This is a piece I'm doing for a very close friend of mine who means a lot to me...so please no funny stuff but do criteque becuase something about it annoys me and the fact that I possess zero training in this type of stuff.
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/ForStaleSoul666byDJsm.jpg)
-DJ
Looks very cool. The only problem I see is that the edge of her hair is forming a really harsh vertical line that splits the picture in two. If it's possible to add a bit of "wave" to it, maybe have a couple of loose strands overlapping the background, that would make it look more natural.
i agree with JK and will add that the pic looks too much like two separate pics right now which i don't think was your intent. Is there a way to maybe feather the edges of her hair to remove the hard line and to blend her more with the background image to make it look like she is actually part of it?
The thing I think it hurting this pic is that the lighting it off. Not being 100% sure where the source was coming from I did a really quick and rough explaination of where the light would fall and what colors it would make. Also follow where the highlight on the face are and intensify them as you darken the flat areas to give it more depth.
I also added the hair suggestion just so you'd get a better idea of how little changes can really bring a piece together.
(http://i44.tinypic.com/25rfq50.jpg)
If you need any tips or advice (and you are using PS CS), feel free to pm me.
Thanks a lot fellows, I'll get back to work on this pic.
Well, I guess I really have nothing to say now. I'll just sit around and wait to see how this comes out.
Here's how it came out.
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/ForStaleSoul666.jpg)
I cannae thank AA enough for his example and for the rest of ye guys input. It really helped alot!
Not to come off a little dicky because you did thanked me and I appreciate your appreciation but I was really hoping my light tutorial was going to help you artistically. That was the whole point of me doing that pic. I even offered to give you pointers on how to achieve the same effect but your own way.
(http://i43.tinypic.com/2hhpsnr.gif)
If you want the original tut pic which does looks so grainy, I can send it your way but I'd really like to see what you can do.
I am not an artist in any way, shape, or form. I just know what I like. That being said, I think what bugs me about the original picture, is 1) It does look a little bit grainy, maybe it's just the way that the picture looks on my pc, 2) I think that the feathered hair in Ant's picture really helps the two images blend, but maybe feather the hair on both sides of her head, not symmetrical, just enough to add depth, and 3) By changing the lighting, you lost the buttons on her sleeve in the final product, just a minor detail, but one that seemed to take aaway some of the character from your friend.
Quote from: AfghanAnt on December 31, 2008, 07:47:52 PM
Not to come off a little dicky because you did thanked me and I appreciate your appreciation but I was really hoping my light tutorial was going to help you artistically. That was the whole point of me doing that pic. I even offered to give you pointers on how to achieve the same effect but your own way.
(http://i43.tinypic.com/2hhpsnr.gif)
If you want the original tut pic which does looks so grainy, I can send it your way but I'd really like to see what you can do.
Actually the "final" pic is my own work, I studied ye example very closely and tried my best to recreate it perfectly but if ye want me to, I'll go back and start again and see what happens on my own. And the grainy look on the "fianl" pic is actually a texture overlay on it. But it looks like back to the drawingboard again. :banghead:
Quote from: Deaths Jester on January 02, 2009, 02:04:01 PM
Actually the "final" pic is my own work, I studied ye example very closely and tried my best to recreate it perfectly but if ye want me to, I'll go back and start again and see what happens on my own. And the grainy look on the "fianl" pic is actually a texture overlay on it. But it looks like back to the drawingboard again. :banghead:
I'm not trying to call you a liar but I have a hard time believing you didn't use the same exact face I painted and overlayed or cut around the background image. You made my same mistakes, same directional stroke angles, and you just happened to draw black lines where my arrows were (your gamma may be off if you can't see the black lines in the left side of the hair where the arrows were in the tut pic are still visible)?
If you really did recreate what I did, I commend your skill. But you still missed the whole point of the tut. It was to help you, not have you recreate what I did.
