I can't recall everything I wanted to say here, but a recent video I saw by an artist I admire (didn't know it was him until I saw one of his works I recognized) spoke about the importance of painting abstractly in regards to color harmony. It was just what I needed to hear. Color is a dragon that can never be slayed, but I'm damn sure going to take one of its wings as a souvenir. Beleeedat! lol
And god, I see why so many complain about the lost resolution of some of the work they post ...
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| The source image is warmer so maybe I could've saturated my study more. There was enough contrast in the image for me to spot some of the planes of the face. The next one, though ... |
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| ... opposite case here. I warmed her up a bit too much, but I was experimenting (just a little bit) with a color layer. |
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| And I've reintroduced myself to the importance of doodling. Time super flies when I just draw aimlessly. I like that. Perspective and a few more issues with anatomy need to be addressed, as well as value. I'll finally be tackling those this week by cracking open a few Digital Tutors videos about modeling and lighting in 3DS Max. I miss Max. I'll render some primitives (what a deity says before creating people) in basic lighting setups and draw from them. |
