Lady Medusa's Den

[Squibbit]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/c844ee76.jpg

wow, that eye looks great , the rest of the head too, the feathers might not hang down
if the creature's flying forward, though

odd looking creature, hehe



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[jmBoekestein]

Hey! Cool stuff, especially the second one. :thumbsup:

[LadyMedusa]

Thank you guys :)

You're right bout the feathers Sqib
Fixing them as we speak :)

[LadyMedusa]

a little update :)
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/flight-Wip3.jpg
Blocked in the man and made one of the feathers.
it's a phoenix feather, My brother suggested that :)
I also put in some subtle veins at the ear that he suggested, but I'ts probably not visible here.

(The man will get hair and clothes, don't worry)

[Rebeccak]

Hey, Lady M, good to see you getting your own thread going. :) Looking forward to seeing what develops! :)

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

[LadyMedusa]

Thank you Rebecca :)
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/flight-Wip4.jpg
Been working a little on the skin :)

[MichaelZHsee]

nice one lady medusa~especially the eye of the creature~i'll be looping around and see where ur leading this thread to:)

[LadyMedusa]

Thank you :)

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/flight-Wip5.jpg
The man finally got hair and clothes blocked in
Panu (squib) also noticed an error, I hope I fixed. the upper arm was a little too slim

[LadyMedusa]

Updatehttp://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/flight-Wip6.jpg
Remade the clouds and sky :)


And a Doodle
Mr. Crumblefog
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/crumblefog.jpg
Crumbleman following crumbles in the fog. He got nicknamed Mr.Crumblefog as he acctuallty followed crumbles in the fog pretty much all the time.

Just a doodle to get rid of my layerwhoring.
3 layers max, that's a new record :)
if only I manage to keep it that way...

[jmBoekestein]

You've got a nice eccentric style, this is going places. Good luck! :wavey:

[Squibbit]

And a Doodle
Mr. Crumblefog
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/crumblefog.jpg
Crumbleman following crumbles in the fog. He got nicknamed Mr.Crumblefog as he acctuallty followed crumbles in the fog pretty much all the time.


hahahaha , this is so cool !!!



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[LadyMedusa]

Thank you guys :)

[Agamemnwn]

great work valentina, Mr. Crumblefog is so cool :D .

[LadyMedusa]

Thank you aggie :)

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/flight-Wip7.jpg
Got the wing blocked in now, but I think I'll change it :/, that will be the hardest part in the image.
(included some close ups this time :))

[umbrellasky]

Looking good Valentina! I really like this creatures design, it's coming along great!. I'd like to see some of the clours from the sky flected into the creature a little, some of the oranges, only ever so sightly.

Wonderful work :)

[Loulu79]

And a Doodle
Mr. Crumblefog
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/crumblefog.jpg
Crumbleman following crumbles in the fog. He got nicknamed Mr.Crumblefog as he acctuallty followed crumbles in the fog pretty much all the time.

Just a doodle to get rid of my layerwhoring.
3 layers max, that's a new record :)
if only I manage to keep it that way...[/QUOTE]

I like Mr. Crumbleman too... ;)

[LadyMedusa]

Thank you ladies.
Will ad a little subtle reflection of the shy in the skin :)

[Rebeccak]

Lady M,

I think so many of your illustrations are charming and adorable...looking forward to seeing more! :thumbsup:

Cheers and Happy New Year! :)

~Rebeccak

[LadyMedusa]

Mrs. Crumblelost
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/crumblelost.jpg
Wandering around in the fog, Mrs. Crumblelost spreads crumbles to not get lost.
Mysterious as it is, she seems to get lost anyway.

Again, just a doodle to get rid of my layer-whoring habit :)
(Might post a tutorial on this one later)

Thank you Rebecca :)

[Euphrosyne]

Lovely whimsical creatures and landscapes. Your artwork makes me feel happy, thank you for the smiles. Keep them coming and have a Happy New Year!

[deaderthanred]

Mrs. Crumblelost really made me giggle.. i think it must be those french loaves:D cool stuff, keep posting

[Squibbit]

Mrs. Crumblelost
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/crumblelost.jpg
Wandering around in the fog, Mrs. Crumblelost spreads crumbles to not get lost.
Mysterious as it is, she seems to get lost anyway.



lol

:bowdown:


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[Loulu79]

Lol. I rEAlly love Mrs. Crumblelost.

