Daniel Peteuil - Anatomy and figure studies - 2D/3D

[dpeteuil]

i don't draw all that much, so this is the last finished drawing i did back in May 2008. i probably need to draw a bit more, but i've included a few sketches i've done in the last half of 2009. most are sketches of other drawings or sketches.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JwXUZ1xnGpA/S2XbXDo9XVI/AAAAAAAACsY/OIQNtL6mtE0/s640/danielpeteuil_portrait_sm.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JwXUZ1xnGpA/S2XY6ds2BJI/AAAAAAAACrw/WVszvoC6W1o/s640/image-26.jpg

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JwXUZ1xnGpA/S2XY60q2pfI/AAAAAAAACr0/1rKpRYzmOVs/s640/image-27.jpg

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JwXUZ1xnGpA/S2XY7ypSiaI/AAAAAAAACr4/8IL7qbabEfQ/s640/image-30.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JwXUZ1xnGpA/S2XY5hhxSAI/AAAAAAAACsc/ItzAj6besyk/s912/image-24.jpg

[dpeteuil]

i also started my first digital painting ever during the summer, but only got this far, hopefully i can finish sometime. i haven't done any traditional painting since high school, i need to get on that as well.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JwXUZ1xnGpA/S2XY8eIFr7I/AAAAAAAACr8/ijY9krIf-NQ/s640/sketch1.jpg

[Rebeccak]

Welcome - beautiful ecorche and 3D work! Where did you do the ecorche? It looks like the kind that they do at AAU. The rendering of the man's face is also really nice. Hope to see more of your stuff here.

[dpeteuil]

thanks Rebecca! yes, it is from AAU. i was there for 3 semesters. the charcoal drawing was also done there. i may upload some more recent work a little later.

[dpeteuil]

so this is a sculpture i did in october. i ended up submitting it to the ARC Salon, although i'll be lucky to even be a finalist in that. not sure when the results are usually announced though.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JwXUZ1xnGpA/S2XY1B2KaAI/AAAAAAAACrM/_sW-h9cZxZI/Daniel_Peteuil_Sitting-Man%282%29_23x11_Finished-Clay_4250.jpg

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JwXUZ1xnGpA/S2XY2Qtb8tI/AAAAAAAACrQ/k73DaNVuruw/Daniel_Peteuil_Sitting-Man_23x11_Clay.jpg

[batte812]

Great start for your sketchbook! I'm impressed by the sculpture. Keep going!

[Rebeccak]

Beautiful! Good luck in the competition.

[dpeteuil]

batte812 - thanks.
rebecca - thanks! i'll need it.

this is my most recent work, finished just yesterday to enter into evolvecg's hunter challenge. not sure if the nudity will hurt my chances, but it didn't really seem like people were that into the piece in general. both creatures were my own designs/ ideas. i wanted him to be more along the lines of a natural wild animal, hence the no clothes or accessories. his weapons are a natural part of his body. i kept the reproductive bits because i didn't want to not have that part of the anatomy just because it's uncomfortable for some. creatures need to reproduce as well.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JwXUZ1xnGpA/S2XY4mJXXFI/AAAAAAAACrk/6fEBmtMWtmA/final_view_1.jpg

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JwXUZ1xnGpA/S2XY47Tf93I/AAAAAAAACro/Cre8LufL3_4/final_view_2.jpg

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JwXUZ1xnGpA/S2XY4L_4D1I/AAAAAAAACrg/BxN8cyGcJfU/final_View_3.jpg

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JwXUZ1xnGpA/S2XY3YNwWbI/AAAAAAAACrc/WoxVL37M7Wg/final_view_4.jpg

[aggie93]

Very good sculptures. I like you sketching too. The last 3d digital is cool. what software are you using?

[anandpg]

Hi Daniel.. welcome aboard!! Awesome stuff you've got here!:thumbsup:
I love the creature design on the last post!
It's true, the "reproductive bits" may affect your chances... That's the general trend, as far as I have seen in challenges. Anyways, it shouldn't stop you from sculpting the way you like! :)
Waiting to see more of your work! :bounce:

[dpeteuil]

aggie93 - thanks! i mostly use Maya and Zbrush, although i'm currently learning to model in 3dsmax as well.

