weren't these three pieces great? To see more of Interstellar643's work, here is their gallery!

Feature 110--SoftBoiledArt

Not Patt again

SoftBoiledArt says that this was a painting exercise, from what I can see, he uses Copic Markers. He's used them super well too! I personally love the colors of Patt's skin and I love how her hair came out. But can we just focus on those gorgeous eyes for a moment? They just pop! And take a moment to see how well he designed the nose and lips. Isn't it just something how he made the nose come forward?
Amazing work!

K-Model study 2

My eyes were immediately drawn to how well the wrinkles in the clothing look. Wow! They look so natural and help make the clothing look like something that's actually being worn. Look at the hair too. Hasn't SoftBoiledArt just nailed it in how to make hair look curly? And again, I have got to squeal about how well he's pained this image's skin. What is it about his medium that tends to look so very perfect?
Aside from how well he knows how to use it, of course. Because he's well learned in that area!

Cosy Beach

Here's the one that I've just been waiting to get to! Look at how he painted the water so peaceful and how red that sunset has painted the sky. Then the reflection in the water is so very well done, too!
Let's take a look at the mermaid now; my eyes are immediately drawn to the scales on her tail. Aren't those amazing? The shadows coming from her are also very well done, they plant her directly on her position. And I personally think that leaving the sand underneath her as white as the paper just worked super for the whole image.

These three pieces are amazing, aren't they? To see more of SoftBoiledArt's work, here is the link to his featured gallery and don't forget to check out those folders on the top to see all of his work.

What I would do...

...if my memory were just a little more connected to my ideas!

It's not surprising that the study I shared about last week (week before?) won't have the program's mannequins in use. I didn't share last week's image with the intent to keep them, at least! I just forgot how hard it was to start from the bottom up...it's not going to be difficult so much, but I need to do a crash course on how to get gestures to work.

If I'm remembering correctly, it's going to be pretty fun to get them in position! But, for today and tomorrow, it's another search on Proko's site for his gesture instruction. ^^; From there, it'll be playing with the picture and then turning the sketch in to my tutor.

May the remembering come quickly!

Sketching for the study

Reference image is on last week's post

Does anyone else find themselves absolutely frozen for a time when there's a project to do? It takes me so long to get started on something because I become convinced that things will look terrible. It's always a breath of fresh air to finally break the surface after those...
Now that the characters are posed, it's going to be fairly easy to draw them and their clothing. And since I've broken the ice this time? The study should be finished up pretty quickly...won't that be a relief.

Something else I'm excited about?
My tutor has just finished the lesson on room layouts. It's going to be really fun--on top of a great practice of how to make things look like they belong in a 3D space instead of a flat canvas.
...If I've not cheered about it enough yet, getting in touch with my tutor has been the best thing! XD

Time to do a study!

My tutor decided that I know how to do the basic shapes in perspective.  =o Now he would like me to do a study of this image:

From the film Paprika

I have to admit this is a little intimidating.
I can see the basic shapes of the chairs, I know this can be drawn at a 1pt perspective even if it's mildly a 3pt one.
But can you see all the stuff in this? Look at how those chairs come forward. Look at that little poster in the back. Then the characters.

Worry aside, if the image comes out right? This is going to be a really nice one! ...again, if I draw it right.

This is so exciting though! Wish me luck. ^^