I swear at at first that was Mr. Crumblefog...then when I do realized it's his wife...I thought she came out to get him! You know...because two of us ladies like Mr. Crumblefog...:applause:

Happy New Year!
See Your Works Now in 2006!

[LadyMedusa]

Thank you peope :)

[LadyMedusa]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/flight-Wip8.jpg
Worked more on the skin
After a little break I realize the clouds need more color, and that I need to give the guy attleast other colors to wear, and maybe other clothes

[LadyMedusa]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/flight-Wip9.jpg
Does Eye it seem overdone? Should I rather stick whit Eye II?

I gave the guy a new shirt and I'm working on some pants or shorts.

[umbrellasky]

I love the eye! :D So beautiful and realistic. I like his new clothing design :) Just not sure about the colours of his clothing?

Anyways this is coming along great!!

[LadyMedusa]

Thanks Madalaine, Trying to think what to do whit the colors now :/


http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/flight-Wip10.jpg
Gave hime new pants and gave him different ankle things

[umbrellasky]

Ooooo I really like his new trousers! I maybe a Green shirt? I'm not great with colour hehe but thought maybe a dark green shirt would work well with the green eye, but then again now sure if the green would go with the purple? hehe sorry I'm rambling.

Or maybe a gold shirt? I like the colour as it is but not sure if it suits the character.

Great work! Keep it going :)

[LadyMedusa]

Green might go, I think... I'll try it out :)
Gold wont though, the feather would be similar

Thanks for the comment :)

A Medusa:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/Medusa06.jpg
Was acctually just going to be an avatar, but I took a little too far.

The nose and the forhead annoys me a little. Maybe I'll make a backround later

[Squibbit]

wow looks great, i really like the highlights

very cute


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[Elsie]

Wonderful, charming work Valentina :) I am really impressed. I would be ecstatic to see you doing childrens books at some point, your slighly kooky style and painterly feel is so lovely. Can't wait to see more!

[umbrellasky]

Green might go, I think... I'll try it out :)
Gold wont though, the feather would be similar
:D

Ahhh yes I see I wan't completely sure about gold. I look forward to your next update :D

This painting is awsome!! Great interpretation! I love those eyes

[Loulu79]

Green might go, I think... I'll try it out :)
Gold wont though, the feather would be similar

Thanks for the comment :)

A Medusa:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/Medusa06.jpg
Was acctually just going to be an avatar, but I took a little too far.

The nose and the forhead annoys me a little. Maybe I'll make a backround later

Oh I remember this avatar...but she looks more grown up....Nice though... ;)

[MVDB]

You always draw such beauty eyes! Great!
*subscribing* Good thread.. :thumbsup:

[Digitalpaint]

Very good fantasy storybook illustrations



Flying creature:

I liked the little red feathers in your first version they fit in better

The eye is beautiful but it’s the only glass- or wet like feature.

How about making some wet highlights on the wings?



Really love the Crumble man paintings

[LadyMedusa]

Thanks guys and gals :)
I'm going to make a few changes on her though, try fix that nose and such :)

Arty2- Yeah, the red ones looked more neutral and comfortable to look at, but they don't give me this Phoenix feel. Might try to make them more orangish though and fix the tip of it.
Will definitly try put wet highlight on the wings :D

Warm Sunset:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/Red.jpg
heh, I hate titles >,<
Its just a doodle to get rid of my exaggerated use of layers
Looks like 3 will have to do :), was trying to push it to 2, but somehow didn't manage it ^^

[Agamemnwn]

great medusa valentina and the doodle is looking really cool i like the character :D

[Gord-MacDonald]

good work - the medussa portrait is very nice.

Gord

[Rebeccak]

Heya Lady M, :)

I always enjoy your work, and I love their whimsical quality. I think the new 'avatar' piece is really quite nice, and I can see you really pushing your skills further. One thing I would recommend is to work more from life or from Reference to get that added sense of believability to your work ~ you obviously have the painting skills, and just need I think to push your observational skills in terms of drawing people and animals. Do you have a local zoo? I know you're probably not one to like to look at confined animals, but it's good to go out and draw from real things every now and again. I need to do this more often myself. :D

Great to see your progress here, and definitely following your thread! :)

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

[LadyMedusa]

Thanks aggie and Gord :)

