HANDRO - Art Journey

Julia_J 2021-03-27 07:11:16 UTC #41

The expression is great.

HANDRO 2021-03-31 10:29:12 UTC #42

So this week, i've been dabbling with composition in landscapes (Thumbnails so far) and a figure drawing (just redrawing an old unfinished piece). See below and let me know what you think.

Julia_J 2021-03-31 12:35:39 UTC #43

I really like the first one, speaks to me.

dangras-almeida 2021-04-01 11:13:13 UTC #44

Same as @Julia_J here. Really like the first one. I also like the second one (and how you have something blurred in the very first plane of the shot).

The pose and anatomy of the character look awesome!
But, her face feels a bit too big for her head? But maybe that an intentional style, tho. Maybe just pushing the jaw line a bit down could already help balance things out a bit?

HANDRO 2021-04-01 21:14:08 UTC #45

@Julia_J @dangras-almeida
I decided to work on that one for now (1st one) trying out the perspective tool (its pretty cool). regarding the second, it wasnt really my intention to make it blurry - just turned down the lines and applied some color to get a sense of how the lighting would work in the picture.
I'm still working on the overall forms for this piece so ill post when I have something more refined to show.

For the figure I see what you mean. - what you see there was just a rough sketch to get the placement. take a look at the figure below and let me know what you think now.

Julia_J 2021-04-02 06:32:40 UTC #46

The anatomy looks good
I am not quite sure about the face, seems too big for the head?
But the line work is really neat

HANDRO 2021-04-02 11:36:18 UTC #47

ill see what it looks like smaller, hopefully it doesn't look weird. thanks.

dangras-almeida 2021-04-02 17:24:31 UTC #48

Oh wow, the anatomy here is so great! Congrats!
And I agree with @Julia_J on the face. Still think everything feels a bit too big. Especially her left eye and the nose. The eye also feels a bit too close to the other one.
But overall, the pose here looks awesome. Nicely done 💙

HANDRO 2021-04-05 23:56:13 UTC #49

So over the weekend I worked on the landscape piece (I used every bit of brain power I could muster) and got this (below). But I don't like the overall look to it - I want a more painterly look.So I'm going to scrap it and focus more on values as opposed to lines. I'm terrible at this so it will be a learning experience

Julia_J 2021-04-06 05:22:46 UTC #50

You could still transform it into something more painterly Looks cool!
Just one thing: is it possible that the vertical lines are a little bit off?

HANDRO 2021-04-06 10:14:13 UTC #51

hey @Julia_J, yeah they are - they are not supposed to be completely straight. I actually used the perspective tool V2 for the reference lines (mainly because I wanted to get familiar with the tool). In hindsight it should have just been done with 2 point instead of trying to force 3 point but I got carried away with the tool. .

Also, taking some time to reflect on this - I don't think its a waste, I used lines to help me understand the forms in the buildings better because I have trouble with them. however the original goal for this piece was to create a conceptual piece - for that I think the lines take away from the goal since it more rigidly creates form. So I don't think using lines to depict or understand landscape will help with that (for buildings - yes).

All that said (if you got this far, thanks for reading), I'm not done working on this piece - I just want to approach the organic landscape with a different style.

Julia_J 2021-04-06 10:21:03 UTC #52

Yeah makes sense! I'd love to see it finished some time, but also looking forward to your organic landscape!

Vonschlippe 2021-04-06 16:00:32 UTC #53

Hey Handro!

Glad you're onboard the Perspective Tool v2 hypetrain. It helped me understand a lot of things and it's an incredible help when making perspective corrections.

Something Marc does not mention in his videos is that any composition that has the horizon in the shot is unlikely to benefit from a 3rd vanishing point. In fact, 2P or 4P is the way to go in those cases - his own demo has huge distortions in areas from ignoring this soft rule.

Use 3P perspective for anything that is vaguely isometric, but still converges. No horizon in the shot. Think Diablo III's angle, where things converge but not too much, like the brickwork and pillars on this bridge. This is where 3P feels strongest.

You are correct that lining a sketch will make it go away from the painterly look. You can still use your perspective guides to inform you on how to correct a sketch. Values are the way to go for landscapes!

Great work, keep it up!

HANDRO 2021-04-06 19:51:02 UTC #54

Thanks. Von,

Yeah, the tool is so cool - I found it tedious to approach perspective because I didn't want to spend time focusing on it (childish I know). that's why I like the tool.

I'll keep that rule in mind as I move forward with landscapes and architecture.

HANDRO 2021-04-07 19:54:59 UTC #55

So I finished this piece.

@Julia_J, @dangras-almeida let me know what you think, I adjusted the face and made it smaller.

Julia_J 2021-04-08 09:24:16 UTC #56

Yes! Much better!!

dangras-almeida 2021-04-08 18:44:13 UTC #57

Oh Wow!!! Those colors, soooo nice!
And the texture on the uniform is so cool, too!!! Congrats!!!! And good job on the adjustments

HANDRO 2021-04-12 19:30:39 UTC #58

So I've been kinda busy this past week, didn't have anything real solid to post as progress. I decided to stop working on the landscapae stuff for a few weeks and participate in the Rocket Girl Pinup Challenge - Only have the pose so far but will post when I have more progress.

In the meantime I worked on a quick portrait/ color study to tick off the "completed assignment" for the week. Let me know what you think.

Frygidal 2021-04-12 21:54:37 UTC #59

The poste and anatomy are really great, but the head is kinda small, check this out, I have enlarged in a little:

Portrait looks really good, from hair rendering I see you watch samdoesart

HANDRO 2021-04-12 22:04:16 UTC #60

yes I like his art style - he plays with textures in a different way from what ive seen others do. reminds me of Roy Lichtenstein's Pop Art but in a digital era.

LOL regarding the head I had others tell me I had it too big. I think at this point it depends on how far you want to stray from the realistic aesthetic. thanks though - I originally drew the head larger so this helps.