Enchanted Forest - Character - Kirt

#1

Oh boy! This is going to be a first for me on several levels. This is my first WIP challenge. Since I’m rather new here … it’ll be a first posting of my artwork (don’t count that sitting spiderman I did over in the 2D forum). And finally, this will be my first work with my wacom tablet (should be a good learning experience).

So, I’ll be doing a character for this WIP challenge. I have a few ideas but no sketches as of yet. I’m leaning towards doing a Dryad, a wood sprite-elf-fairy thing that can change it’s physical form into a tree. I’ve even debated doing several of them to create the enchanted forest (living trees) and throwing in a lumberjacker w/chainsaw.

Not that I dislike Dryads … it’s sort of an environmental issue piece.:smiley:

#2

This is about all I could get done this morning before having to go to work. :annoyed:

I decided to have my Dryad in somewhat human form hiding behind a tree (in the forest) with a deep chainsaw cut on her leg. The lumberjacker will be in the background searching dumbfounded for the creature he unknowingly wounded.

#3

VERY VERY NICE!good start!:thumbsup:

#4

Good start and a fresh idea.
Keep us posted!! :thumbsup:

#5

goddamed you’ve found my weak spot… Girls and nature… :surprised but i like it!

#6

Going to have to move to cleanup after this one. I pretty much ran out of space in my sketchbook for this image. :hmm:

2 days and only 1/5th of the image sketched out so far. Good thing we have 6 weeks to work on this one. I’ll be progressing slowly.

Next update should be in a couple of days.

#7

I realy like the drawing!
However, The perspective on the face is off. Fix it and she will be hotter than, well you know.

#8

Thanks KOryH … I realize there’s a few problems still. This isn’t much more than a sketch at this point. Her torso and neck seem a bit long to me also, which I’ll probably adjust a bit in the next drawing. The face was contorted a bit to try and show that scared rabbit expression on her face. Maybe I pushed it a bit to far? :surprised

#9

I liked the long neck. It makes her look more tree like. Very vertical. I was always a fan of mannerism.

#10

wow nice start

#11

It looks to me that all of her parts are in good proportion for a nice, stylized approach to the topic.

I say don’t change a thing about this rough sketch - can’t wait to see the final draft.

Good luck!

-Mike

http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~mcl23

#12

Trying to add more character to my tree.

#13

Oh yeah that’s looking good. I can almost see this as a Waterhouse or Alma-Tadema painting maybe even a little Bouguereau.

and for inspiration
http://www.artrenewal.org/museum/contents.html

See ya!

#14

Going great! :thumbsup:

Just a little thing on the lady: her upper arm seems a bit tiny. She’ll look better if you give her a bit more bicep. That will solve the problem with the hole between her leftarm and -boob aswell.

Only as positive crittics, in no way whatsoever meant to burn it down. :slight_smile:
jeroentje

btw, I thought, seeing your 2nd sketch, that she was like transformed with the tree. I liked that idea.

#15

I thought about that … having her hide within/as a part of the tree, but then it didn’t make much sense to me if she was trying to get away from the lumberjacker.

As it is she’ll be very tree-like when I get to coloring her. I’m going to give her a wooden surface and her hair (don’t know if you can see this) is made up of branches and leaves. The cut in her leg will look like someone actually cut into a tree.

You’re right about the arm. I’ll fix that in the final.

#16

and yeah, her hair does look like branches and leaves… kinda like vines as well.

cool concept

#17

I pretty much have the composition set up the way I want it now. Just getting some more details in the image. It may be a little perplexing to look at right now, but that should all change once I start on the colors.

At right is the lumberjacker (obviously) and you can see his jeep in the distance (close to the Dryad’s head). I’m going to add more plants and trees to the right side. My plan is to start coloring this weekend.

crosses fingers

#18

Well, I hate to talk about compositions and stuff now that you are this far along. But, I will throw this out anyway. Maybe the cut could be on her arm and she could be clutching it. It would lend itself to a much nicer pose. I feel the seeing the Jeep in the distance through the tree is a little awkward. I would think there would be a lot of trees and foliage that would block that view. On the other hand, you could show stumps and debris and ravaged forest, as if we are on the border of the cut zone. Hmm, might work for story telling.
Well just thinking out loud (while typing)
Keep up the good work. I can’t wait to see this.
BTW did you check out that link? I personally feel EVERY artist here should have it book marked!

#19

Well … If you cut a tree at it’s base and it suddenly changed into a woman, would the cut be on the leg or arm? Made more sense to me to have it on her leg. Also, there’s more meat on her legs and I’m afraid a cut to the arm would sever it ouch.

I’m not sure I’ll leave the jeep there because it will probably look odd like you suggested. Probably should have lots of foilage to block that view. I’ll try it with the jeep, and if it doesn’t work I’ll cover it up.

Thanks for the ideas, but I’m going to leave it the way it is for now.

And yes, I did check out that link. Very nice stuff there … if only I could paint that well. I’m not much of a painter … I’ll probably make a mess of this picture when I get into the colors.

Oh well, it’s a learning experience right?

#20

Cool, go for it!

I guess you are right about the arm.

lotsa cows huh?
sounds like Chino or Corona.