Hoseman Art Blog

jmdt1983 2019-09-03 17:45:27 UTC #1

Hi all.
I just finished studying Art School this summer and yesterday tryed to make some magic boots for a personal project but I think I'm doing something wrong. I feel I draw maybe worst...
Here are some old arts but I would like to improve, less comic but I don't know how to make the lines not so visible... maybe I need more practice but I feel a bit sad now. I try to follow the steps, use the right colors, think of a hook, but I feel shame of that boots... Hope to come next month with better news, I need patience My old art:

jmdt1983 2019-09-11 16:12:03 UTC #3

I made some props for a personal project. Feel free to share your thoughts.

onceapollo 2019-09-11 20:42:28 UTC #4

Nice Prop progression and distinction of each potion by bottle shape and color

jmdt1983 2019-09-25 15:29:55 UTC #5

So I keep working on a personal project for a rpg tabletop game. This is for a card.

blvckmagic 2019-09-26 06:54:54 UTC #6

I LOVE the shapes for the bottles, but definitely feel like they would benefit from materials studies. You have good designs for them, but I think better rendering would sell them better!

You definitely seem more confident working without lines on those bears, good on you! How far did you end up going with the construction drawing for them before painting? I'm curious.

jmdt1983 2019-09-26 12:49:57 UTC #7

Thanks a lot @blvckmagic . It's true I need to work on materials and I have a very long path to follow if I wanna go better.
This are my concept and lines before working on colors, hope it helps answer your curiosity And yes, I feel more safe working on a piece without the lines as final (but I still love the "comic" or "manga" style with lines), is just that for some things is better that illustration feel without them.

blvckmagic 2019-10-03 01:38:02 UTC #8

Oh I only mentioned the lines because you said in your initial post you didn't feel comfortable without them. Its an important step to move beyond lines, at least in my opinion.
That does indeed answer my curiosity! I don't know how much feedback you're looking for, in terms of critique, but I recommend breaking down their form further into the base 3d shapes. There are a couple of things (especially for the faces) that aren't placed right that dont get caught when you draw what they look like, instead of how theyre built.