[malisaa]

hello everybody!
im quite new here and found this awesome thread, so i thought iŽll give it a try

this is an wip and i want to add color later. but before i do this i want to be sure that everythings right, anatomy, light.. and yeah i wanna make it kinda interesting... dont know what to say.
what do you think how i could improve that?

[TraderEddy]

Originally Posted by malisaa

hello everybody!
im quite new here and found this awesome thread, so i thought iŽll give it a try

this is an wip and i want to add color later. but before i do this i want to be sure that everythings right, anatomy, light.. and yeah i wanna make it kinda interesting... dont know what to say.
what do you think how i could improve that?

This is absolutely fantastic! I love the whole feel to the composition. I mean, I know it is a WIP, but to me it feels complete already.

[wilwhalen]

Originally Posted by malisaa

hello everybody!
im quite new here and found this awesome thread, so i thought iŽll give it a try

this is an wip and i want to add color later. but before i do this i want to be sure that everythings right, anatomy, light.. and yeah i wanna make it kinda interesting... dont know what to say.
what do you think how i could improve that?

As a whole it's very solid - the only things I changed at all were in the torso. Compositionally I don't think it needs much of anything.



I softened some of the harder lines, and shortened her torso a little. I rounded her ribcage a bit, and thickened her up a little bit to make her appear softer. Admittedly female anatomy is not my strong suit, and I think even after shortening the torso in mine, the gap between the ribcage and pelvis might be a little long still.

Like I said, barely had to change anything. Look forward to seeing it completed!

[ceruleanvii]

This is a great thread that I've been observing for some time! It's so interesting to see the different takes people have on things. So I guess I'll dip my toe in...

"waterghost" is something I finished last week - it was originally a lighting experiment that I decided to turn into a finished painting, exploring themes of water, life, death, sensuality, serenity... I'm not happy with it (not that I ever am) and was hoping some new eyes could help, thanks!

[radiant]

I'm no expert myself, but fresh eyes are fresh eyes!





I made the hair/water flow down straight more naturally. Same with the water coming down off her breast.

I also did a couple of quick cuts with offsets using the lasso tool to illustrate water refracting. Sorry I broke her hand while making adjustments to her breasts.

And while yes, water would most likely drip down her nose, I removed it because it seemed to "break" attention from her face.

[RClayton]

Originally Posted by radiant

I'm no expert myself, but fresh eyes are fresh eyes!





I made the hair/water flow down straight more naturally. Same with the water coming down off her breast.

I also did a couple of quick cuts with offsets using the lasso tool to illustrate water refracting. Sorry I broke her hand while making adjustments to her breasts.

And while yes, water would most likely drip down her nose, I removed it because it seemed to "break" attention from her face.

I've did a little paint over, I find it easier to explain myself! I must say I disagree with some of the changes suggested, I feel the proportions are spot on - especially the breasts, they look very natural, just big! Some of the changes I've made are; raising the lower part of the arm holding the flower, the upper part of the arm appeared too long, I pushed the glow on the flower and dodged around the edges of the figure just to make it pop a little. I must say.. I absolutely love the concept.. tweaks aside its amazing

[RClayton]

Originally Posted by TraderEddy

This is absolutely fantastic! I love the whole feel to the composition. I mean, I know it is a WIP, but to me it feels complete already.

Its a slow TV night for me so I took another bash at one.. I must say this is lovely, the sword & hair rendering are brilliant!

The only changes I've made are to the torso and hip/ bottom.

[Legacy40k]

I'm attempting to paint my first portrait. I've always been awful at drawing people's faces, but I'm trying to change that now.

The picture is a girl looking over her shoulder with the wind blowing her hair.

The issues I'm having primarily are:

Her nose.. I've fixed it a fair bit, but I think it's still a bit crooked.

The lips.. I've drawn them in at least 4 or 5 times now and every time they are misshapen and crooked.

The hairline on the lower half of her hair is.. well, just weird.

[RClayton]

Originally Posted by Legacy40k

I'm attempting to paint my first portrait. I've always been awful at drawing people's faces, but I'm trying to change that now.

The picture is a girl looking over her shoulder with the wind blowing her hair.

The issues I'm having primarily are:

Her nose.. I've fixed it a fair bit, but I think it's still a bit crooked.

The lips.. I've drawn them in at least 4 or 5 times now and every time they are misshapen and crooked.

The hairline on the lower half of her hair is.. well, just weird.

Can hear "god not her again.. who does she think she is?!"

Great start Legacy, I think you just had the angle slightly off.. thats all. I did a little paint over, hopefully it'll be of use. I've added some curves to the hair movement just to give it a little more of a natural "flow".

[bristle]

Edriss, here's one for you. There are some things I omitted, and admittedly I did a very rough paintover making some things look worse than if you actually took the time to do it. But hopefully the tips will at least get you thinking. I have cropped the image, if it's not obvious already



The text, for SEO purposes:

1. Instead of making things naturally light, try to bring them out of the darkness using the available light source.

2. There are parts of the hairline and other places (eyebrows, corner of mouth, etc) where sharp lines look wrong. Smooth those areas and it will look more natural.

3. Watch the anatomy of the figures you draw when they are in costume. Check that, for example, the shoulder is not way too close to the neck, or the pecks are not too high on the torso, the hand is not too big, etc.

4. Follow the light source, and try to make sure that it lights things up from the correct angle.

5. Play with fabric, making the folds narrow and flare to create a much more natural look (see colar on right side).

6. When drawing those light rays on the left, try not to let completely light tones dominate. Introduce breaks in the light. Also try introducing sharp features (thinner lines) onto the edges of some of those light effects.

7. Try to design some balance right into your subject. Watch how values and shapes affect the balance, and always push to make it better.

[irawan]

Originally Posted by SalvoT

Hi all! I bought an intuos 4 some days ago and I'm practicing a lot This is the first try with this amazing tablet (the concept is a lil easy and not so elaborated cause it's just a try)
What do you think of values/lights? any other hints?

thank you in advance for the help )

i changed the proportion and pose a bit.
i hope you like it.
cu.heri

[SalvoT]

Great! Thanks : )))

[Mynoru]

great idea this thread, it can help improve for sure...

this a line art just to practice inking and especially the coloring:


I would like some advice on the nuances of hair and skin

...the fact that it is a line art, I tried to darken the parts where there are lines to give depth.
but the results it seems a bit plate... I don't like the dark shades of hair

[Cj_Marsh]

this is a wip im doing for the illustrated contest mobsters vs zombies and i wanted to get some feed back im planing on having a mobster either wounded or taking cover while zombies are smashing through a door any advice would be great!

[Danny_k]

So I was struggling with this girly for hours and I understand I gotta do more color and head studies but if some one experienced could point my flaws and point me to a good direction that would be great!