Quote from: AfghanAnt on January 02, 2009, 06:40:32 PM
Quote from: Deaths Jester on January 02, 2009, 02:04:01 PM
Actually the "final" pic is my own work, I studied ye example very closely and tried my best to recreate it perfectly but if ye want me to, I'll go back and start again and see what happens on my own. And the grainy look on the "fianl" pic is actually a texture overlay on it. But it looks like back to the drawingboard again. :banghead:
I'm not trying to call you a liar but I have a hard time believing you didn't use the same exact face I painted and overlayed or cut around the background image. You made my same mistakes, same directional stroke angles, and you just happened to draw black lines where my arrows were (your gamma may be off if you can't see the black lines in the left side of the hair where the arrows were in the tut pic are still visible)?
If you really did recreate what I did, I commend your skill. But you still missed the whole point of the tut. It was to help you, not have you recreate what I did.
Alrighty...I'll go back and do a new one. Hopefully, thie new one, which I'll post ina day or so, will look just as good or better. I will say I did use your exact face as a template for what I did, thus the look that it was recreated. But I will go back and do it again, thus making everyone hapyy and seeing if I can create something more original. Hopefully that will make everyone happier. Not that anyone is unhappy...are we?
Alrighyt, here's the new finish piece, and what will be the last posting of my "art" here for some time. I think I'll return to the skinning section, where even though I'm nothing more than a second-rate, two-bit skin monkey the comments I recieve are at least helpful and less volatile. This has nothing to do with what ye've said AA. Though the accusation does sting, I can understand your stance seeing as ye didn't see me do it...so no hard feelings there. Instead, it's some other folks who have taken this topic into PM and really angered me with their less than pleasant responses. Maybe someday I'll return to showcase some other works but for now I'll be posting my work on Meshmatters and IFX's forums where I hope things will be a bit more helpful and a bit less volatile. FOr those that did post helpful comments, especially AA, thank ye for the help.
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/wip2-1.jpg)
-DJ
I may not be much of an artist myself, but I *am* full of opinions on things. With that in mind, I *really* like the final product, much better than the previous version. I thought that the earlier version ended up looking a bit more cartoony than I'd prefer, but not knowing what your vision was, I don't know if that's what you were aiming for.
Having said all that, do *not* let things other people have said push you away from showing things here, whether you're asking for assistance or just looking for feedback. Other people are just that -- other people. In the end, it's all about whether you're happy with the final product, and if you learned anything to improve your skills. In this medium, sometimes it can be just as difficult to give a critique as it can be to receive it. Inflections shade a *lot* of our communications, and that can very easily and very quickly get lost in just text. If you're being put off by people that aren't being helpful to the process (and not because of a lack of effective communication), *I'll* be the first one to tell them what exit they need to take and how expiditiously they need to take it. Stifling creativity is just as bad as foisting something completely offensive on people under the auspices of "art" can be.
I think this is a tremendous improvement though there is something sort of off about the hair. I don't know if you can see it but the highlights do not look nearly as soft.
As for PG's comments, I believe if you ask for critique you should deal with what that really entails. I stand by all the comments I made because I knew my comments were being helpful and the consequence for that is a much better product and now DJ has a better understanding of digital painting. I did read anywhere on this thread anything negative that did not stem from critical observation.
Quote from: AfghanAnt on January 05, 2009, 05:48:53 PM
As for PG's comments, I believe if you ask for critique you should deal with what that really entails. I stand by all the comments I made because I knew my comments were being helpful and the consequence for that is a much better product and now DJ has a better understanding of digital painting. I did read anywhere on this thread anything negative that did not stem from critical observation.
Indeed, but DJ pointed out he got negative attention via PM from people OUTSIDE of the situation which is both odd and a bit worrying. But anyway, I think the second pic is an improvement. It's not as dark and gloomy. It actually "pops" a bit more, imo. I do agree with AA about the hair though. It does have an odd feel to it.
Regardless, i hope you continue to show off your art. If not here, then at least link to it or something. You shouldn't let other people dissuade you from showing something off unless you see no benefit in it. And if that's the case, sorry to hear it. :(
Quote from: Previsionary on January 05, 2009, 06:25:13 PM
Indeed, but DJ pointed out he got negative attention via PM from people OUTSIDE of the situation which is both odd and a bit worrying.
