Patricia - Art School Journey

gregorya 2023-05-08 22:12:51 UTC #101

I really like your thumbnail sketches and grayscale.
The progression of the mermaid queen as she gets more corrupted.

alwaysneedsleep 2023-05-09 11:58:32 UTC #102

Love this concept art @patrycja.lerch.

patrycja.lerch 2023-05-09 19:24:17 UTC #103

Thank you @gregorya and @alwaysneedsleep!

I started cleaning up illustration. I struggled a lot making queen's left hand. I was trying to go for something different but I couldn't draw it well. I will have to work on bubble people arms. I am not planning to make lad's legs very visible so I don't wanna think about them. Now I noticed how weird man's arm looks I will have to move it and tilt his head

Today I was setting up social media accounts and that thing is tiring! I need to figure out how this stuff works as I've never used them much. Managing this stuff is going to be pain. I need to work out some schedule and approach to keep it healthy for myself.

mitsuki-youko 2023-05-09 19:54:43 UTC #104

oooh this looks so good!

good luck on setting up ur socials

patrycja.lerch 2023-05-10 17:42:34 UTC #105

Thank you @mitsuki-youko!

Cleaned version with flats. I don't know if I will keep this colors. It is my first colored piece with so many characters. I changed them a lot. They will look different when I will set up lights and mood. Pink mermaid was blonde at first to push 'human' look but I switched to this to match her sister. I will try thinking about this later.

I need to make a list of thing I forget doing; I keep ignoring the fact that thumbs exist.

mitsuki-youko 2023-05-10 20:10:56 UTC #106

hmm perhaps she should have some scales on her arms since we arent rly seeing her tail and therefore might have a hard time telling that she is a mermaid imo
but this looks rly nice!!

alwaysneedsleep 2023-05-10 21:59:50 UTC #107

Wow nice work with this one @patrycia. Can wait to see what it looks like once you apply highlights and shadows.

playforwho89 2023-05-10 22:47:58 UTC #108

Hey great work I Especially like the hands they look very expressive.

patrycja.lerch 2023-05-11 11:08:14 UTC #109

Thank you @mitsuki-youko @alwaysneedsleep and @playforwho89!

That's a good idea! I think I will do it

Can't wait to start shading

Norma 2023-05-11 16:24:23 UTC #110

Is it intentional that the queen's right eye on the outer edge is set a little higher than the left? (To give her an evil apperarance or so.)

gregorya 2023-05-11 16:30:23 UTC #111

I like the picture so far. It looks like it's just her hands and head.

patrycja.lerch 2023-05-11 18:24:39 UTC #112

Thank you @norma! It is just my astigmatism. I will try correcting it
Thank you @gregorya!

patrycja.lerch 2023-05-12 18:44:52 UTC #113

This piece is so big! I started shading and I hate so many things about it. I will be slowly adding details and I have to rework some parts. It is much more easier for me to shade someone who has blue skin than natural tones. For now I am satisfied with pink hair and queen's horns. I am gettiing lost with layers there is so many of them at least I have grouped each character. I keep ignoring that bubble will cover her chest

I was curious how queen would look like with hair. I assumed that horns will cover her whole head but she has smaller horns on before stage. I am aware that some thing are slightly wrong on sketches. Still keep cleaning up concepts

Have a good day!

NikoM 2023-05-12 19:32:35 UTC #114

Awesome! I especially like the sketches
If you accept feedback for the lower piece: I think the main character controlling the glass sphere is getting a bit hard to read. Maybe you can introduce some lighter values?
Stil, better than anything I have ever done, so take my advice with caution . Keep it up!

patrycja.lerch 2023-05-12 19:59:21 UTC #115

Thank you @NikoM! I am always glad to hear feedback and critique
I am trying to figure out layer styles for setting the mood and I haven't set lights yet so it will lighten up. I will do something with background to make it pop as well

mitsuki-youko 2023-05-12 21:45:06 UTC #116

eyy looking good so far!

i would say that the queen blends into the bg too much, maybe give her edges a bit of rim/bounce light here and there?

Value check:

other than that it looks awesome

patrycja.lerch 2023-05-13 07:24:25 UTC #117

Thank you @mitsuki-youko! I am working on it. I will do lights on the edges

patrycja.lerch 2023-05-14 17:11:45 UTC #118

Queen's 'before' look I had not planned such colors but I just have to make every character blue... I tried adjusting them a bit later but I didn't like it so I left it like that. I thought about making gold pieces silver but it all blended so I left it gold (it was even pinkish gold but it was too flashy). I found scales brush but it didn't match my painterly style so I added random splashes. I am pretty satisfied with this render. I want to focus more on her end look.

Should I cover her more? I tried adding some stuff on torso but I didn't like it so it is just scales.

Illustration I addded lights. I don't know if rim light is correct. I noticed that I have no idea how water looks like. I want to add some mist but it gets blurry. I need to study special effects. I am considering changing curtains color.

pretzel 2023-05-14 17:41:31 UTC #119

This looks even better with every update. I love it. Keep it up!

mitsuki-youko 2023-05-14 17:47:32 UTC #120

ooh i really like the blue + gold! makes her feel super royal XD

hmm you could try out some different clothing designs and see which ones u like more but i think she looks alright for a mermaid :3

try drawing some mist and then lowering the opacity and playing with the blending modes. might accidentally find out how to make it look the way u want it to look