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Studies of folds, hair and a nose I need for an illustration. Hope I can show some of the work I did over the last month soon. :) Unused sketches for illustrations
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Drawing folds is hard, but it gets easier over time. Also, today is my birthday and many people have send their good wishes and congratulations. Thanks everyone :*  Hey guys, I was watching a video by artist and teacher Dorian Iten, who is insanely good. It was about using a limited value-range when do a painting or a study. This is a great way to get out of the habit of trying to copy what the reference is presenting. I actually found this to be helpful a couple of posts back, where I painted portraits with 4 - 5 pre-chosen colors. But it is great to see it taught by someone like Dorian. What I found new and interesting about it, was the concept of using colors from the light-family, to describe shadows, that are lit by a lot of surrounding sources. He makes that very clear at 1:04:07 in the video. Just watch. To solidify the information I made a value study of a portrait. I tried to keep to my swatches for the value groups. Hope you like it :)  Some other studies I did :) The one about composition was very interesting, since I rarely think about the abstract shape of the things I put in my images and I should do it more. Some imaginary interior based on islamic architecture.  Dean Cornwell study.  Applying what I have learned to a photo-study.   Silhouette study from another artwork I don't know the artist of.  Trying to achieve a more painterly and loose look.    Focusing on planes and simple brushes.     Focusing on brush efficiency and simplicity. Establishing a clear hierarchy of edges seems key. Hardest for highlights, softer for modelling. Was a quick one too, probably < 1 hr.  After talking to my Dad about the topic of "gaining competence", I decided to get a better grip on processes. So here is a step by step process of the study you see below. I tweaked the reference for a more graphic read and took some liberty towards shape design and such.   Reference below. Sorry I couldn't retrace whom the photo is from, it isn't mine.  I am not sure why, but I haven't been too active on my blog lately. But I tried to get some mileage with my studies. So here are a couple. The digital ones at least. Somebody on Discord suggested I shouldn't simply copy but change the color-palette, so it is a bigger challange. Something worth trying at least. I painted this for the pure enjoyment of it. Hope you like.    |
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