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Day 38. I had another busy day today and didn’t get started on this till evening. As I predicted, details were tough with the size of the figure this small. I decided to blur out the face because I couldn’t get it to look right. It looks pretty good in person from far away though🙂.
Hi Bryan I very much like the blurred face! theres something interesting about it. However there are other parts where I could have suggestions.
The upper arm for instance could have some more clarity and form (or maybe your still working on it?). I do not see for instance where the arm separates from the rest of the body. This could help improve the gesture as well. Another suggestion could be to play with the back ground eg darker against the lighter drapery and lighter etc to separate the subject better.
Thank you Shazad 🙂. Yes, I’ll probably keep working on this one a bit and try to improve it. I see your point about the arm. Thank you for the suggestions.
Hi Bryan. You’re getting better and better! Your use of clear contrast between shadows and lights is very effective and you’re using a lovely colour palette. I like the subtle suggestion of facial features. It’s a very effective solution. Keep it up – this is a great direction 🙂!
Day 39. I just worked a bit on thumbnails today for a new pose. The model is in a tough kneeling and crouched position. I’ll have to practice drawing this one for a while.
Day 40. I have the drawing/ inking for this pose almost finished. This pose is definitely challenging.
Day 41. Here is my progress for today. I was busy most of the day, but at least I got the underpainting started.
Day 42. This one is tough is a number of ways. A large part of the figure is in shadow, and I see a bunch of olive green in her skin that is in shadow when I look at the picture. But, too much green as she looks like a zombie. Too much peach, and it looks way too bright. I’ll have to keep working on a harmonious balance. Also, I’m struggling with her head/face in this position. I’m calling quits today, and I’ll look at it with fresh eyes tomorrow.
Hi Bryan. Yes, there are still things to work on, but there’s a lot of good here! There’s a lovely quality of light and shadow created by the colours you’re using. Her face is lovely! I hope you like what you’re doing, because there are some really great things beginning to happen for you!
Thank you Deborah. I feel like this is close to being a decent painting if I could just make the right corrections. Much easier said than done though🙂
Day 43. Just a quick thumbnail sketch today for a new pose. I’ll have to work on getting the true dynamic nature of the pose before I paint.
Is it worth taking a photo of it into your digital program and playing with it that way to start with? I’d suggest it’s mainly the torso that needs clarification, both with light/shadow sides and making your strokes wrap around the form to suggest volume (particularly across her back). It may be her rib cage you’re indicating, but it’s tending to make it look too flat. I still really like it though 🙂.
Thanks Deborah. It’s actually a male model, but he does have long hair, and I didn’t define all his muscle in the sketch. Hopefully it will all look more clear when I do the full drawing tomorrow. I was just focused on trying to capture the dramatic pose in the sketch, but in the photo his pose is even more extreme. I’ll work on measuring it out and getting the angles right before I paint 🙂
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