CGTalk - Anatomy Thread of Queensoul

Ego

10-14-2006, 08:19 PM

Wip of an image am doing. Submitted this as a filler to my eon challenge ;) Sort of a hail mary throw. Image is referenced from a picture of a little girl I saw lying around somewhere.
My original intent is to draw it for an oil painting. The original drawing is on a 80 by 110cm drawing paper to be transfered to canvas. I shot a picture of this and uploaded to photoshop.
http://www.queensoul.com/images/cgtalk/negsketch.jpg
http://www.queensoul.com/images/cgtalk/negstudy.jpg

Ego

10-14-2006, 08:28 PM

Hehe, my girlfreind told me it looks like she has breasts. Uoh OH; Must remember to work on those.

Corvax

10-14-2006, 08:39 PM

Hi QS

That’s a nice torso study you got there.:thumbsup:
I think the part between the ribcage and the pelvic area might be a bit elongated, and I think if you where to soften up the contour line on the left side of the image it might help to settle it back in space a bit – it’s just a bit contrasty right now.:)

I actually kind of like the texture that “drawing on the wrong side of the paper” gave you, it gives it a bit of character. I guess that what people call “happy accidents”:shrug: .

Nice stuff, keep it up.:)

Cheers - David René

Cris-Palomino

10-14-2006, 08:42 PM

Queensoul,

I hope someday, you finish that little girl as a pencil...it's got such a beautiful delicate quality to it. I like your painting, too...the chest area will work as you put in the tones and shadows, I think. There is something about the mouth that seems a little off, but it's very pretty.

Cris

SpiritDreamer

10-15-2006, 12:40 PM

Hi...QueenSoul....:bounce: :) :thumbsup:

Hope you are able to finish that little girl painting...has some really nice things happening in it.
Great job on those hands,face, and the colors throughout.....has that ONENESS..UNITY:applause:
TAKE CARE
Glenn

NR43

02-13-2007, 07:11 AM

Hey where are you?
I know your're here somewhere :)

pushav

03-02-2007, 10:44 PM

Nice start to the girl painting. I hope to see it finished also.

Ego

04-11-2007, 06:20 PM

Hey where are you?
I know your're here somewhere :)
Hi Spirit Dreamer, Corvax, Virgil, Cris, Digital Sol, everyone :D :D
Arrrrrrrrgg its nice to do some art again.
Here is what is currently on my easel. Beginning stages of a class project. I sure hope I can at least finish this one.
Oil on linen canvas. 40X50 CM
http://www.queensoul.com/images/irishgirlsm.jpg

Rebeccak

04-18-2007, 05:52 AM

Hey woman! You updated! What a gorgeous piece. I can really see you've come such a long way. Congratulations on your amazing progress! :)

SpiritDreamer

04-18-2007, 10:04 AM

HEY....QueenSoul...GREAT to see you back in action.....:thumbsup:

Going to have to start calling you...FRIDA OF THE NORTH... I THINK..:)
That face in your painting has the intensity of a FRIDA KAHLO, with a cooler temperature color palette....BEAUTIFUL INNER EMOTION CAPTURED....:applause: :thumbsup:
Can't wait to see how far you take this painting..:)
TAKE CARE
Glenn

Lemog

04-19-2007, 06:44 AM

Going to have to start calling you...FRIDA OF THE NORTH... I THINK..:)
That face in your painting has the intensity of a FRIDA KAHLO, with a cooler temperature color palette....BEAUTIFUL INNER EMOTION CAPTURED....:applause: :thumbsup:

You're totally right my friend... I've exactly the same feeling the first seconds I saw this painting... just for me "more modern" than Frida... so actual then...
I really appreciate... for me, certainly your best painting miss... keep the good mood... keep the good feeling... keep the emotion... http://forums.cgsociety.org/images/rating/rating_5.gif

Have a nice day Queenie :love:

Ego

04-19-2007, 03:23 PM

Awwww, thank you guys. I am really having fun whacking my canvas these days. Just trying to express myself.
I got accepted to attend studio escalier (http://www.studioescalier.com/) for 3 months in the Autumn. I sure hope to whip myself into enough shape to keep up with the artists there. The teachers will be Timothy Stotz, Nicole Michelle Tully, Ted Seth Jacobs and Anthony Ryder. With all that talent and my current apprenticeship with Miles Mathis, I hope to pick up a couple of things :D

SpiritDreamer

04-19-2007, 04:25 PM

HEY...QueenSoul....OUTSTANDING NEWS...:applause: :bounce: :thumbsup:

:buttrock: YOU'LL MANAGE IT...NO PROBLEM...:eek: :eek: ......A PIECE OF CAKE :scream::)

TAKE CARE
Glenn

Ego

04-29-2007, 05:48 AM

Thank you Glen :)
I started practising hard with every tool I have. I am practising my oil colors with many photos and live studies. Needless to say I have more photos than live models :)

My favorite cyber model is Sophie/lockstock at deviant art. I'll be doing a couple of art pieces with her as my model. I started an oil painting of one her images. But I decided to do something different, finish a complete study in painter using just the traditional oil paints in painter and do the same thing on linen canvas. I am just excited to see what the differences will be. Its just an experiment to see if this will be an efficient way for me to work.

