Character - SummerGirl

[ken]

what a nice work!!!
i like the body shape very much.....
but maybe u can clean up a bit for the face part...and add some detail for the shirt...
any way it is a good work....

[megra]

bathing suits don't come much more detailed. ken, unless you're asking for a pattern or something, and that would be distracting.

her face doesn't need to be cleaned up either--it has to match the rest of the image, and of you'll look at her hands you'll see he's opted for a more painterly approach than a photo-realistic one.

. . . wow, pistols, you did that with photoshop? bravo.

i would like to see the reference pic, but only cos i'm curious about what changes you saw fit to make. i'm no anatomy master, but i can't see anything wrong here. its a solid piece.

[Pistols]

http://pistols.free.fr/nicebody_original.jpg

Here is the reference ...

Ken, as you can see, the original hasn't much more details ...

megra, thank you ! ... And if you look closely ( or if you put the reference over my work in photoshop) there is some mistakes, but as you said, its not so wrong afterall :)

[Aeroplane]

very nice!:thumbsup: :applause:

[Kirt]

Very nice work! As an excercize in form and color, I think it's very successful. I had to drop the images in Photoshop to see where things varied. It's amazing how much different they are when compared this way. It certainly doesn't look like it varies that much to the naked eye.

Artistically though, all the problems of lighting, composition etc were solved for you by the photographer. It would be nice to see you do something like this without relying too heavily on the reference photo.

[Pistols]

Aeroplane >> thank u :)


Kirt >> I think this is the next level for me ... But I need to catch those color and shape in mind (according to the light arround) to understand how colors behave... May be one day I'll be able to produce something similar but "different" ...
According to you, what should I try now to improve in this way ?

[.FX.]

That's some really really good work Pistols.

[ceql]

Nice!! :applause:

[Kirt]

Well, I think you should test your knowledge and see if you can alter the pose, the lighting and maybe the clothing. If you can change elements of the image and still keep it convincing then I think you should concentrate on composition, mood and style (which will be what makes your image an artistic expression).

Maybe take it a step at a time. Start off by using the same image and adjust the lighting. What if the main source of light was on her right or behind her? What if the light source was cold instead of warm? Try and adjust it so that the changes are extreme or a complete opposite of what you have now (like putting her in a dark alleyway on a rainy evening, with a 60w lightbulb or colored neon sign being the main lightsource).

[Pistols]

Kirt >>> thanks a lot for precious advices, I will change the light source first, we will see what happens ...

ceql > thanks :)

[Pistols]

Kirk, big Master, what du u think ??? :)

I've just changed lightning ... such a hard work !!!

and removed colors, to make it faster
and small photoshop operations

http://pistols.free.fr/varekova05.jpg

[Kirt]

That's good :thumbsup: I think the only areas that look questionable for the light source are the back of her left hand and her clothing.

The back of the hand seems like the shadow is too severe and the clothing could use more definition. It looks flat compared to the first image. It needs more light and dark to define her shape.

You did a very convincing job on the shadows along her right side. I especially like the areas around the eyes and nose. Nice job :beer:

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