Anand - thanks! i'm a big fan of your work, so it means alot. i'm glad you like the creature, I decided to name him Kalapet, after the town near Pondicherry were i was in november/ december. I wouldn't mind the nudity affecting my chances if they're weren't some nice prizes to the winners, but oh well. not sure how good my chances are anyway.

hopefully i'll have some new work up soon.

[collings]

hi man, lovely works you got there :) .
The man portrait is stunning, i can't even see a brush stroke on it :D

[aggie93]

...i mostly use Maya and Zbrush....

I tried Maya and found it very difficult to use, especially as a 2D artist. The Zbrush was easier but my trial use ran out. Now that I spent so much on the Cintiq, I will have to wait to buy anything else for a while.

[Tonik]

Lovely work. The clay sculptures especially are superb. Inspiring stuff.

I like your modern take on classical work.
The CGI girl in the Birth of Venus pose looks very contemporary and a little like Beyonce.
The alien dude looks like that Archaic Greek Sculpture called The Calf Bearer.

[dscavenger]

nice sculpts man..liked the traditional ones more..

[dpeteuil]

collings - thanks!
aggie93 - it's funny, i feel i have a similar problem using digital 2D programs.
Tonik - Thanks! The Calf Bearer was actually sort of in the back of my mind as i was making that last one.
dscavenger - thanks!

[JM-art]

Wow!..the clay sculpture is amazing, and that first digital painting of the female is going very well, the tones of the body are nice. And the Zbrush works are great too.

About what you said of 2d programs, for sketching there is nothing as simple, fast, and smooth as Sketchbook pro from Autodesk, isn´t expensive either.

keep posting, is inspiring to see your art.

[Giom]

Hey, it's good to see this subject open again.

The sculpt of the female nude is so well defined now, it really looks like real sculpture. The pose too, it very natural and balanced.

Keep 'em coming!

Regards
Giom

[NR43]

Whoa!

Awesome sculpts man!

I can only add to the superlatives everyone already mentioned...

[dpeteuil]

JM-art - thanks! i don't think it's particularly the 2d programs but just trying to do 2d on the computer. a cintiq might work better for me, but i'm sure if i used it more I'd get used to it. although also also get frustrated with just a pencil and paper.

Giom - thanks!

NR43 - thank you!

here are a few things i'm working on for a reel, feel free to critique. i'm curious to see if anyone can guess the name of the actor the bust is of (i don't think he's very well known)

http://features.cgsociety.org/newgallerycrits/g19/393219/393219_1269016793_submedium.jpg

http://features.cgsociety.org/newgallerycrits/g19/393219/393219_1269016718_submedium.jpg

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=186995

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=186996

[Giom]

I've got no idea who the guy is...?

But the female nude is fantastic! Right down to the little markers on the floor... I just love that! The hair too, is looking great. Did you use polies for that?

Also, the lighting is very moody but arty at the same time.

Little details like the skin folds where the arms and breasts push together, helps to present it as real.

Love your work!

Regards
Giom

[SpiritDreamer]

Hi Daniel...:)

Great to see you opening up a sketchbook thread in this neck of the woods.
I really enjoy your work, and the classical approach you incorporate into it and the training you've had that shows up in it.
You capture and express feeling/emotion in your works, which is 90 percent of the battle won. The remaining 10 percent is just technical stuff which anyone can achieve with enough practice.
No crits from me...I'm just looking forwad to seeing where the journy leads you to.
It will be easier to follow your progress in this forum than over at Z Brush Central, where images and people zoom by at the speed of light..:)
Really looking forward to seeing this new sketchbook of yours grow along with it's owner..:)
Take Care
Glenn

[aggie93]

Wow that woman is amazing. She looks so real with the color and the settings around her.


