Enchanted Forest - Character - Kirt

#21

Great idea and nice drawing. Looking forward to see the way you blend her and the tree together.

#22

Ghah … I’m not happy with my image. I’m thinking it’s not enchanted enough. After looking at everyone elses stuff, I’m just in awe. This is the only part I’m thinking of keeping at the moment. The rest … I dunno.

#23

testing

#24

I know!
add some glowing things!
glowing things always make stuff look more magical or enchanted. That’s what I did.:stuck_out_tongue:

#25

i like your illustration technique. i agree with kory glowing things help the enchantment, and bit of fog+volumic light diffusion ( when you get to colouring) would give some chiarescuro, and thus an ethereal , and posessed look to the environment.
really stong lines and emotive posture though. i like your piece

#26

Well I think it looks cool, it doesn’t scream of the screen that it is enchanted but certainly has a feeling of magic and wonder, I think that once you start colouring you can add lot’s of little sparkles or lights around her…

I think you are doing a great job and that you should start colouring!

:thumbsup: :beer:

#27

i find naked tree women enchanting enough… just put a bunch of more naked girls. :love:

#28

Thanks for the replies/suggestions …

To make this more enchanted, I think I’m going to replace the human lumberjacker with some creature lumberjackers. I started some creature designs this morning but didn’t have time to post an update.

I really should start coloring this soon, only about 4 weeks left and at the pace I’m going I’ll be lucky to finish on time. I would give my left arm to be able to work as quickly as KOryH does. Absolutely amazing what he can do on a lunch break. Doesn’t it just make you sick? Hehehehe

I’ve been avoiding adding glowing things just because everyone else is doing it. We’ll see how long I can resist the temptation to do them anyway.:hmm:

#29

Hi Kirt!

This looks fantastic till now. I love your style…

May be we should do a cooperative work sometimes.

No crit now, wait for the colored on.

Keep on:applause:

Tommy Lee

#30

:wavey: Hey Tommy Lee,

A cooperative work sounds like fun … but let me get this challenge done first. And … no clowns! Not that I don’t like your work, but I really don’t like clowns shudders

:eek:

#31

The creature design I was referring to …

#32

Hi Kirt!

Ok… no clowns! I promise!

After this challenge, we will do something…

Maybe I will do a challengework to. I like enchanted Forests.

Laterz dude

Tommy Lee:bounce:

#33

I like your style.
this could be really cool.

#34

Yes indeed, i love your style. This looks great:thumbsup:

~A~

#35

Man, annother fantastic piece. I really regret not coming over to the 3D - 1 :wink: section sooner. I really like your piece.

I like the idea of “modern man destroying magic as well as the enviroment” theme you have in the earlier stages. I also like the more magical (and a bit less uncomfortable) version with the troll/goblyn as the lumberjack.

GREAT work so far. :love: :applause:

#36

i like the goblin alot better than the guy, however i think the idea was better with the guy. but visually the goblin is executed alot better.

#37

I’ve made a quick and rough composition of pieces here. This is where I’m heading now with this image. I’ll add at least one more of these little luberjacking guys and finish up some more. Next update will have colors started, I swear! 2 weeks on layout … I need to use the next 4 weeks to finish it up.

#38

This is a really nice drawing.

I like the creature, another one would be fun too. Maybe the second creature could be used to help push the depth of the piece, either close up or farther away.

It finally came to me what the woman figure reminded me of, check out a few paintings by Thomas Hart Benton for inspiration. He was always kinda creepy and did wonders with distorting the perspective.

#39

Hmmm … If I’m looking at the right examples, I don’t think I want to push the depth of my illustration that far back. Thomas Hart Benton’s work really goes into infinity on a couple illustrations that I saw. My image will end about 50 yards back where the vegetation and growth blocks the view.

I did make an adjustment when I added the 2nd creature. They will be positioned back a bit farther so they don’t appear on the same plane as the girl. I’d show you but I promised the next update would have color. :wink:

#40

(Hmmm … If I’m looking at the right examples, I don’t think I want to push the depth of my illustration that far back. Thomas Hart Benton’s work really goes into infinity on a couple illustrations that I saw.)

You’re right.

I kinda jumped topics there in my post. When talking about Benton, I was just thinking about the woman and the tree part of your piece not implying you should use that much depth.

Can’t wait to see color, this is good stuff.

Sleepless