I started with a sketch of the image, turned upside down in pure Betty style. I forgot the link to the Anat forum where we started studying that technique. But I'll find it and link it.
http://www.queensoul.com/images/digisketch.jpg

I started painting with a palette of Burnt umber, Yellow ochre, Alizarin crimson, Phtallo Blue, white, red, green ..and some other colors, I have to check the exact colors in painter.

WIP SHOT 1
http://www.queensoul.com/images/digistudy.jpg

I have to start laying in my background soon. So I can unify the rest of the image, before continuing.
Update coming soon.

Rebeccak

04-29-2007, 06:15 AM

Lovely stuff QS, particularly the digital painting - don't show that to your prof or he'll keel. ;)

Let us know how the Workshop goes, and for god's sake woman, TAKE PICTURES!!! :D

Womball

04-29-2007, 07:31 AM

The last wip is amazing! Did you use the original sketch as a basis or did you start a new base sketch seperately for the computer version?

Ego

04-29-2007, 08:00 AM

Thank you Becca and Womball.

I basically uploaded the original paper sketch. Duplicated it a couple of times and worked directly on one of the copies. This is the way I also approach it on canvas. I first make a completed drawing on the canvas. Then sketch it over with raw sienna or umber.
Here is the first time I saved it. You can still see my little tape of the drawing. (How dorky is that.) But I like the paper texture.
http://www.queensoul.com/images/sophiewip2.jpg

I still don't know how to make my own brushes in painter :p. So I still owe Robert (Lunatique) a beer for his paint brushes .

http://www.queensoul.com/images/screenie1.jpg

You can see Sophie next to my canvas. I want to change her features but I could not resist trying to get a resemblance, although that is not my primary concern. The goal is to experiment with the colors. So when layer one is completely filled in, I'll bring on the glazes.
I will change the background though. I just wanted to get away from that depressing gray :D

Rebeccak

04-29-2007, 06:20 PM

Ego

04-29-2007, 06:33 PM

That looks awesome QS. :) You could just clone stamp out the tape if you like - or alternately, marquee select an area of the paper a bit larger than the tape somewhere near that area and feather the selection a bit, then copy and paste the paper texture to cover the tape. Or, you could just paste a picture of Ronon on top - that always does the trick. :D

LOL!

Oh I am not worried about that tape. I always paint over it or just crop it away. Its already gone anyway with the irky temporary blue background which I am dying to paint on as soon as I know what I want to do with it.

Ohhh you said the R word. :D

Rebeccak

04-29-2007, 06:35 PM

LOL!
Ohhh you said the R word. :D
Hahahahahahaha! ;)

NR43

04-29-2007, 06:45 PM

wow
so good to see these updates!

one way of making brushes in Painter is with captured dabs.
Cris Palomino made a nice tutorial here (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=199&t=431203)

Ego

04-29-2007, 08:30 PM

wow
so good to see these updates!

one way of making brushes in Painter is with captured dabs.
Cris Palomino made a nice tutorial here (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=199&t=431203)

Thanks for the link Johan. I will go visit Cris.

Ego

11-23-2007, 02:20 PM

Wow, its been awhile since I updated this thread. The last three months I have been taking intensive drawing and painting classes at escalier studio in the south of France. It was a mind blowing experience.

Here are some works from that workshop. They were mostly unfinished but I am happy with what I learned in the process of executing the images.

http://www.queensoul.com/images/workshop/draw1.jpg
Charcoal on canson paper

http://www.queensoul.com/images/workshop/paint1.jpg

Oil on canvas.

http://www.queensoul.com/images/workshop/paint2.jpg

Oil on canvas.

http://www.queensoul.com/images/workshop/paint3.jpg

Oil on canvas.

Once again, thanks for taking a look. I missed this place.

Art2

11-23-2007, 02:34 PM

Wow, that's like 4 levels up Queenie! :drool::drool:
Your passion for art is admirable.
Those workshops must be awesome.