Let's see... the guy looks like Bruce Willis when he is wearing that disguise in 12 monkeys.

[dpeteuil]

Giom - thanks! i'm glad you like the hair, alot of people didn't seem to like it (i think it ws my no. 1 critique) i used shave and a haircut, but i think i might try something else when i render it for my reel. glad you like to markers and lighting. i felt with that pose it'd most likely be posed for a class/ drawing/ painting, so i wanted it to have that feel. this (http://florenceacademyforum.com/gallery/albums/faa_student/IMG_3943.jpg%20) ended up being one of my main references for her

SpiritDreamer - thank you very much, i appreciate it! i'm not really sure where my work is going, so i'm a bit excited myself to see where it leads. right now i'm sort of figuring out what i don't want to do, at least with regard to my traditional sculpture work.

aggie93 - thank you! It's not Bruce, although looking at photos i saw online, some shots did make Bruce look a bit like the actor I'm going for. i think i only saw 12 monkey once, when i was about 12. anyway the actor I'm doing isn't as known as someone like Bruce Willis. i don't really expect anyone to figure out who it is, but I'm hooping someone will surprise me.

this is something i did maybe 2 years ago. whenever i end up doodling without any reference, this is the sort of stuff i generally end up drawing, eyes, lips and faces. my sketchbooks generally have stuff like this and a lot of stuff that just looks like scribbles.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JwXUZ1xnGpA/S6wpO1AE4UI/AAAAAAAAC3A/XvMcg2AVIFQ/sketch1.jpg

[aggie93]

I was just reaching for a guess.


Are your sketches digital or traditional and scanned in?

[dpeteuil]

my sketches are just scanned in. the 1/2 done painting of the woman is the only digital 2d piece.

[YanSan]

small update. just the blocking of the pose, still needs a lot of work but this is essentially the pose I'm going with, but perhaps some minor changes, we'll see.

i haven't worked on the bust (his hair is slicked down a bit more), but i think this in material/ lighting is looks more like him. any other guesses on the actor?

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=187636

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=187640

[System404]

Your sculpture is fantastic. Love the 3d work too; my only crit with the full color woman is how her hair looks in the back, too perfect. I would have bigger clumps of hair to give it more dimension as well as some loose strands. Aqqie93's response has me looking at Bruce Willis now in your sculpt head.:p

[SpiritDreamer]

Hi Daniel :)

Nice job on the centaur so far..Great pose:thumbsup: Maybe make his hands just a tad bigger and more beefed up with muscle and tendon..will add more of a sense of strenght and stress as he pulls that bow string back, and will also add to the power of the whole piece I think...Just a passing thought that may be useful to you, I don't know, but thought it worth mentioning...What is he going to be aiming at anyway...just curious..:)
I like those face sketches that you created without references by the way...Great way to test yourself and discover your unknowns...I don't know what books you have, but I highly recommend DYNAMIC FIGURE DRAWING by BURNE HOGARTH...Alot of great stuff in that book on how to create whole figures in deep space with forshotening, overlapping and laceing of volumes ect....It takes a classical approach to creating the human figure in motion,and how to create it properly with and without refference...All the secrets that Michelangelo and the other great sculptors perfected in regards to drawing the human figure in deep space and in motion..GREAT BOOK...Just thought it worth mentioning, in case you weren't aware of it yet...It's not that expensive ether..you can get it on the internet..ALIBRIS.COM has good prices...I buy alot of art books used from them..:)
I have all of his books..and they have proven to be very useful over the years..Worth their weight in gold when it comes to solving problems that arise in a complicated figure pose or whatever.
Really looking forward to seeing the progress in your sketchbook..:thumbsup:
TAKE CARE
Glenn

[dpeteuil]

ha, well apparently firefox automatically signed me into my old account by accident. anyway this is the account i use now.

System404 - Thank you!her hair ended up being the number one critique, although mostly about it casting a shadow or looking like a wig. hair seems to be my nemesis in all mediums, but i'm planning on redoing her hair for my reel.

