Chiara - Art School Journey

[design.liliarae]

That looks so awesome!!

[ghostmonster]

Geez I miss one darn class and Chiara bust out so many crazy progression posts!!! I have many comments...Lol . !st the skeletal structure you design i feel is one of the strongest points. Especially in the hip area. I think you should take advantage of that great work underneath. Plus it would add to the theme you have of construction. id say maybe split the front pelvis panel and remove it so we cxan see the great skeleton you designed. maybe even remove some other panels (and by panels I means skin surface) to expose some of that under construction, rather than a whole piece coming off, have some smaller details missing ( not built yet) as well. And 2nd, not sure what mark said, but my suggestion on making the shading more metal is stop using a soft brush on hard surfaces. use a soft brush on a soft surface to make the shading emphasize that texture. metal should be all hard brush, all hard shapes, all hard shading. that will make those surfaces sparkle!!! Okie dokie. See you Soon! I hope you know I have so much to say because of how much I care.

[chiara.arcidiaco]

@ghostmonst3r thank you!!! You're right there was so many design elements and I couldn't put all of them in her body, I tried to do it with the shoulder but it's not very visible, I think that I will do another version of her when I would have more skills hahaha I've lost my energies to modify this piece but apart from that I understood by your comments what works and what doesn't, and this is great hahah

and I agree for the hard surface shading for the metal, it's so different from the things that we are used to draw in the first terms like skin or clothing that you can do just with a soft brush, it's really a different way to think.

And yes Marc told me to keep attention to the reflective surfaces of the metal to make it believable, but I think that I need to study tons of references for that hahah

And last I've been missing you at the stream!! It was more boring without you hahah there was not so much "chatty things" in the chat hahah Hope to see your next pieces this saturday

[chiara.arcidiaco]

Sorry guys this week was a little busy, my family is at home on vacation and there are tons of distractions and things to do I don't know if you are in the same situation sometimes.

This is a late night drawing studying my favourite tattoo artist of all the time Andrey Lukovnikov (I don't remember if I told you that last year I wanted to be a tattoo artist ). Really late night so I could have done it so much better but I'm too tired I'm sorry hahah

I'm seriously freaking out by the fact that I tried the last year to replicate one of his works with tons of efforts but it was a disaster hahah instead today I'm able without spending hours and mental health to create something that I really like.

Just to make you understand I put you the difference from the first try (november 2019) and the second try.

The other fact that surprised me is that I didn't studied tons of this pieces over this year to get to this result, so who could know what I will going to do in 2021
And this is something that I would be happy to post on my social media, I don't know there was something in the previous pieces that I was ashamed about, maybe they were so different from my previous years art that I still don't feel them as a part of myself.

I'm sorry if sometimes I told you my feelings but I feel this forum as a journal of this adventure and not just a place to put good drawings and nothing else haha And with you guys I never feel ashamed about my art and myself, and I have to thank you for that

Apart from that tell me if you like the style and the piece itself, I link you down the reference if you want to check it out
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Sh_pviBJ3/

[cedricgo]

The piece definitely looks great! I think you can be proud of yourself

[ghostmonster]

the progress you've made is clear. I actually was a apprentice at a tattoo shop years ago when that was something i had considered pursuing. I only made it through 6 months of the 9 needed and had to move very far away and never followed up on finishing, i had all my equipment and did tattoos out of my house for a number of years afterward. The skill level you have at present would already make you a fabulous tattoo artist, you'd just need to learn the tools of the trade. And I speak just from personal experience, it took me longer to get used to my Wacom than it took me to get used to a tattoo gun. Tattooing is very satisfying in that every line is an accomplishment since you cant go back. I got a very high level of satisfaction every line i would put on skin.

And to speak for a moment of your success with that current project. Isn't it so wonderful when you don't train for something specifically, but we all are training our fundamentals, then you go to tackle something that used to be hard and you can feel your new knowledge kick it? IT IS SO AWESOME. I can feel my brain recognizing surfaces and faces, and how light reacts like never before and it is starting to become second nature. My time learning here with everyone, although short, has been so filled with progress, joy, and connection with other great humans/artists, that I'm happy to call my peers.

[juanjose.bernal.rodr]

This looks absolutely awesome! Very nice choice of colours and composition.

[chiara.arcidiaco]

@ghostmonst3r I didn't know that!! that was a surprise hahaha And I can't believe that you get used to the tattoo gun so quickly, for me that I haven't touch any it's so strange looking hahaha I was just learning the theory without the practice
And secondly I TOTALLY agree, it's so satisfying!!! Now I really understood how much the fundamentals are important, that is so crazy. And get to know the elements and the principles of art it's really openminding I still struggle using them naturally but I think that my art will change drastically using them in the right way.
And yes, I think that this art community and the course itself changed me in a really good way, get to know so valuable people that has your same dreams and passions makes me feel as a part of a big family. This is a bit semplicistic because I don't know how to express it but, love you guys hahaha

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Apart from that today I had a bit of time so I went through some trees prop design, I am not used to them because usually I draw just flowers but I always wanted to understand how to do them.