Waiting for more.

Lemog

11-23-2007, 03:02 PM

Very Nice... great progression...

sincerly BRAVO :thumbsup:

SpiritDreamer

11-23-2007, 03:15 PM

HEY.. QueenSoul ..:)

WOW...BIG LEAP FORWARD...AND HIGHER...:applause: :bounce: :thumbsup:
Colors, draftsmanship, light, shade, EMOTION, FEELING, STYLE ....GREAT :thumbsup:
GREAT to see you posting again also..:)
TAKE CARE
Glenn

Ego

11-23-2007, 04:52 PM

Thank you very much Marlon, Glenn, Lemog. It was a wonderful experience. France is so beautiful.

Rebeccak

11-23-2007, 08:34 PM

QS, I'm floored with your progress!!! :love:Such great stuff here - I am really excited for you, and have been anticipating this update for a long time. :) Hope to see more of your work soon!

Ego

11-24-2007, 07:16 AM

Hey Beccachick, great to see you again. How is the teaching gig going?

Rebeccak

11-25-2007, 03:58 AM

Hey pooks, all is well. :) Keeping busy running all around LA. So far, so fun. I'm proud of my students so far, and hoping for another good semester. Hope you'll post some of your pictures here (photos) as well!

Ego

04-01-2008, 05:35 PM

Hello guys, its been a long time since I had fun with my digital tablet. This is a study I did in painter and some photoshop for an oil painting. It was a drapery study The model is MarieCatherine (MC), a young and beautiful Canadian artist.
I started with a rough pencil sketch which I then scanned ( camera is broken) into photoshop. I rushed to complete this image for d'artiste but I was not able to bring it to a finish like I wanted to.

http://www.artquorum.com/images/Ego/emissarypencilsketch.jpg

http://features-temp.cgsociety.org/gallerycrits/68939/68939_1207066997_large.jpg

Deepam

04-01-2008, 10:02 PM

Hi Ego !!!

very interesting and beautiful thread to watch on, I like the paintings . . . specially

Fixed yet again. Down with wonky ears!

http://www.queensoul.com/images/cgtalk/kimmelclass/ofdw1d.jpg

keep more coming . . .

erilaz

04-01-2008, 10:32 PM

Hey awesomness! Love progression across the board! Your oils are so well executed, and you can see that foucs pulling into your digital stuff. Splendid!

Ego

04-02-2008, 09:09 AM

Hey, thanks Deepam and Martin.

I sure missed the sheer joy of just wacking away on the wacom. My new mantra: "I must nurture all the artists within me." :)

womanonfire

04-02-2008, 10:43 AM

hey Queensoul... long time :) I haven't been around much :/
Just had to say your recent paintings are so great! i love seeing how much you put into learning and practising. very inspirational!

Ego

04-02-2008, 11:22 AM

Hey womanonfire! Where have you been girl? Send me a pm, we need to catch up.

Tagger

04-02-2008, 11:33 AM

ego !

you know i'm already following your work since you started painting, back when you were affraid to post on cgtalk even ! and i must say that every time i see new stuff from you i keep getting impressed by the progress you're making. Nice that you took painting that serious and apparently those workshops are realy paying off. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

ps: omg, WoF is alive ... ALIIIIVVEEE

Rebeccak

04-02-2008, 05:14 PM

Hey Queenie, nice to see you popping in. :) I think this last piece shows great improvement and it's good to see you doing digis again. :)

If I may crit a bit, I'd say the arm on the right needs a bit of work, as it seems a little stiff compared to the other arm. I love the way you've painted the face! I'd like to see the same fluidity carried over into the drapery as well - maybe a little more hue variation to enliven the cloth a bit more, or slightly more dramatic lights and darks. Overall a strong piece, hope to see more. :)

SpiritDreamer

04-03-2008, 12:25 PM

Hi ...QueenSoul...:) ....GREAT TO SEE YOUR LATEST..:thumbsup:

I was thinking that maybe a little of that cloth color reflected onto her skin, might unify the painting more...looks a little cutout/flat around the face area on the side where the cloth is pulled up against her face,..a little reflected color cast on the shadow side of her face might give the extra depth needed in that area.
Also the focal point of the painting is her face, ..so you might want to create some crisp edges on the cloth in that area..bringing the cloth into focus more in the focal point of the painting..and around the hands also maybe..Just a couple of thoughts that might be of use to you.
ANYWAY,...REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING MORE OF YOUR WORK..AND THE BEAUTIFUL PROGRESS THAT'S HAPPENING WITH IT..:) :thumbsup:
TAKE CARE
Glenn