Dan Tedde - Art School Journey

Lockenheim 2022-04-11 13:31:38 UTC #21

Wow these are fantastic! Especially the value studies. Very well executed! Glad to see your work again after taking care of yourself!

danilo_tedde 2022-04-17 07:14:36 UTC #22

Finished both of the portraits.
I feel like the weakest part is the cheek/mouth area. Its hard to understand its form, so it ended up looking kinda flat, especially the cheek bone.
If anyone have critiques, please dont hesitate to say!

Lockenheim 2022-04-19 14:28:40 UTC #23

Very nice work! I think you did a really good job with these portraits! I can see how the portrait with the lady with the stick in her mouth would be hard to paint the cheek area well. You might already know about this resource but I find it helps me quite a bit.

https://williamnguyen.artstation.com/projects/6a0Par

gregorya 2022-04-21 16:36:26 UTC #24

These are very good studies. Keep it up.

alwaysneedsleep 2022-05-06 03:48:07 UTC #25

Great portraits @danilo_tedde, I esp like Nezuko. One thing I noticed about the 2nd portrait however is the right eye looks a little off. To me eye is too forward, it needs to be pushed back in a tiny bit it, it gives the feeling that the eye is surface level with the face instead of in a socket if you know what I mean. See below.

Other than this looks great, you have a really good understanding of values, I’m esp a big fan of your landscapes love it!

danilo_tedde 2022-05-07 23:15:19 UTC #26

Oh I see that! I think I tend to do that on 3/4 portraits - push the eye too far to the side of the face making it look kinda "flat". Im gonna keep that in mind for the next portraits.
Thanks for the words and feedback, it helps a lot!

000_peanut 2022-05-08 14:08:11 UTC #27

Imagine if both of them have red pupils..
Great work btw dan. Thank you for the suggestions too..

danilo_tedde 2022-05-15 22:14:27 UTC #28

Well, its been a long time since I dont update this, but I've been drawing during this period. Im gonna try to be more consistent uploading the studies throughout the days, instead of just posting a bunch of stuff every 4 weeks (like Im doing right now lol).

If you have any feedback or tips that you think it could help me improve the studies, please dont hesitate saying!

Anyways, here are some portrait quick studies:

Some 3 point perspective studies (still need to do more of these)

Here is a drawing that I liked and will probably finish in the next days/weeks:

And a full illustration that Im working on (and struggling a lot with the rendering)

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TW: BLOOD
And a Jinx taking a selfie after... well...
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Apath 2022-05-16 04:35:22 UTC #29

Overall, I would say that these are some really great and solid studies. especially the portrait ones. If there's one thing, these pieces could use some more contrast in values. Keep up the great work! :))

000_peanut 2022-05-16 08:34:56 UTC #30

these are all great stuff!!!!!!!
10/10..

alwaysneedsleep 2022-05-16 12:13:10 UTC #31

Cool picture, I especially like the pops of colour, really draws you into the eyes then the blood

alwaysneedsleep 2022-05-16 12:15:29 UTC #32

You’ve really improved on your portraits @danilo_tedde. They look awesome

danilo_tedde 2022-05-17 09:25:05 UTC #33

@000_peanut @alwaysneedsleep Thanks a lot!
@Apath TY! And yes, I can see that. Since I start with low contrast on values and work building it up, sometimes I dont push it far enough. I will try to gradually push a little bit more for the next ones. Thanks for the feedback!!

Lockenheim 2022-05-20 13:46:12 UTC #34

Wow, just wow! These portraits are so on point, you are totally nailing the planes and the values. These look so good. Likeness is good to I know the photo you used for the one in the bottom right! I really love your style. You are way beyond my level I have nothing of value to add just wanted you to know you are killing it. Keep it up!

danilo_tedde 2022-05-21 06:27:24 UTC #35

Thank you so much Lock, that means a lot! I see you in most topics, helping everyone, its really good to have someone like you in the community!!

Lockenheim 2022-05-21 12:45:12 UTC #36

Thank you so much for the kind words. I'm still pretty new so I don't always have something to add. But I know the power of a kind word. I have people in my life who never believed in me and never supported me. Sometimes all it takes to be successful is a little encouragement. Keep up the great work!

danilo_tedde 2022-05-22 21:38:35 UTC #37

I finally finished the cat stealing fish art. It helped me to understand better some parts of the process. The render was the hardest part by far - I felt lost/like I didnt really knew what I was doing a few times during the painting process. I feel like I could've done better, but overall Im somewhat satisfied with the final result since I didnt start studying color theory/composition yet.

Im starting to feel like moving to Term 3 now, will finish the last 4 and 5 points perspective assignments and move on.

Here is the final image and the process:

gregorya 2022-05-23 20:22:38 UTC #38

You are making excellent progress. I like the motion blur. It's a nice touch.

alwaysneedsleep 2022-05-24 05:55:09 UTC #39

This looks sick @danilo_tedde. Top work

000_peanut 2022-05-24 14:13:17 UTC #40

Don't mind me, just admiring your work..