SpiritDreamer - Thanks! i know what you mean about the hands. i haven't really touched them yet, i just posed them quickly so the fingers weren't straight out, been mostly working on the torso/ chest/ arms. taking a bit of a break to go back to the making the rest of that actors body/ clothes. i am aware of the Hogarth books, i've taken a look at them before, but haven't read much or practiced their techniques. i don't have much in the line of art books, i have a few anatomy books and 2 Michelangelo books i received as gifts. for the centaur pose, i've attatched my main reference, it's a sculpture from Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina, but i couldn't find out much more about it.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1248/957779952_d1128326c7.jpg

[dpeteuil]

here's an update on the actor, working on his body. stills needs work. i'm thinking i'll probably post who the actor is soon, since it's very slim anyone will figure it out.

also here's a little lip/ mouth study i did in stone. was my first time using a chisel (i only used rasps on the nose study). i'm hoping to get some money so i can try sculpting a whole bust in stone. we'll see.

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=188997

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JwXUZ1xnGpA/S749mB6PMyI/AAAAAAAAC8g/ZksIMeM0WHc/stone_lips.jpg

[JM-art]

Hi, the portraits of the woman are master pieces. The actor isn´t johnny depp?You said isn´t realy famous so it couldn´t be, i guess...but i find it very similar to him.

Cheers.

[dpeteuil]

thank you very much! no, it's not Mr. Depp. i think the only people he might be recognizable to are people who are really into independent and foreign(non-american) films. he was the lead in an Oscar nominated film

[dpeteuil]

little break from demo reel stuff, just playing a bit.

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=191682

[dpeteuil]

well oddly, i may have a job doing some 2d work so i need to start working in photoshop more. it seems like the hardest things for me drawing in PS is finding reference for what i want and color. i fair ok at mixing with real paint, but the digital stuff so far seems like picking colors which plays with my head a little. so i may be posting alot more 2d stuff.

anyway i started this study of part of a Bouguereau painting to try and work on color & shading in PS.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JwXUZ1xnGpA/S9n-S_wDIdI/AAAAAAAADBc/6ZL33fEi0tg/bouguereaulamb_2.jpg

[aggie93]

Looks like a great start to me!:D

[dpeteuil]

thanks aggie!

I was notified two weeks ago that my sitting man sculpture was a finalist in the ARC Salon, but i wanted to wait until i had a link to the full posting before i posted it here. have a look at the rest of the works on there. 2009/10 ARC Salon Results (http://www.artrenewal.org/pages/contest.php?contest=2009-2010%20Salon&page=Main)

also, i worked a bit on what started as my first digital painting. i'd not sure what else to do to it, but i don't really like it. seems sort of boring, perhaps the lighting is too flat for what i like. anyway, critiques are very welcome.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JwXUZ1xnGpA/S-MqbD0MBNI/AAAAAAAADE0/jRt3IrDIgRk/womanpaintdp.jpg

[NR43]

I was notified two weeks ago that my sitting man sculpture was a finalist in the ARC Salon, but i wanted to wait until i had a link to the full posting before i posted it here. have a look at the rest of the works on there. 2009/10 ARC Salon Results (http://www.artrenewal.org/pages/contest.php?contest=2009-2010%20Salon&page=Main)

Wow!
The entries in every category are simply mindblowing.
Congratulations on making it to the final! You must be very proud to see your sculpt surrounded by all those other great works.

[Giom]

Congratulations! What an honour - and a deserving one at that!

Regards
Giom

[dpeteuil]

thanks NR43, Giom. i must admit it was strange to see my work displayed next to Phillippe Faraut and it made me happy enough to slightly smile.

anyway i'm still trying to get a hang of digital painting. this is a pretty quick black and white sketch i did this morning. it's based off a photo i found, but i can't remember where i got it from/ who's it is. black and white is so much easier to work with.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JwXUZ1xnGpA/S-WzuUhqvXI/AAAAAAAADFQ/j-MfekJ5a0o/portrait_1.jpg

[dpeteuil]

started a small bust. i don't really have a direction with it, just sort of letting it happen. although i'm not really liking it too much right now.