I started with some thumbnails and then focused on some of them, let me know what you think. The rendered version is pretty bad especially for the leaves, I still have to understand how to do them

[WeirdOwl]

As promised, anime list for you by categories:

1. Blood, gore and dark humor: Hellsing Ultimate, Castlevania
2. Action/Adventure: Code Geass, Shaman King, Gurren Lagan, Trigun, Dr. Stone (this one is more of educational/science one), Fullmetal Alchemist, Cowboy Bebop, if you like long lasting ones like One Piece, then you might enjoy Naruto, Bleach and My Hero Academia.
3. Comedy: One Punch Man, Slayers (seasons before 2006), The Disastrous Life of Saiki K., Gate (don't mix with Stein's Gate).
4. Detective: Death Note

And of course all Studio Ghibli movies are the best and are a must if you haven't seen them: Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle, etc.

[chiara.arcidiaco]

Thank you so much @WeirdOwl for all these suggestions!! I will put them in my list of things to watch hahah
Yesterday I watched Spirited away (do you believe that I have never watched it? hahaha) and I loved it!! I feel that I have to watch it another time because I didn't get everything, maybe some references to the Japanese culture that I don't actually know.
I think that tonight I will start something else, I'll let you know hahah

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Today I started the environment design class and I was super curious about that!!
Here is my study from reference and below the entire process.

I am pretty proud of it because it's my first environment of my life But when I watched it I think that I definitely could do more with experience, I also have to understand which brush I like for this type of drawings.
An error that I've done is to blur out the reference to focus on big details, but when I went through medium details I still used the blurred one and this gave a "blurred look" to the drawing, thing that I have to remember for the next ones.

Than this afternoon I've done another one (from a painted reference) and it sucks too much to publish it hahah Hope to publish something better tomorrow

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Last but not least Saturday I forgot to publish the "magic looking" plants, hope you like it I also hope that you see them in a better quality than the stream

[WeirdOwl]

@chiara.arcidiaco happy you're enjoying Studio Ghibli movies! Those are the best in my opinion for creativity boosts. Let me know if you have questions about Japanese culture, I might be able to clarify (I lived in Japan for 3 years).

That's a really nice environment study! I really need to get on those (as you saw my environments suck )

[chiara.arcidiaco]

That it's crazy @WeirdOwl I didn't know that!!! That must have been an amazing life period, for me it's so far away that it's almost unbelievable also to have one week vacation there hahah so curious about that

I have to say that Marc is maybe too harsh with you, every stream he don't like them And as you said on your post I have to learn from @Vonschlippe too He is incredible, also his thumbnails are just, incredible hahah

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About this today I tried to do an environment with man made structure, I could say that it could be a failure haha but failure by failure maybe I would be better that before
I have to study more simple things and still understand how to work with brushstrokes, but it was very loose and funny in a sense.

Here the reference: https://www.pinterest.it/pin/571183165349419117/

[WeirdOwl]

Chiara believe me, living in Japan was just as crazy and unbelievable for me. I thought I'll never afford a vacation there. However, life works in mysterious ways and our biggest dreams come true if you don't spend your whole life on a couch waiting for an opportunity to come by

Strive for the impossible, and you'll get the best of the possible

Don't remember whose quote it is, but I like it.

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I like what you did with the environment. I agree, proper brush strokes are magic that is difficult to master. My only suggestion—add more blueish tints to the remote buildings maybe? To get that atmospheric perspective I failed on Saturday hehe.

[ghostmonster]

Really gorgeous work here. it plays to your strengths and it shows.

[chiara.arcidiaco]

@WeirdOwl this is incredible, I want to know more about it hahah
I wrote also this quote on a post it and put it on my Wacom And yes I almost forgot the atmospheric perspective, I was so focused on adding the blueish tint to shadows that my mind forgot the other one hahah

And thank you @ghostmonst3r, you're always very supportive

p.s. Sorry if I answer you lately maybe but I tried to make a unique post to not, post too much ahahah

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Here some late night studies done during these 3 days. Some rocks and landscape thumbnails, tell me maybe what you like the most (thumbnails are super sketchy, sorry haha)

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Here instead my today environment study from a drawing reference (still WIP).

Here is the reference: https://www.pinterest.it/pin/571183165349431196/

[chiara.arcidiaco]

Some progress here. Than I need to polish it more and maybe giving it some storytelling to change it a little bit, tell me what you think

P.S. on the left the reference, on the right my drawing

[WeirdOwl]

Oh! That's really good. You nailed it this time.

[design.liliarae]

That looks so great! I had to reread your post to figure out which one was the reference! Awesome work as always!

[IndrawnArt]

Already loved it at the live stream and it's great to look at it more closely now. Very well done.

[Frygidal]

You have some awesome stuff there Chiara, really enjoyed going through your thread and will happily serve with some support if needed!