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Emmanuel Chidube
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4yr
added comment inPortrait Study
This is a really good attempt. I'll suggest that for now, your focus shoud just be on training your eyes to see "proportions" more correctly. Make lots of line drawings with a focus on proportional accuracy. Ignore complicated stuffs like shading for now or "contrast" like most people are suggesting as that will only confuse you more. As you get better, you can incorporate other fundamemtals. Have fun!
Sketcher Ameya
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4yr
I think you need to use loomis method for this making potrait of this photo
Loomis method is hardly the best method for someone beginning portraits. It will only complicate things further.
Luigi Manese
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4yr
'Concept Art' can sometimes be such a wide umbrella that can bleed into other aspects of art (ie Illustration, Marketing Art, etc.) so I can definitely see how it can be hard to pin down specific pieces as 'Concept Art' or not. I'm definitely not the guy who can give a definitive answer for that xD, but what I can say is that your pieces do have a lot of energy, and this type of work gives me that Mad Magazine type of vibe. Good stuff! Would also be interested in seeing more of your recent work as well.
Emmanuel Chidube
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4yr
Wow... Pretty great for the short amount of time spent on it. I should sharpen my coloring skills.
Very cool! I was so resilient to coloured plein air paintings because I was too lazy to mix colours. I often do black and white ones. You are doing a great job! I learned a lot from James Gurney's videos, I hope that would help you improve as well :D
Hi @Emmanuel Chidube, these are great plein air paintings! I did a brief paint over for your first image and did a few tweaks. I adjusted the drawing and structure of your image a bit, just so that it adheres more to the perspective in the image. For a medium like watercolor, there is definitely a tough balance to keeping your painting feeling loose, while making sure that your drawing is still accurate. When drawing architecture, having solid perspective is critical in keeping the image believable.
Additionally the second thing I did was a slight exaggeration in the color variations in your shadows. The reflected light off of the building itself, as well as the ground, will give some color variance in your shadows. The way an artist either exaggerates or pulls back on this effect can become a part of your style. For plein air painters, the study of how light affects different objects is critical, so I think this is a principle that you can experiment with for your plein air studies in the future.
Hope this helps! Let me know if there is anything that I can clear up for you
Hello everyone!
I'm new to proko. I'ld love to know your opinions on these en plein air paintings. Each one is roughly 30 minutes.
