Haiths art Doodles

[haith92]

attempting a different method for lineart :)

[haith92]

[haith92]

[malcom]

I like the new face. I think you can push the lighting on the hair more though as well as adding more rim light the her back to separate her more from the background. When I squint my eyes, the values of the back and the purple squares seem to close and tend to blend with eachother.

[haith92]

Thanks yeah I’ll see what I can do I’m trying to do one study a week and turn it into a piece that’s why I didn’t really push on the hair but now hearing that you r right might as well adjust a bit before posting it XD

[haith92]

another portrait study kinda liking how this turned out but still need to push further

[haith92]

trying something a bit different

[malcom]

Nice work bro.

[haith92]

Thanks man, I always find myself in this position I wanna draw and paint in this style but one of my dreams is to get into the industry and get to the point where I can make splashart but this style doesn’t really fit 😓, but I really enjoy it but at the same time I really wanna work as an illustrator in a studio so it’s kind of a pain. 😭

[malcom]

I understand what you mean seeing as I'm kinda in the same boat. I'll be honest this is a hard position t be in. I know some others would just say, "welp if its your dream then you have to do what you have to do" Which kinda translates to drop your own style and do this other one( or do what like on the side but for work you gotta do things another way). If the splash art style is not for you then you might have to think of something else but I know its not as easy.

What studio or studios would you like to work at?
From that answer, you can try to push one painting to that level of quality and see if its fun. You'll really have to think about it. Maybe try doing 3.
AS of right now I would say your kinda close to the old Riot games splash art style. Backgrounds aren't super detailed and mostly painterly and the characters ofc are the main focus(backgrounds are still blurred but a little more detailed than older works in my opinion). Pushing yourself to current Riot games(only using riot since you've done lots of fan art) you'll really have to push your material definition as well as having less visible brush strokes. Of course in some arena's you'll see some brush strokes but they seem to be contained in clean shapes. Another thing I noticed with riot splash paintings is that they seem to be using some kind of sharpen feature. I believe this is something done towards to end of the painting from another artist I heard talking about this. Posing and perspective is another thing you can focus on. The last sketch you did reminds me of the "Battle Academia Katarina" piece done by Atey Ghailan. So maybe you can make that sketch into a bigger painting. The last thing you can work on is your lighting which I notice your already doing. You seem to be moving in the right direction here.

You have to honestly ask yourself if the dream you have is really what you want and if it is, go for it. Find your fun in making those kind of detailed splash paintings.

This of course is just my opinion. Do what feels right for you. This is something I tried and now I'm moving in another direction that is hopefully better for myself.

Sorry for the essay answer. this is something I can talk about for ages I feel lol There were other things I could've added but I was like this is getting to long.

[haith92]

not at all man thanks for taking the time, im the same i can keep talking forever on this XD.
its just that ive just turned 29 and im kinda freaking out since i see all these young artists starting careers so early while im here struggling. ive tried alot of things from mentorships to online and in person classes even went to THU twice to network but nothing seems to give me that push to get my foot in the door :(. I know myself im way more active and enjoy work and studies when im in an enviroment like a class so im wishing to just get the chance to work at a studio and i know ill just go crazy in leveling up its just that i cant seem to get the chance. and of course i get it studios are looking for people who can do the work, but ive been told that my work is good enough to get hired its just that i need more work, but at the same time im a full time worker so the process is super slow plus i dont know studios that i fit into with my style. for example i really wanted to join the artwar for years now but it just takes me forever since i have to work :(. so this is where im at now, trying to push myself to produce something once a week and increase from there but its also looking really tough.

also super long talk XD

[malcom]

I totally get it. For now they best we can do is just enjoy the process and keep going. That sounds like the boring answer but it seems like the only thing we can do for now. I do see your improvement from older pieces to now. I can tell your advancing more an more.

[haith92]

thanks man, the other thing is ive talked to rioters during my time at THU and they gave mixed messages. some told me my work is to anime, when i clearly been copying Kiennan lafferty XD.
the other told me its ok to have your own style eventually itll get there.

on the other hand riot is one of my higher goals but i dont mind working in a small studio and building myself its just i cant seem to find any XD

[haith92]

sometimes i think maybe i should just do concept art might be a bit easier to get in that way then ill work on illustrations

[malcom]

Ok I can see the confusion there.
You can definitely try concept art and move to illustration later. Others have done the same. Both are still hard at the end of the day.

[haith92]

true but when it comes to time i feel like concept art can be done a bit faster, just from that point of view never underestimate the work that goes into concept art XD

[haith92]

adjusted some more now just gotta clean the lineart and add flat colors :)

[haith92]

slowly losing my sanity XD

[malcom]

I think you need some miner adjustments. I assume you having the legs swing slightly into the background instead of being straight. That's a bit challenging to get so reference will be helpful there. I think the current face you have now works best because she is looking directly at the camera instead of away which drags our eyes away to nowhere land. Honestly not sure about the hair styles. All 3 have been cool in my opinion so either is fine.

[haith92]

Thanks for taking the time, yeah u r right, I still feel like I should go back a bit with her leaning back I feel it gives personality to her, I just went completely mad since I spent 2 hrs in the morning trying to adjust the face, it’s always the face man 😞, and when I paint I’m
Sure it’s gonna change completely and I don’t want that to happen I always lose my sketch when I paint 😓