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JwXUZ1xnGpA/S_hn-g-XhMI/AAAAAAAADIU/u_4jX9azS8o/bust-018.jpg

[Cisc0]

I really like these last works mate! I think the bust is very fresh: I love your "touch"

[Giom]

I agree with CiscO. It's a very natural style - but with character.

Regards
Giom

[KarthikAL]

awesome works:applause:

[AbuAmir]

You have a fantastic sketchbook! Good work!

[dpeteuil]

Cisc0 - thanks!

Giom - thanks!

KarthikAL - thasnk!

AbuAmir - thanks!

update on the centaur pose, change the general angle and added a bow and arrow to visualize it better.

also, i wasn't liking the lady so i went more in this direction, not sure how i feel about it yet

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=197352

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JwXUZ1xnGpA/TApkOqC98dI/AAAAAAAADKY/GO4ZpdONVQA/bustd.jpg

[killermachine]

this is a beautiful and versatile sketchbook. im wating to see new works

[dpeteuil]

killermachine - thanks! here's an update.

this model is more or less done. still need to do the shoes, then maybe a few touch ups. feel free to critique. if no one can figure out the actor/ film from this, i think it's safe to assume you haven't seen it. i think in my next post i'll let link to the trailer or something. let me know what you think.

fyi - the question in German and is from my favorite scene in the film. "do we know each other?"

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=199110

[dpeteuil]

ok, i thought maybe i'd get lucky and someone might know the film, but i give up. here's a trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJwGep3MIO0

[DriftingEmber]

You have some gorgeous works! I love the classical feel in this thread.

Archers typically draw the bowstring back so that their hand is touching their face. They will align their fingers or a part of the bowstring to either the corner of their mouth or part of their jaw. This is to provide a consistant anchor point to improve their accuracy. Technical things like that seem to not be noticed much, so if changing it hurts the feel of the pose you'd get away with just keeping it the way it is. I'll see the arrow placed on the wrong side of the bow quite often by professionals, and few people seem to notice. Cheers for getting that right!

[dpeteuil]

thanks! i remember seeing alot of people drawing the string to their face when i was looking for some reference. i guess for some reason i just figured maybe in the middle of battle of something they wouldn't always do that. it does seem like alot of art doesn't tend to do it, but i think i'll try it. thanks for the input!

[dpeteuil]

well here is the model without the shirt. in a way i like it more, but i will probably keep the shirt for my reel. i've also included some of the reference i've used.

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=200611

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=200612

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=200652

[Giom]

Brilliant stuff man! The likeness is spot on.

Regards
Giom

[dpeteuil]

thanks Giom!

here's a little update on the centaur.

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=200914

[dpeteuil]

did another quick digital portrait sketch today. not sure how i feel about it, but i guess it could be worse. inspired by old photos

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JwXUZ1xnGpA/TDJjpCPu-qI/AAAAAAAADM8/UkRz3CsrdeM/portrait_2.jpg

[dpeteuil]

taking a break from demo reel models to start focusing on a sculpture i am supposed to make for ArtPrize competition/ show in Grand Rapids, MI that i need to finish by mid september. while i am trying to sell random things on ebay to gather money for supplies i managed this quick study today. crits very welcome.

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=202682

[dpeteuil]

it's been an adventure so far. lots of mistakes, lots of learning. this is my first time molding and casting a piece and i was so focused/ stressed about that, that i didn't focus enough on the actual sculpture. as a result i am sort of disappointed in how it came out. it's all been quite frustrating, and i'm not out of the woods yet as far as casting. anyway, here is the clay version of the sculpture i am supposed to install in Grand Rapids on sunday. critiques are always helpful, feel free!