I totally missed that :doh:. Negative pms are shady and really blah IMO. I think if you have the e-jimmies to say it privately just say is publicly.
What I can't type b-a-l-l-s anymore?
A few new things I did before my comp crashed and burned are posted at the following links.
http://meshmatters.awardspace.com/forum/index.php?topic=181.new#new (http://meshmatters.awardspace.com/forum/index.php?topic=181.new#new)
http://meshmatters.awardspace.com/forum/index.php?topic=195.new#new (http://meshmatters.awardspace.com/forum/index.php?topic=195.new#new)
-DJ
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:( Sorry DJ, can't see your stuff.
Quote from: Glitch Girl on February 03, 2009, 03:37:31 PM
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Crap....alright...I'll post 'em 'ere then..
Poser work:
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/Render1.jpg)
2d (very, very early piece)
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/Render3copy3.jpg)
Now I can see. :)
2D piece
Looks good so far. Obviously there's not much to judge, but what I see of the face looks pretty nice. Is it lost for good? (you mentioned the computer "crashing and burning", does this mean total data loss, or delay until files can be transfered)
Poser Piece:
Very nice start. I like the angle you used, looking down the arm from the gun to the character. Is that Koji? I haven't worked with him yet. He looks pretty good though. Expression is a bit exaggerated around the mouth, but I think it reads well, especially if you planned on a more stylized image rather than aiming for hyperrealizm. Lighting I feel could use a touch more contrast (increase the intensity of the light on the right) and the image screams for some kind of dark background (then again I know it wasn't finished).
Here's hoping you can get your comp up and running artisticly soon.
Quote from: Glitch Girl on February 03, 2009, 06:43:14 PM
Now I can see. :)
2D piece
Looks good so far. Obviously there's not much to judge, but what I see of the face looks pretty nice. Is it lost for good? (you mentioned the computer "crashing and burning", does this mean total data loss, or delay until files can be transfered)
I was able to save that pic on a portable drive, so I'm in luck with that one but I lost quite a few others I was working on...which is sad.
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Poser Piece:
Very nice start. I like the angle you used, looking down the arm from the gun to the character. Is that Koji? I haven't worked with him yet. He looks pretty good though. Expression is a bit exaggerated around the mouth, but I think it reads well, especially if you planned on a more stylized image rather than aiming for hyperrealizm. Lighting I feel could use a touch more contrast (increase the intensity of the light on the right) and the image screams for some kind of dark background (then again I know it wasn't finished).
Here's hoping you can get your comp up and running artisticly soon.
That's actually Simon from Poser 7. Unhappily I lost this one but was able to hold onto two other scenes which I'll post in the next few days.
More stuff I was able to save from Poser before the bottom fell out of the comp. The last two I'm hoping to turn into some more major digital art once things get back to normal.
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/funwposer.jpg)
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/part1.jpg)
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/cocky_flyboy.jpg)
-DJ
Oh, that's cool. I like the lighting on the red woman, and the smug pose of the bottom guy.
Again, some good starts here, though I'd like to see these with backgrounds to better judge. Overall I'd say the third is the strongest of the three from a posing and compositional aspect.
Quote from: Glitch Girl on February 09, 2009, 01:37:18 AM
Again, some good starts here, though I'd like to see these with backgrounds to better judge. Overall I'd say the third is the strongest of the three from a posing and compositional aspect.
Yeah...I would've loved to post the backgrounds with them as well but with a combo of overworking/multiple 2d pic requests/skin request I've been unable to get some time to do them. But I'll post them when I get the chance.
I know I said I'd never post art here again but still, some of you blokes like seeing it, I think. This is a wip I'm working on and it still has a long way to go before being finished. The woman might seem familiar to some becuase she's the same I made another piece for. All comments are welcome, I guess.
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/heartache_wip0003.jpg)
Interesting...are you going to put lips on her, or is she going to be mouthless?
Quote from: Gremlin on August 03, 2009, 12:47:27 AM
Interesting...are you going to put lips on her, or is she going to be mouthless?
That's part of the work that still needs to be done...lips as well as hair, tears, ear work, a bit of clothing, a background...like I said I'm only about half-way there.
