Laura Diehl's WIP Thread

#461

Here are the thumbnails for the next one. It’s going to be a “wrap” …so I’'ve included a page that hides the back and spine, so just the front cover image shows.

#462

LOVE #3 and #5 – really strong all around. Looking forward to seeing them! :slight_smile:

#463

Number 3 cause of image’s depth and composition of both sides :slight_smile:

#464

Please insert Serena’s words in my mouth as they appear to be the same. :wink:

Cris

#465

Just popping in to say “Ditto” ^ :slight_smile:

#466

Well, it looks to be between #1 and #3. With the editor and I voting for #1 (I just like the blend of urban and nature), the author and most of you all for #3. Hmmm…I do see where you all are comming from as far as depth goes.

#467

#3 it is. I started on the perspective stuff today. I also did a fast title-text job, just so I could gage how much space to leave.

#468

Ehi nice start !

@cris-palomino : do we have the same ‘taste’ about men too? :buttrock:

#469

So I did more work on the characters. The two males are to remain shadowy figures -they won’t be this cut-out, though. I plan to give them a little volume/lighting. The woman in the front will be wearing a white hospital gown (with dirt and some dried blood on it eventually)… Any issues you see at this point?

#470

Line art is very strong at this point. Some suggestions; When you progress with the painting, try to make the background less ‘rectangular’. Right now it works as a guide, so I don’t think you should change anything at this point, but just keep that in mind as you progress. Looking forward to updates.

#471

:)can’t wait to see your color touch!

#472

Very nice linework!
Only things looking off to me are the index finger of the woman, it’s bending sideways too much like it’s broken, and leg of the little girl that’s on the footpath looks a bit short.

Can’t wait to see this coloured. :thumbsup:

#473

The little girl seems too close to the guy who will have not much detail so it might affect the overall field of depth.

Btw your hands are improving a lot :slight_smile:

Great work on the line art too.

#474

Color! Or at least the first go at it. What do you all think? I want the light in the restaurant (the building with the open doorway) to feel really warm, yet I don’t want the building to look like it is on fire. I had more of a deep red-orange before this incarnation, which I liked a bit better as far as aesthetics, but it really did look like the building was having issues.

slickgreekgeo: I’ll try to drop some of the rectangles, or at least the harshness of the straight lines.

CyborgJA: Any thoughts on the beginning of said “color touch” ?

pap87: I think you may have a point on the girl’s leg. I’m not seeing the problem with the girls finger, though.

frostblade: I really can’t change the distance between them without moving a lot. I’ll keep their proximity in mind, though, as I will most likely have to use some “atmospheric” perspective to help distance them. Glad you think my hands are improving. :slight_smile:

I just knew my tunica from Latin Class would come in handy someday. Dead sexy cough

#475

I looked around for some images that I thought might help you out a bit with some color choices for the interior to exterior lighting…without having to burn your restaurant down. :smiley: Here’s a few I found:

http://www.painetworks.com/photos/ih/ih0192.JPG
http://www.urban75.org/photos/newyork/images/ny487.jpg
http://www.dcmag.co.uk/fx/b5841260/street.img?iwidth=645
http://www.pps.org/graphics/upo-pages/milan_night_lighting_medium
http://www.dicksdaily.co.uk/dd4/dimages/14-12-02-01.jpg
http://www.mildewhall.com/articles/Night_on_the_town/At_Liverpool_Street.jpg
http://www.paris-downtown-restaurant.com/img/paris_downtown_restaurant_uk.jpg
http://micawberspub.com/myPictures/Micawbers-romantic-nightlife.jpg

Just a thought - I find the face of the little girl a wee bit off at the moment - the proportions are more like that of an adult ('specially the nose and its distance from the eyes). But you’re just starting, so I’ll just say take a second look at the little girl’s face. :slight_smile:

On a side note - I’ve had this bad feeling all day that I might be coming down with the flu (you know those early aches that show up…); hopefully not, but I figure I’d take it easy the rest of the night so I felt like searching for images (found some nice stuff!) to help out rather than working on my own stuff, heh.

oh, and…regarding the Latin Class tunic - better than mine! I just used a sheet. ha!

later!

t

#476

tatiana: Thanks so much for the linked images! I’ve saved all the images and will study them further tomorrow. Also, I will definitely work more on the girl’s face.

Yes I do know that "coming down with the flu" feeling. I hope that you don't come down with it. Take care of yourself.

I guess I’d best get to bed. Ever come to the point where your vision is sharp, blurry, and extra sensitive to light at the same time?

#477

Violets against yellow-oranges and violets against greens for the far background.
Oh yes, no way, you have got an incredible eye for colors!

What I see is :

  • if you want to add more focus on the main scene on right I suggest you to use an orange with more yellow in order to use pure complementary colors (violet shadows- yellows lights)

  • the woman on the right has got a WHITE light while she should be under a strong violet light. I understand that you have to define her at your max so…it can be an idea to add another ‘hidden’ window of this pub on her left in order to mix pure violet light coming from the lamp and a strong directional yellow-orange light coming from the hidden window. To suggest its position you should only paint a an orange stripe of light on the ground as you’ve done for the one near the man and the little girl.

  • the man is too dark. Of course you can not define him but he is in full light so I think you have to simply add an orange layer on him and change a little its opacity

  • I suggest you to add some quick shapes of humans /anything else in the pub

  • take care on lamps’ color near the horizon line. I think it can’t be so violet but green + violet

Mm ok…of course you can hate me :scream:, but you know, I’m used to write down all I see cause this is what I need for my pics too :thumbsup:

See you soon,
Serena.

#478

Serena has given some wonderful crits so I really have nothing to add there. Just wanted to say that I think the colours are looking lovely and I’m looking foward to seeing this develop :slight_smile:

#479

Ah, I see why you drew the finger like that, so, my bad.

The guy in the doorway has a nice silhouette. Perhaps the little girl shouldn’t be illuminated so much on the left side?

#480

Serena: Of course I don’t hate you for the crits. I’m here to learn. :slight_smile: I thank you for listing so many valid points. I’ve printed them out and will definitely give them more consideration (once I get Photoshop open and the picture up). It’s just the sort of thing I’m looking for here in the early stages :wink:

Iridyse: Glad to know.

pap87: Quite alright. I do think you are right about the little girl’s shoulder.