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JwXUZ1xnGpA/TIWpw_e9cvI/AAAAAAAADSM/9kG1BjBmuRE/eye_3-037.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JwXUZ1xnGpA/TIWp0xSgLoI/AAAAAAAADSQ/PO2_X3DBGKA/eye_3-060.jpg

[Giom]

I think you're a little hard on yourself... or too close to your work. From where I'm sitting, it's pretty beautifull - motion, pose, expressions, hands, mood, story (tho I don't know what this is about, I just see it's part of something) and texture.

Anatomy is also very good, however, it did take me a while to figure out who's hand was who's on their left hand side (from the first pic). I don't know why it's confusing, cause, after figuring it out (from the second pic), it all made sense. Could be the light and shadows...?

Good luck with the display!

Regards
Giom

[dpeteuil]

thanks giom! i think i generally am hard on myself, but this is not necessarily because i think the work is bad in itself, but more how successful it is it terms of how i wanted it to be. i also have a fear of satisfaction. to me it's at least to the point where i am not embarrassed to show it, but i'm not exactly proud of it either. i think there are probably a few things that are better in this than the last sculpture i made(the sitting man), but some things that are worse. or maybe i am just too partial to sitting/ crouching poses(i love them).

as far as story, my idea started with the idea of the ability/ or inability to show affection/ console someone etc without being able to touch or hold them with your arms/ hands. i'm not sure it shows this idea very well, but i was also restricting myself a bit trying to think of ways that would make it easier to mold and cast.

i realize the hand confusion, i thought about it before. but when you have the piece in front of you i don't think it should be much of an issue. plus the piece will be shown outdoors, so there should be such dark shadows.

i also forgot to mention, this is about 1/2 life size (40 inches/102 cm high)

[dpeteuil]

here is what i installed in Grand Rapids for the competition. casting didn't go ideally, but it still works i suppose. finished it just in time, i ended up having to get another surgery on my eye and now i have to lay on my side of face down 75% of the time.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JwXUZ1xnGpA/TJjq9MOil2I/AAAAAAAADVE/4P0X_S3JQPQ/eye_4-108.jpg

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JwXUZ1xnGpA/TJjq9S1F_xI/AAAAAAAADVI/vTDcF8QdX40/eye_4-112.jpg
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JwXUZ1xnGpA/TJjq9njwotI/AAAAAAAADVM/Jb_6Don7_sE/eye_4-100-2.jpg

[Giom]

The inability to show affection - thats just brilliant! It brings the sculpture to life in a way that one can identify with it. A 'living' sculputure because it portrais a human emotion that, I think, everyone can identify with.

I realise that, for you, it's as much about the technique and execution and skill than it is about the emotion. I can't really comment about the former, as I'm not a sculptor or even an artist in that sence. But what I can say, for me, if you can bring accross everyting that you have with this one, you've hit the mark.

I'd love to hear some feedback from ppl over there, keep us posted.

Good luck with the eye!

Regards
Giom

[SpiritDreamer]

Hi Deniel :)

I like that theme you've chosen..Isolated Emotion..:thumbsup:
It comes across clearly in your finale piece....Together , but also isolated and distant from each other.
The no arms and hands adds to that feeling of isolation ..Stuck within an isolated feelless shell, unable to reach out to another in a physical sense, which leads to an emotional void as well..At least that's the way it comes across to me.
GREAT JOB...:thumbsup: :arteest:

Take Care of that eye...You only have three you know..:)
Glenn

[dpeteuil]

thanks Giom! to me, yes, it is about both. although in terms of technique and skill it isn't always about how realistic it is, but still about the aesthetic. i'm not sure if i mentioned it before but i consider Rodin my favorite sculptor. much of his work is mostly about the emotion but still claims a certain aesthetic that i like(but not always). he could do realism(The Age of Bronze was actually accused of being a life cast) but chose a little more expressive route. I would say Michelangelo was a more technically skilled sculptor, but the Emotion in Rodin works trump it for me. although when Michelangelo was older it seems he did alot more imperfect/ unfinished emotive pieces i really like.

i'm afraid i can't really say what people really think of it at the show. unless i stood next to it and listened. when i visited i really only saw one couple really like it and a younger kid say a title would really help it (which it would), but this was also when there was no description up. i ended up choosing to put "How do you console someone without the use of your hands? what if words aren't enough?" which i hope gets the idea across, but maybe not. i don't know how many votes its got, but it's more away and hidden than the bulk of the work there.