I am very interested in seeing how this project turns out. Just out of curiosity do you take requests? Hint would love to see my avatar in such 3dness
Quote from: primus on August 03, 2009, 10:28:33 PM
I am very interested in seeing how this project turns out. Just out of curiosity do you take requests? Hint would love to see my avatar in such 3dness
At the moment I don't take requests, mainly because I've only recently started doing digital paintings and am just feeling it out at the moment.
A little something I put together for a future NPI thing...all done in Poser 7. Can you guess who it is?
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/blue_blood_v2.jpg)
Is he an avatar?
I'm liking the expression and the lighting and the pose. The background could use some work: mainly, move the rounded thing behind him (I can't quite make out what it is) to his left or right so it's not directly behind him. I think to the right might be best so that the edge of the wall that's currently behind his right shoulder is behind his head. Also, I'd suggest adding some contrast to it to make the lighting really pop (remember, post production is your friend ;) )
I confess, I don't know who he is. I feel the belt buckle is significant somehow as is the coat, but I really can't place him.
Alright...here's a hint for who he is. He's one of my NPI characters, that should really give everyone a big hint htere.
Quote from: Glitch Girl on August 14, 2009, 04:29:47 PM
I'm liking the expression and the lighting and the pose. The background could use some work: mainly, move the rounded thing behind him (I can't quite make out what it is) to his left or right so it's not directly behind him. I think to the right might be best so that the edge of the wall that's currently behind his right shoulder is behind his head. Also, I'd suggest adding some contrast to it to make the lighting really pop (remember, post production is your friend ;) )
I confess, I don't know who he is. I feel the belt buckle is significant somehow as is the coat, but I really can't place him.
Yeah, the background was kinda a throw in at the time but I'll go back and rework it to make it better.
-DJ
The pic with some of the stuff, GG asked for. I didn't move the stuff behind him becuase it threw off the composition a bit to much.
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/blue_blood_2_revamp.jpg)
Wildcard
New stuff that I've been messing with in Poser.
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/fantasy.jpg)
Also need ye help on the following two, which one looks better is mainly what I need to know:
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/Cocky_spacefarer2.jpg)
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/Cocky_spacefarer.jpg)
-DJ
IMO? The bottom one. The lightings better. The background in the top one kinda detracts from the main character there and his vehicle.
More random stuff:
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/elfish.jpg)
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/future_woman.jpg)
This stuff is pretty sweet. How's the digital painting you previewed coming along?
Quote from: murs47 on October 28, 2009, 10:27:57 PM
This stuff is pretty sweet. How's the digital painting you previewed coming along?
I ahd to go back to the drawing board on that on...thinking now of doing it via pencils instead of digital paint.
First attempt at using blending stumps with pencil, only about half way through.
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/wod_third.jpg)
Pencil work is done, now i move on to the digital work:
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/wod_nc.jpg)
All critiques are welcome...actually their required...so do it!!!
Just ye everyday stereotypical dungeon crawlers, done in Poser:
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/fantasy_lineup_poser.jpg)
Fantastic! The Poser work looks so natural and it takes a lot of work and patience.
New stuff....from Poser:
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/Glitch.jpg)
Glitch Girl
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/Tiobe.jpg)
Tiobe
Wow (for the expert 3-D rendering of the Bunburyist) and Wow! (for the opportunity to share such illustrious company)
Well done, sir! Cheers! :)
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Phantom Bunburyist and Whirled Braker
Oh my, Glitchy grows up. :)
Nice one DJ. I like it. Always fascinated by other people's interpretations of the character.
Alrighty, here's two more Poser pieces:
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/angr_aly.jpg)
A for sure reason not to urine off Aly Catt
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/random_poser.jpg)
Some random Poser fun.
Just showing what I've got of C6 done..still need to go back and rework the textures though.
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/early_c6.jpg)
Brilliant, the pose on Cat is very dynamic and the C6 looks very realistic.
