Adam Foster - Art School Journey

afoster1138 2021-08-30 17:11:21 UTC #61

First attempt at putting clothes on a model

yaigrie 2021-08-30 17:50:05 UTC #62

that looks really believable! especially the shirt

also your insights about your rendering process is awesome to read, I'm not really thinking much about that yet, but learning more about how other people work is kind of inspiring(? can't find good words to describe it, more like "yay I'm not alone in that process of learning stuff"-feeling)

mau.wamp 2021-08-31 13:47:50 UTC #63

Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my question so thoroughly!
In the past few days I've observed some youtube artists use changing opacity settings in their work just like you recommended, I'll make sure to try it out!
The point about live models is a very interesting one, I can imagine that seeing things in actual 3d space is a lot different than from foto reference! Thanks for sharing these insights!

afoster1138 2021-08-31 14:40:22 UTC #64

Thank you @yaigrie and @mau.wamp! Happy to share about my process as much as I am able. Before starting art classes I have gotten super frustrating watching art "tutorials" where it's more a time-lapse and the artist doesn't share any helpful information in the video. Spent a lot of time analyzing footage until I found Marc's short tutorials that are amazing and very helpful.

Sharing my new daily warm up / practice routine below. Folding in the anatomy i've learned along with gestures and head practice.

and my second clothing attempt on a nude model.

Will attempt a full image from reference later this week.

Kosmonaut 2021-08-31 15:58:10 UTC #65

Nice heads and gesture practice! I feel like you could go darker with the shadows in the shirt and pants while it does show some form it looks a little flat to me in some areas, but I may not be taking into account the lighting. great practice overall though!

afoster1138 2021-09-01 14:14:38 UTC #66

More clothing practice. Tried something different. I'm not refining these to be super precise because they are practice. To me this exercise is more about figuring out the tension points and creating those believable folds and less about the value or clean edges.

afoster1138 2021-09-02 17:13:55 UTC #67

Fabric Practice from reference that got a bit out of hand.

Kosmonaut 2021-09-02 18:42:47 UTC #68

very nice! I like the additions you added to the clothes.

afoster1138 2021-09-08 13:12:47 UTC #69

6 weeks of daily practice.

mau.wamp 2021-09-08 13:47:51 UTC #70

Wow, that's really cool to see your whole work in one image! Great idea!
It really shows your dedication and hard work in order to get better!
Keep it up, Adam!

afoster1138 2021-09-13 19:01:07 UTC #71

I've been continuing my practice. However I've spent a good amount of time these past few days making multiple attempts at the zbrush assignment to do a creature bust. Not only was I feeling uninspired, but the program itself has been difficult for me to grasp. There is SO much you can do and it's hard to figure out what setting I've toggled that is messing me up. Thank goodness for google. Anyway. Here is a WIP on that creature bust. Finally going in a direction I'm pleased with!

Kosmonaut 2021-09-13 21:44:55 UTC #72

looks great so far! I like the scale texture you have.

mau.wamp 2021-09-14 15:36:30 UTC #73

Great work in progress, Adam! I can imagine how difficult it is to start working with a new program...
You did really well!