Jasmine - Art School Journey

[mitsuki-youko]

oooh love the colors!!!!

I really love the glowing tattoos of A.

Clothing wise, i like the B the most

[phamster345]

B and C are tied for me because the color palette and contrasting light and dark values help move my eyes around the upper torso from her right waist to her right shoulder to her face and to her left shoulder and then all the way around again.
I like B because the grey hoody contrasts with her red mask, allowing me to focus on her face and wonder where she comes from. However, I also do like C for the red motif due to the red hoody, red tattoo, and red mask.
I would rank D behind B and C because I like the idea of an all red outfit.

[jasminerosepowell]

thank you for your opinion i appreciate it!

[jasminerosepowell]

today's study, i used ahmed aldoori's rendering skin technique and it reminded me of when i first tried this last year in april and i was frustrated with the outcome fast forward to now and i am understanding a lot more and happier with the outcome.

[mitsuki-youko]

YOO your colors are so crisp Mmmmm~!

*chef's kiss

This is so pretty omg

[jasminerosepowell]

thank youuu

[jasminerosepowell]

These were the only things i have drawn in the past 2 weeks. My interest for art has just randomly gone away and i don't understand why. It's not even art block I just cannot be bothered to draw anymore i think it may be due to feeling lost with my progression. I am starting the fundamentals of character design course at CG master academy next month so I hope that really helps me with my motivation

if anyone has any suggestions for what they do to find inspiration or get their interest back.

[mitsuki-youko]

if anyone has any suggestions for what they do to find inspiration or get their interest back.

hmm what's ur fav thing to draw? try drawing that - try drawing something that will make u happy like for example for me, i love my characters and i'd draw them cus i wanna c em again - or listen to some songs that remind u of things ur character'd do or even actiony scenes, etc

[jasminerosepowell]

thats such a good idea, thank you!

[Mason_]

Daaamn. That's alot of improvement, well done!

As sort of "trick" for motivation is to think, "Just 5 minutes." - as five minutes is easy to commit to. But, as you enjoy yourself, you'll often find that you keep going as for much longer. You just need to get your foot in the door.

[Gordon003]

other artists already offered great tips on dealing with loss of motivation but I feel it's mostly for short-term or just a quick loss of motivation for about 5 minutes.

If it's long-term (like say around 3 months and this keeps happening again and again), then it's best to not do art at all and just go and explore around place you found inspiration at. Sometime, we have to go back to what got us into art in the first place.

For example, I do cartoon cars but I sometime forgot why i like doing cars in the first time. it wasn't till I saw a random car show when I saw some exotic cars which made me remember why i drew cars in the first place. And bam, there goes my motivation to draw cars again!

There are many other ways of combatting your lost feeling/motivation but the key things like others has said is to find out why you like drawing in the first place.

[jasminerosepowell]

@Mason_ thank you i began to do this and i think it helped just getting used to drawing again

@gordon003 i think that's why it went on for a while since i didn't try to push it and found other hobbies. thank you!

just some studies. taking it slow. i have two weeks till i start a new course. it could help with motivation having a teacher that is inspired and motivated guide me can help remind me of my love for art? who knows.

[snakker]

Yo great work as always! I really like these last couple figures, there's this level of detail play going on that is very appealing - the faces being more detailed overall, the hand and feet posed nicely and the dynamism of the poses reads through very well!

Only thing I'm not sure about is weather or not the female's hips should be at more of an angle or not

cheers and keep up the great work!

[jasminerosepowell]

@snakker thankyou ! and yes looking at it now perhaps you are right about the hips, thank you for the feedback.

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OC: Ara (Arakan)
link to the full character exploration on my website: https://jasroseart.myportfolio.com/arakan-character-design

I don't believe I'd posted the updated version of her recent design and character exploration, the last part of her design i'll do a fully rendered piece and perhaps work on a cool background.

There will finally be an art event in London called Concept101 that i hope to attend and get some portfolio critiques/network as it has been a while. (I'm not sure if anyone that interacts w my posts is living in UK or Europe but thought i'd mention it)

[mitsuki-youko]

oooh this looks really cool and
concept 101 sounds really fun! hope you have fun

[jasminerosepowell]

Thank youu!!

[patrycja.lerch]

This looks great! I like this flames on hair
This poses look so nice but they blend with background. You can put some highlights on edges or make it as it is on a backview.
Have fun on Concept 101!

[jasminerosepowell]

@patrycja.lerch thank you so much ! i appreciate the feedback and will definitely make the poses stand out more against the background.

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Quick ideations for a revamp of an old character design. I like the hair on numbers 8 and 11 and the costume designs on 2, 7 9 and 10. Opinions welcome.

OC: Rikah, 17. Sweet, Single-minded, enthusiastic character (she is the main character)

[mitsuki-youko]

my fav is 2 and 12 cus i feel like that looks like it'd fit her personality but all the designs look rly good!

[patrycja.lerch]

Every costume looks nice! My favourite is 10 but it doesn't fit the character I think.
2 looks nice for enthusiastic one but pose also influences that. I like the ones with uneven leg clothing. Bottom from 9 with a different top
Idea with heart shaped hair is great!