As the subject says, the finished C6 pic:
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/c6.jpg)
Been up to quite a lot of painting and such in Painter 11...so here it goes (all are thumbnailed due to size and amount):
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/th_M-445.jpg) (http://s111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/?action=view¤t=M-445.jpg)
Universe M445 (most recent piece)
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/th_Swirling_spirits.jpg) (http://s111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/?action=view¤t=Swirling_spirits.jpg)
Swirling Spirits
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/th_untitled_1.jpg) (http://s111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/?action=view¤t=untitled_1.jpg)
Untitled I (done for a friend who'll name it later)
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/th_what_you_feel.jpg) (http://s111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/?action=view¤t=what_you_feel.jpg)
What You Feel
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/th_acidic_disco.jpg) (http://s111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/?action=view¤t=acidic_disco.jpg)
Acidic Disco
More to come.
-DJ
As promised...more:
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/th_her_soul.jpg) (http://s111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/?action=view¤t=her_soul.jpg)
Her Soul
I'm curious DJ, did this start out as a sketch or is it 100% digital?
Quote from: Glitch Girl on November 03, 2011, 01:30:36 PM
I'm curious DJ, did this start out as a sketch or is it 100% digital?
Originally the face was a sketch I used for another piece, which I then reworked for this piece. The rest is all digital work.
A piece I've been workin gon in my spare time...as you can tell, it's still nowhere near doen..but thought I'd let you blokes no I'm not jsut getting drunk for the fun of it...
Spoiler
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/wip_dec_16_zps7cdd702c.jpg)
-DJ
Quote from: Deaths Jester on December 17, 2012, 06:18:17 PM
A piece I've been workin gon in my spare time...as you can tell, it's still nowhere near doen..but thought I'd let you blokes no I'm not jsut getting drunk for the fun of it...
-DJ
Straight up lie, and you know it, and I don't know why you'd think we'd believe it.
Looks interesting, sir. She has intense eyes.
Quote from: Previsionary on December 18, 2012, 12:53:34 AM
Quote from: Deaths Jester on December 17, 2012, 06:18:17 PM
A piece I've been workin gon in my spare time...as you can tell, it's still nowhere near doen..but thought I'd let you blokes no I'm not jsut getting drunk for the fun of it...
-DJ
Straight up lie, and you know it, and I don't know why you'd think we'd believe it.
Looks interesting, sir. She has intense eyes.
Prem, quit saying thing syou just don't know...we all know you've got to make yourself soun dsuperior to everyone to ease your own lack of self-esteem but really...lying...I thought you were better than that.
Another WIP of the same piec efollows, it's what the pic looked like at 1 AM this morning right before I shut down my comp and passed out. Still alot more work to do though before it's anywhere near finished.
Spoiler
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/wip_dec_19_zpsea471b11.jpg)
Very nice pic DJ. I love the eyes, they just really draw you in.
Quote from: Deaths Jester on December 19, 2012, 04:06:48 PM
Quote from: Previsionary on December 18, 2012, 12:53:34 AM
Quote from: Deaths Jester on December 17, 2012, 06:18:17 PM
A piece I've been workin gon in my spare time...as you can tell, it's still nowhere near doen..but thought I'd let you blokes no I'm not jsut getting drunk for the fun of it...
-DJ
Straight up lie, and you know it, and I don't know why you'd think we'd believe it.
Looks interesting, sir. She has intense eyes.
Prem, quit saying thing syou just don't know...we all know you've got to make yourself soun dsuperior to everyone to ease your own lack of self-esteem but really...lying...I thought you were better than that.
Another WIP of the same piec efollows, it's what the pic looked like at 1 AM this morning right before I shut down my comp and passed out. Still alot more work to do though before it's anywhere near finished.
Oh, do I now? Then you must share the reasoning behind your frequent case of making dumb comments. Surely it's not because you want everyone around you to look smarter as that is already the natural state, so one can only assume that you make these comments because you simply don't know any better.
Tsk Tsk. So sad. So bad.
DJ, why didn't you tell us you were designing the next outrageous Lady Gaga costume! You making that dough, aren't ya, home skillet?!
Quote from: Previsionary on December 20, 2012, 06:36:52 PMYou making that dough, aren't ya, home skillet?!