Thanks Glenn! i'm trying to take care of the eye, but it has a history of trying to injure itself. sounds like this surgery will give me cataracts in a few years. fun.

you can see the other works at artprize.org , but be aware alot of it is modern, abstract and crafty. i've joked around that it should be changed from ArtPrize to CraftPrize or MarketingPrize since artists hired people to go around handing out leaflets and promoting their work.

actually here's one of my favorite Rodin sculptures that was part of my initial inspiration for my sculpture. his is obviously much better than mine.

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/images/h2/h2_10.63.2.jpg

[dpeteuil]

bored, finally installed zbrush4, fiddleing with the new rendering stuff. also, i'm artist of the month at infinitee-designs.com (http://www.infinitee-designs.com/daniel-peteuil.htm) never heard of it before, but it's a nice little honor. for fun, if anyone is interesting in the surgeries i got, here is a video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YftCbXIw11k) showing both of them(although i got them separately) a fair warning, it's pretty aggressive and a little bloody for eye surgery

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=220595

[dpeteuil]

just playing a bit with zbrush rendering.

modeling is mostly done, probably just scratches and engravings or something on the weapons and things, but i might just do that when texturing. still not sure how i want to texture him. any suggestions or critiques are always welcome.

two people have thought the bow arm looks short, i measured it and they're both the same length. anyone else?

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=223439

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=223441

[vincent1]

If you measured it and it's the same, it is most likely an optical illusion from the angle you have rendered it.


From the renders you have posted, it does look shorter.

That is why the "David" by Michaelangelo has such humungous hand; because at the height and location it was meant to be admired from, the hands looks fine.

Perhaps you also left out muscular "bunching" subtleties of the deltoids; left and right muscles look shorter or longer, depending on the pose.

[dpeteuil]

thanks for the insight, i'll keep it in mind when i look at it again.

anyway, taking a break from the centaur, maybe i'll catch some stuff when i go back to it. just blocked in the colors of Johannes. no hair.

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=223864

[dpeteuil]

finally starting to cast stuff that's been laying around.

http://cghub.com/files/Image/095001-096000/95645/845_large.jpg

[dscavenger]

wow...excellent stuff....love the strong features you brought into your models...liked the head model very much...

[jabuhrer]

Excellent work as always Daniel. You have a real gift for form, and I really like how your lighting shows that off :)

Yeesh, hope everything's cool with your eye. Although, being a blind sculptor might qualify you for music video stardom (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_ILDFp5DGA).

Kidding, kidding!


;)

[dpeteuil]

dscavenger - thanks!

jabuhrer - thank you! well at this point, i'm only in danger of being a one eyed sculptor. i have actually thought about trying to sculpt something blindfolded, sort of as an experiment, but i probably won't end up doing it.

with more extraordinary good luck, my computer parts keep corrupting and i have a lack of funds for new ones, so i had to revert to a system from 2006. it's not very good, so i can't even open or work on my demo reel files. awesome.

so in the meantime i did this little study/ sketch. nothing too special

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=227183

[dpeteuil]

another study/ sketch.

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=228009

[mister3d]

Her clavicles are a bit too far apart from each other (maybe by 1/4), at least they look too prominent where they start, maybe soften them a little there. I think her nose bones could be defined a bit more. Other than that, it's a good work and nice to look at.

[dpeteuil]

thanks for the input! the clavicles probably are a bit too far apart, but i don't think it's out of the realm of natural variation. same with the nose i think.

anyway, i've done most of the texturing on this guys body. probably a little bit more work, then figure out some sort of simple tattooing. feel free to critique or make suggestions. cheers

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=228946

[dpeteuil]

well i finished this. unfortunately i think it' the only thing i'll enter into this years ARC Salon. i'm doing a couple jobs currently and i'm debating using some one the cash to get this cast in bronze.

http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldi0bjeWZB1qzw83zo1_500.jpg

[Giom]

Looks great Daniel! Be shure and post some photos if you get to cast it in bronze!

