The issue I'm having is I'm not really sure the shadows are gelling right. I'm going to have to work on that more. In the meantime, more stuff coming soon. I have a whole bunch of stuff that needs scanning and posting.
Showing posts with label bonus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bonus. Show all posts
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Bonus post: More Toros
Pretty much what it says on the tin. More practice with digital paint and torsos. I tried something a bit different this time in that I didn't refine the black and white as much as I usually do. Instead I used it as an underpainting and when I did the color tried to get the details and refinement there. I think I'm going the right way but I still don't feel like I'm there yet.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Bonus Post: Perspective
Well I actually had time to do a little bonus exercise and I thought I'd upload it before I have to start thinking about going to my hellish job :(
I learned about perspective very young. I was about 8 years old when one of my first art teachers taught me the technique. I remember loving it but I guess sometimes, since I learned it so young that I take for granted that I need to practice it as often as the other stuff I do and link it with the new stuff I've learned. Someone noted that working on the solidity of construction, especially with regards to perspective would help so I decided to give it a go. There's a pose from the gesture drawing tool with a low angle shot that I love but it also has a great sense of perspective that I wanted to try to learn from.
First, some small scale sketches.
I learned about perspective very young. I was about 8 years old when one of my first art teachers taught me the technique. I remember loving it but I guess sometimes, since I learned it so young that I take for granted that I need to practice it as often as the other stuff I do and link it with the new stuff I've learned. Someone noted that working on the solidity of construction, especially with regards to perspective would help so I decided to give it a go. There's a pose from the gesture drawing tool with a low angle shot that I love but it also has a great sense of perspective that I wanted to try to learn from.
This is the reference pose. I chose to look at this in a VERY planar and blocked out exercise. The goal was not to get it to look like the model but to examine perspective, planes and a certain level of proportion.
First, some small scale sketches.
I like trying to work out perspective small scale first. It helps me keep the vanishing points situated and means I don't always need a ruler. I went with one this time just so I could be POSITIVE of the angles and everything.
Legs are a different unit down the road but I couldn't resist as the pose emphasized the legs through the low angle shot. Also extra points for a bit of lighting practice.
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