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Oh my god, I don't think you could have sounded any more stereo-typically white & un-hip if you tried. Good job! :thumbup:
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Quote from: Panther_Gunn on December 20, 2012, 08:04:41 PM
Quote from: Previsionary on December 20, 2012, 06:36:52 PMYou making that dough, aren't ya, home skillet?!
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Oh my god, I don't think you could have sounded any more stereo-typically white & un-hip if you tried. Good job! :thumbup:
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Thank you, Panther! Nice seeing you again. I missed our back and forths. :D
Quote from: Previsionary on December 20, 2012, 06:36:52 PM
Quote from: Deaths Jester on December 19, 2012, 04:06:48 PM
Quote from: Previsionary on December 18, 2012, 12:53:34 AM
Quote from: Deaths Jester on December 17, 2012, 06:18:17 PM
A piece I've been workin gon in my spare time...as you can tell, it's still nowhere near doen..but thought I'd let you blokes no I'm not jsut getting drunk for the fun of it...
-DJ
Straight up lie, and you know it, and I don't know why you'd think we'd believe it.
Looks interesting, sir. She has intense eyes.
Prem, quit saying thing syou just don't know...we all know you've got to make yourself soun dsuperior to everyone to ease your own lack of self-esteem but really...lying...I thought you were better than that.
Another WIP of the same piec efollows, it's what the pic looked like at 1 AM this morning right before I shut down my comp and passed out. Still alot more work to do though before it's anywhere near finished.
Oh, do I now? Then you must share the reasoning behind your frequent case of making dumb comments. Surely it's not because you want everyone around you to look smarter as that is already the natural state, so one can only assume that you make these comments because you simply don't know any better. Tsk Tsk. So sad. So bad.
DJ, why didn't you tell us you were designing the next outrageous Lady Gaga costume! You making that dough, aren't ya, home skillet?!
Go back to your corner with you Oompa-Lumpas, Prem...just go!
Antoher update on the pic...I can feel it getting close to being done and only need a few things to finish it (shadowing around the forehead and maybe...maybe...some tonal reworking in places). However, something doesn't feel right...not sure what...am open to ideas from those with real ideas (not Prem...becuase his ideas stink) becuase right now I'm at the point that either I finish this or trash it due to the unnerving feeling somethings missing.
Spoiler
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/wip_dec_21_zpsf484f396.jpg)
I hope you don't decide to trash the pic DJ, it looks great. I don't think anything is missing really, but with the eyes looking the way they do (Very bright), they draw your gaze away from the rest of the pic. So if anything, unless that is your purpose, I would darken the eyes a bit so as to not detract from the rest of the pic.
Of course, I'm not an artist in any way, shape or form, I'm just going by what I see.
When I look at it, my eye is mostly drawn to her right cheek area, and it's a little difficult to focus on other areas for long. I don't know if it's because it's out of balance with the other side of her face, or because it's less "busy", or just brighter.
Well, the finished piece is up over here (http://jesterofdeath.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d5pk55o), as you can tell I named it Silent Symbols for reasons that you folks won't understand. Not too much changed and if PG had got his comment in before I deemed the pic finished I would have done something about the problem he had...see what you get PG for not replying fast enough?!?! Joking!
Edit: PG, I think the reason that you were being drawn to the right cheek area is due to the non-symetry brought on by the darker cirlcing compared to the whiter cirlce on the left side. that was a bit intentional but I had hoped the eyes would draw folks more.
Just a test for lighting and materials I'm running for a concept sketch I'm working on that looks kinda like the figure (won't be showing the final drawing because I'm handing the finished pieces rights over to someone else). Done in Poser.
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/Light_test_concept_zps0b8eef47.jpg) (http://s111.photobucket.com/user/deathsjester/media/Light_test_concept_zps0b8eef47.jpg.html)
Man, that is just vicious DJ, my only suggestion would be to adjust the lighting at the base of the Horns, it looks more like they are attached to her, rather than being a part of her (Did that come out right?). But otherwise, just...Wow!
I think he means they look like they are glued on her instead of growing out of her head.
Still.. wow...