Regards
Giom

[mister3d]

Cool work. The cheekbones seem to me a bit wide, maybe just a little bit, but they are in the range or norm, at least if to presume the head is covered with hair tightly, i.e. cheekbones arcs should be no wider than the head.

[dpeteuil]

Giom - thanks! will do.

mister3d - thanks! I guess you've never met my girlfriend then, she has very similar cheekbones. but yes, i wouldn't say they're very common to be so wide, but have have see others with them as well. just a choice i made for this piece.

[mister3d]

Giom - thanks! will do.

mister3d - thanks! I guess you've never met my girlfriend then, she has very similar cheekbones. but yes, i wouldn't say they're very common to be so wide, but have have see others with them as well. just a choice i made for this piece.
I know a girl who has a similar face type. I mean it's close to an extreme, but is still in the range of realism, just I would keep it a bit closer to the normal. It's a personal preference. You know, I'm still learning, and you are the master.
I'm a bit envious so I'm y trying to find some weak points to point out, so I feel myself better, and, you know, that you don't feel kind of cherry on top, or above the clouds, how you say it...

[DriftingEmber]

Hope things have been all right for you since your surgery. Love the updates, and I look forward to seeing more of your sculpture work.

[dpeteuil]

mister3d - i understand what you mean. i'm no master though, still have lots to learn!

DriftingEmber - they seem to be, but now I'm constantly on edge and super paranoid that it will happen again. then i'd need 2 surgeries, that'd make a nice addition to my bills already. but hopefully it doesn't come to that. i've started another bust, life size this time. hopefully i can finish that soon, but who knows.

[mister3d]

Did you do lasik or something similar? I wish you speedy recovery. :wavey:

[dpeteuil]

no, not lasik. i wish it was so simple. i had a retinal tear when i was 16 from getting hit with a baseball. i had laser surgery then to seal up the tear. then in July this year my retina started to detatch, which isn't likely, but can happen after previous retina surgery. so i had a pretty intense surgery called a scleral buckling, which puts a silicon band around your eye. 25% of the time it doesn't work. i was in the 25%, it re-detached and i had another surgery where they inject a bubble in the eye. it appears to have worked since then, but as i said, I'm still on edge.

[mister3d]

Sorry to hear that. I can totally relate, as I have some health problems too. I know exactly what on edge means. Let's hope foe better.

[dpeteuil]

so here are some updates on some stuff i plan on putting in the demo reel.

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=239992

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=240456

[dpeteuil]

updates on these two.

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=242315

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=242316

http://i.imgur.com/l5EU1.jpg

[dpeteuil]

a few weeks ago i forced myself to sketch a bit, something i don't do enough. i scanned them on put them in one pic.

http://i.imgur.com/zml03.jpg

[Giom]

It's always fun to sketch like this. Are these sketches from imagination?

Regards
Giom

[dpeteuil]

imagination? no, i wish though. when i draw without reference i tend to only do eyes and faces and end up playing with them a bit. i think i posted some of that on here awhile back.

[dpeteuil]

i started this in December, but gave up on it. now that i have some time while waiting for my demo reel to render, i started again. i might take another break while i figure out how i want to continue.

http://i.imgur.com/Y6zRh.jpg

[dpeteuil]

so, i finished this. plus i finished my reel and will be looking for a job soon.

http://i.imgur.com/yee9g.jpg

DEMO REEL (http://www.vimeo.com/24786639)

stills,

http://i.imgur.com/zNFHr.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/0YzB0.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/DjrtI.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/4T6AF.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/flPvn.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/df2mg.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/hQlxC.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/NHVbp.jpg

[dpeteuil]

i also did this quick skull study the other day

http://i.imgur.com/tqQL8.jpg