A couple of portrait studies & quick sketches
4yr
Patrick Velena
Would love to hear some critiques and advice on areas i should focus on
Hi @Patrick Velena,
Nice portrait studies and quick sketches!
I like the lights and shadows in the two portrait studies. :)
To me it seems that instead of really studying and understanding the shapes/construction and anatomy of these heads, that you "just" copied the visual information that was presented in the reference photos. (not that this is a bad thing per se) Also, in some of these studies it seems that you focus on lights and shadows, in others on likeness, and in some on linework. (all good things to study!).
But I wonder, when you started these studies, did you have a topic in mind that you wanted to focus on? What did you want to learn with these studies? I am asking these questions, because for me it helps when I ask myself these kind of questions when I start to make (portrait)studies.
Hopefully I don't sound rude, only wanting to help. ;)
Awesome work!!
Sincerely,
Leon
Hello Leon nice to meet you and you dont have to worry about being rude :)
And regarding about your question, im going to be honest that not much anatomy was considered in these studies. I would say midway this became about values, light, shading/blending technique out of frustration because I've realized that i don't know much of the anatomy of the skull so i mostly eyeballed it. And emphasis on technique so Ive been trying to learn to "paint" and paint light/values as Ive only recently started doing art during the pandemic.
But thank you for asking that out as Ive realized I should've also focused & emphasized learning more of the shapes and forms of the face than just blindly copying. And yes! I did just copy the visual information from the reference!
I do appreciate for asking, if i may ask do you know any helpful resources that's free or cheaper and similar to proko as im still saving up to purchase his whole tutorial package. Thank you in advance!
-Patrick