Rebecca: Thanks.
Nope, no zoos here. They do have some dead stuffed animals though, but I can't immagine that being the same. I live in the largest bird reservate in the area though :), so I'll definitly draw the birds that comes to visit my garden, allthough I know I should have more bipedal or 4 legged creatures to draw :/
A problem I got whit reference pictures is that I tend getting lost browsing pictures so I never start drawing ^^;; I'm trying to get rid of this "habit" though.
And that I exaggerate proportions based om what I'm thinking whitout knowing it at the moment I'm doing it... (that's what hapened to the austalian cranium in the anatomy thread for example) Also something I'm trying to get rid of. I should put on some music and think "what a nice song :)" instead of "what a large neck :S"

[Rebeccak]

Lady M,

Though you're not a beginner, you may wish to check out some of the exercises we've been doing in the Beginner's Lounge. Many of the folks there have progressed out of what I would consider to be 'Beginners' and have become quite accomplished with their digital representational skills. Take a look, there's quite a lot of inspiring work there:

Beginners' Lounge (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=297229)
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=297229

In particular, check out the exercises as posted in the first link. I think that doing Gesture drawings would take you far in terms of improving an overall sense of the figure. Given that you're already quite an accomplished painter, I think that having the underlying concepts of drawing the figure will only help both your figurative and character paintings. :)

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

[LadyMedusa]

Just felt the sudden urge to work a little more on this one :)
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/flight-Wip11.jpg
I remade the clouds, and i'm much more happy now :3
The feather has been softened a little so its more comfortable to look at, and looks more feathery.
Also worked on the dragons wing :). The muscle on the neck has been flattened a little as it was way too round to be realistic. I'll put some red in him/her once I'm finishe whit the skin :)
I also changed the color of the uniform top, and even if it is allmost the same color as the bottom, I don't think I'll change it that much.

--Edit--
allmost forgot this one
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/desert.jpg
Just a little experiment. Going to use only painter, and only the colors in the mixer, and its going to be somewhat futuristic.
(He's the soup delivery boy and he's out of "fuel". For some reason, soup has gotten insanely popular in the future...)
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Rebecca- Thank you :). Will certanly try them out :)

[LadyMedusa]

I'm back from my vacation in Venice (Italy) so this will be a little bigger upload.

Grape Tree Leaf
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/grapeleaf.jpg
What's an italian farm whitout grapes? Spechally one that makes a really good vine :D
Grape leafs are thin and incrediply soft for a leaf.

Olive tree leaf and clover
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/Olive-kloer.jpg
Olive leafs are somewhat pointy. The older (yellow) leafs gets really hard to the tip can even *sting* you.

There were other 3-leafed clovers aswell. The ones near the bungalow I lived in were heart shaped. The ones on the road to the beatch were darker and cone shaped whit lighter markings. The ones in my garden are rounder, so I guess there must be quite a lot of different clover types

Rose Leaf
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/Roseleaf.jpg
I also got to study some rose leafs.

Fig Leaf
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/fig-leaf.jpg
I love Figs and I like theyr trees aswell. The leafs are incredibly matte. The plant also "bleeds" a milky white liquid when you rip off a leaf.

Nuts
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/hazelnuts.jpg
Hazel Nuts :)

Grandma's Ear
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/grannys-ears.jpg
Every year we go to italy to see our grandma. This is her left ear, drawn from 2 slightly different angles.

My Hand Drawing My Hand
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/hand.jpg
This is what happens when you can't think of anything to draw, but really whant to draw.


Head Collector: Base idea sketch
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/HeadCollector_intsktch.jpg
I sketched one of the ideas I got. (yes, I removed some scribblings bellow "Head collector")

By the way, those two other WIP's in my previous post are scrapped

[LadyMedusa]

Hey people, I just wanted to post up my second ever oil painting, and It turned out far better than I tough it would :)

Grumpy Alien Man.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/AlienBoy.jpg
He were supposed to be "Sad Alien Man", but he ended up being grumpy instead ^^;.
Oh, well, In a way I'm glad he turned grumpy acctually. I tendt to get this icky feeling when I see paintings of sad people, as if they got no home, no food, no medical aid and no safety. But then again, sadness is a wery challengy emotion to paint for me, so I see that as a land mark, or "level up point".
Maybe he's not grumpy, maybe he's nervous sick, because he got a date whit that beautiful, nice female that lives next door :D... Now millions of little stories pop into my mind:)

[raultabajara]

i love the shade of the Eye of the dino. looks real to me!

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