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Jule
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3yr
added comment inDrawing ‘Morgan’
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Here is my version of the portrait. :) I would appreciate any feedback :)
dastan
3yr
great. need to more practice on hair
Peter Anton
3yr
Looks great! Shape and value are great, and so I'd say you can focus on improving your edges. The shadows look like they transition too abrubtly on the left side of the face, and watch your outlines if realism is your goal (especially on the light side of an object). There are some really hard edges on the left side of the mouth and left eye that could be softened
Shelvs Fleurima
3yr
Wow this is amazing
John Harper
3yr
Nice. Very good job on the shading and proportions.
Hey @Jule Hollstein! Great work! It's nice to see your whole process. I really like the mechanical legs on the first one in the third image. I do think the design you picked could exaggerate the "captain" aspect. That said, I did a paintover focused on value structure for the last piece.
I like the hollow design of the prosthetics and the scrappy feel the character has but I altered parts of it for the sake of clarity and movement throughout the costuming. But reworking the value structure is what really helps an image have a strong first read. Thinking about where to bring in more contrast or where to tone it down based on what you want the viewer to notice the most.
I like the intense mood of your piece, but the dark shadow to the right makes the metal leg attract too much attention. I lessened the contrast there (knowing the cool design will bring itself attention anyway) and increased it near the head area- darkening the background and adding a stronger highlight to the helmet. I also toned down the highlight on the shoulder but increased the saturation of the skin tone so that it still pops.
Also making the feet feel more grounded on the floor and keeping the legs consistent with the direction of the hips helps her feel more stable and also more confident by widening her stance.
Hope the notes help! And again, great work!
Wow, thank you so much for the detailed feedback! You really improved it a lot and I learned a lot from it, thanks! : )
Jule
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3yr
Asked for help
After watching the demo I attempted my own drawing so I can compare it. I would still very much appreciate any feedback :)
Beautiful drawing! Just that there is too much value on the shoulder and it draws the attention away from the face and makes it look a little pale.
Hi @Jule Hollstein , great drawing! Your work has a great likeness to Nicolai and good shading that separates light from shadow areas. Below are a few suggestions of where the drawing can further be improved:
- proportion: the eye on the left hand side should be smaller as it's away from us at three-quarter view.
- shading: the shading transition can be softer on the eye bags, lips, and the cheek core shadows.
- areas of hair in the shadow should be darker as it's in the same plane as the cheek that's in the shadow (refer to Proko's drawing)
- area of the neck right below the head should be much darker as it's facing away from light and the head casts a shadow on it
Hope that helps!
Smithies
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3yr
Love all the ideas! Sketches look great - I think the painting is also amazing, but it's not quite there I think. Possibly it's the lighting, but the texture of the skin of the shoulder vs on the lower arm on the left side looks very different. Also because of how bright that shoulder is next to the background, that is where my eye is drawn, and it isn't the most exciting part of the image, so maybe play with where you want to draw the eye.
@raghav09
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3yr
from which course you have learned this?
btw it is amazing!!!!!!
Thank you! : ) I'm not studying character design from a specific course. The prompt for this character is from a book called "Designing Creatures and Characters" though.
Steve Lenze
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3yr
Hey Jule,
The drawings are really nice, the poses and proportions are really good. I also like the ideas for costume and tech you are exploring. I think though that the painting is where you could use some more practice. In particular, you should use some reference of different textures, the way metal looks under your lighting scheme, how folds in cloth look. Sketches always look great, but when its time to paint them to completion, we have to look at reference to help solve a whole new set of design problems. I hope this is helpful :)
Hey! I am currently putting a lot of my focus on improving my character designs and paintings, so I wanted to share my latest one. The topic I gave myself was "space pirates" so I started with the captain of the crew. I would really appreciate any feedback. : )
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3yr
Really nice studies!
I think you're at the level where you can start thinking about different edges.
This video makes a good introduction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnhj5efzN_w&t=1s
When you vary up your edges, your drawings will feel more natural (in photos there are usually only hard edges). I did a paintover where I tried adding some soft edges to your 3rd study. I'm not that good at edges yet, but hopefully it gives an idea of their use.
I hope this was helpful :)
Jule
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3yr
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Hey, here are my nose studies. :) I was struggling especially with the shading.
Hey. Jule
Very good! All these exercises are very well done. They are solid, show form, have good design overall. You really did a great job on these, while showing good control of your pencil. I also commend you for the way you're practicing, because I can see improvements from the first drawing to the last.
I think you can improve value and edges. Value structure is good but I think you can still give a bit more contrast to these drawing. Try using more than one pencil to give you more range. Softer pencils will allow you to go darker and harder pencils will give you lighter tones. Experiment with those. If it doesn't work out you can always come back to using just one pencil.And about the edges, I think that you're relying too much on hard edges. try mixing softer ones to improve your design.
In relation to the nose, specifically, I think you're still having problems with the primary form of the nose. Some times I see you drawing the nose too vertical and the bump in the bridge feels out of place. Try practicing by constructing the primary triangular form first and then adding minor forms. Be really mindful of the inclination of the nose and always compare to the reference.
But again, very good work. Both in this nose studies and the mouths and ears. Try mixing up studying features with studying full faces. Doing just isolated features can become boring after some time and when you do a full portrait is easier to judge the relative size of the features because they are next to each other. Also it shows that your work is paying off.
Keep drawing and best regards
Jule
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3yr
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Hey, here are my lip studies. I was struggling especially with shading the area around the lips.
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3yr
These are great!
