WIP: Heart Taker.

[W-I-L]

if you can actually finnish the painting of her without getting too distracted by her alluring eyes then it will be a complete sucess in my opinion:D

[FlaminGlow]

:thumbsup: you are right W-I-L and about her i think that every part does distracts me i will have a hard times trying to focus and finish it.:D

[eishiya]

I really don't think you should trace. If you want to improve at all or to test your skills, then don't trace. Look at the picture and draw what you see, or perhaps use the grid method if you just can't get it at all, but tracing will get you nowhere.

[FlaminGlow]

Starting the background with some clouds concept:

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/1111/wip1rk7.jpg

[FlaminGlow]

O.K as simple as it appears here is the last concept i'll start detailing it first and after that i'll start the character:

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/4779/wip2ed5.jpg

[FlaminGlow]

Still in Line art:

http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/5692/wip3za1.jpg

[Thecla]

ooh nice concept :)
I like the hearth branches :)

[FlaminGlow]

thanks for comments, starting coloring:

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/9520/wip4qv9.jpg

[FlaminGlow]

blocking the character colors, after this process -which makes the work 75% easier- i will start detailing:

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/8868/wip5hh8.jpg

[FlaminGlow]

O.k here is the last coloring blocks, the red hearts are only concept if i will create them later i will take more time to do them and enhance there shapes and color blends, the branches should also be enhanced:

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/3439/wip6zz0.jpg

[FlaminGlow]

some updates:

http://img451.imageshack.us/img451/1971/wip7hn3.jpg

[FlaminGlow]

here is my final heart taker:

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/7103/hearttakerph8.jpg

[FlaminGlow]

any comments? i know it is kind of fast work. :blush:

[Pherbis]

I think the face looks great but it looks like you gave up on the hair, and that keeps atracting my attention. I think if you spend a little more time on the hair this will turn out to be a great piece. Also i'm not too keen on the heart on her chest- i'd suggest maybe keeping the chain as in the original photo and then putting a heart as the pendant.

[FlaminGlow]

Pherbis, your ideas are right the hair is a very fast work i still don't know exactly how artists creat realistic hairs, i'll see what i can do, i don't have much time actually and this what makes me do it fast.
Pherbis : i'd suggest maybe keeping the chain as in the original photo and then putting a heart as the pendant.

absolutely better. agreed. :)

[FlaminGlow]

updates to the final:

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/7694/wip9uk7.jpg

[RalphDamiani]

The heart looks much better. The hair could still use some work.

Here's a tutorial you might find useful:

http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=3174

[Pherbis]

Agreed, the necklace looks ten times better. Nice link RalphD. Looking forward to updates!!

[FlaminGlow]

here is what i've got so far, BTW the tutorial was big help:

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/6366/wip11tq4.jpg

[RalphDamiani]

Flaming, the hair is a big improvement! However, the only reason it doesn't look spot on right now is because of the confusing light sources in your scene. How many are there? There's the lit sky, there's another on the left, casting shadows on the face, there's another on the right casting light on the hair and hand. An abundance of light sources in close up shots like this detach from the sense of the depth you'd have otherwise.

You might want to be careful with your whites as well, look how much space the white claims on your canvas, distracting the viewer from the attractiveness of all other colour.

You could consider picking one or two light sources, a primary and a secondary and sticking to them. If you choose to illuminate her face directly, you might want to tone down your background, so they don't compete. Leave the details to the foreground, where you want your viewer to spend more time.

I made a quick paintover to illustrate what I mean. I picked the backlight as the main light source, which may not be what you envisioned, but it's an example only. I also added some magenta from the background to her skintone and hair and I added blue to the shadows so the composition doesn't look so monochromatic. The blue also helps enhancing the warm tones used all over the place. I didn't mean to completely smudge your tree things on the back, but I think their details are a bit too distractive and thereby competes with your center of interest, your model.

Notice also that with the white gone, now the sky is far more dramatic.

I hope that helps somehow. =)

http://xs106.xs.to/xs106/06373/wip11tq4b.jpg

[FlaminGlow]

Hi your fixes where so great i like the way light comes from background and darken the model, it is sometimes better to get out of what we know, i like photorealistic things more than other thats what makes me follow photos more than trying to do my own, i think whatever we know nothing will go beyond the nature and even so it is from it somehow.

your image is better with the lighting.:thumbsup:

[RalphDamiani]

I'm very fond of realism too Flaminglow. My favorite painters are dutch painters with great knowledge of light and shadow and the portrayal of realism. However, not always what works for a photograph will work for a painting, especially in the case of portraits. It's very difficult to attain the level of detail and variation you can get from a close up photo, it takes alot of practise. You need to also consider that like paintings, photographs can be dull and uninteresting if taken by an amateur photographer. They may not be the best sources for your composition (other than reference).

However, with some study of colour and light you can create very pleasant images based on photographs without the need to go nuts on the details or attempts of replication. Don't be hesitant to play around with them. :)

[FlaminGlow]

thanks Rafael, I'll wait for the next CG challenge wich will give the opportunity to do some more stuff, thanks again and see you there mate.:buttrock:

[General Midi]

Wel, hope noone read what I just wrote here. bogus...:D cary on guys

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