This looks wonderful, DJ! Absolutely beautiful!
I'm curious to ask; what does the shield look like? I'm curious to see :P
Guys, this is just a light and material comp (I like to get a setup together so I can see it without having to think about it in my head...something I picked up from Brom) for a drawing that I'm doing...it doesn't have to be perfect or exactly close to what I'm doing. I just showed it because I can't show the painting I'm working on. As for the other side of the shield...there isn't one.
Either way, it's still a really nice piece work. Whoever is getting the Painting is very lucky.
Thinking about it though, I would love to see something like this in the FF Universe, she would make a great Villain for a Character like Doctor Strange.
Quote from: Cyber Burn on October 19, 2014, 03:17:09 AM
Either way, it's still a really nice piece work. Whoever is getting the Painting is very lucky.
Thinking about it though, I would love to see something like this in the FF Universe, she would make a great Villain for a Character like Doctor Strange.
Well, there is Mephestoes' daughter...she looks a bit like this...course this character is a good girl...
Y'know, Lord Emshiddey's Anime Furry has feet like that...
What happens when I try to render metal with blending stumps and pencils for the first time.
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/try_practice_zps9a2d8660.jpg) (http://s111.photobucket.com/user/deathsjester/media/try_practice_zps9a2d8660.jpg.html)
Good thing it's just practice and not the real piece!
Dunno, if that's your first try, I think it's pretty darned good.
Got some real probs to it though...
Too dark
I rushed the shading and didn't really do a good job (see..the gradient is really poor on the legs and such)
Also, the wood texture of my drafting board came through in some sections...not right....
I used a piece of poster board to keep the grain (and dings and cuts-it was third or fourth hand) of my drawing board from showing through. My father had this roll of green paper he tore a piece off for his drafting table for the same purpose.
I still think it looks good.
Quote from: daglob on October 29, 2014, 07:27:52 PM
I used a piece of poster board to keep the grain (and dings and cuts-it was third or fourth hand) of my drawing board from showing through. My father had this roll of green paper he tore a piece off for his drafting table for the same purpose.
Poster board doesn't stand up to the pressure I put on my drafting board...went out and bought one of those 14x14 texture-less, magnetic fridge boards instead...seems to hold up a okay to the pressure. Know what you mean about third/fourth hand drafting boards....mine came form the '60s and was used by my father and mother in college before I got a hold of it..
Gah...forgot how much drawing hurts my hands....my blasted long fingered hands now look like curved meat hooks...and I still haven't got far into the drawing...rrrr...
This is my second try at rendering armour with graphite. I would've used this piece (there is more to this piece but I'm only allowed to show this much) but there were some changes made to the armour after this piece. Plus, when I started to render the skin via graphite, I truly fouled it up and was unable to clean it up enough to use. So back to the drawing board I go....YAY!
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/deathsjester/second_try_zpsbe84eabc.jpg) (http://s111.photobucket.com/user/deathsjester/media/second_try_zpsbe84eabc.jpg.html)
What kind of paper/illustration board are you using? Do you have an electric eraser and a shield?
Quote from: daglob on January 06, 2015, 08:34:28 PM
What kind of paper/illustration board are you using? Do you have an electric eraser and a shield?
I'm currently using vellum, so in case things go wrong I can still save some parts of it (I frankenstien sometimes). As for the electric eraser, no. It's okay thought that I had to start over, the one I'm doing this for decided to change the armour on the arms and gloves which changed how the shadows fell on both the chest and the rest of the piece. Was going to have to start over anyways.
I don' have an eraser or a shield either, generally I work in something besides graphite (except for the basic sketch). I hear that they are indispensable, though. Haven't priced an eraser in decades...
Quote from: daglob on January 08, 2015, 11:21:20 PM
I don' have an eraser or a shield either, generally I work in something besides graphite (except for the basic sketch). I hear that they are indispensable, though. Haven't priced an eraser in decades...
Well, I could've done this one completely digital but after I saw how Ari Gravnov does his pictures, I wanted to give it a try out. I know what you mean about no pricing erasers in decades...barely even use the one I have for much anymores.