Laura Diehl's WIP Thread

#61

Hiya :smiley: great thread you have here! :slight_smile:

I’m looking forward to seeing the progress of this next painting :slight_smile:

#62

If you would like to show your viewers the relationship that Egan has with the elderly Testers, a hint of their attitude toward Egan by their poses within the chairs, then I would include them fully. If you’re wanting to have the viewer only focus on Egan and his “relationship” with the crystal in his lap, than crop in close and just show Egan, no feet from the Testers at all.

My feeling is that the illustration would be more interesting with the Testers revealed as well, even if it’s simply with their silhouettes…but you know the story better than we do. :slight_smile:

t

#63

Fantastic WIP thread you’ve got going here! :thumbsup:
I like the thumbnail concept for this newest piece, can’t wait to see its progression!

Hope you don’t mind me asking; what kind of tablet do you use? :smiley:

#64

enialadam: Hi =) Glad you like it. I do too!

tatiana: I think I’m leaning toward including the Testers simply because they’ll afford me a chance to paint “old people.” I also agree that they could add interest. Actually, I hope to get a productive reference photo-shoot done tonight (we shall see). That might change things depending on what I can come up with that looks good.

venomai: Thanks. I find this a great way to create a bit more motivation during the painting process …keeps things moving.

As to art tablets: I previously had a 12x12 Calcomp Creation Station Pro (for about seven years). It finally broke on me in September (I used it to death). I absolutely loved it and would have replaced it with like -had Calcomp still been making them. What followed was a long struggle to replace it with another used of the same: ebay + a small tablet listed at the wrong size = that didn’t work out. So, I decided to try a Wacom tablet. I’m still in the process of getting used to a new 12x18 Wacom Intuos2 -it’s ok, but I can’t say I like it better than my old one :wink:

#65

My favorite photo conglomeration so-far… I’ll have to start next on some sketches that include the surroundings -they’re supposed to be in the living room of Egan’s house- so there will be a fireplace (that I have yet to design) behind them.

#66

This looks promising :slight_smile:

#67

I like this composition, looks really interesting. I really like the lighting idea :slight_smile:

#68

The sketch so-far. To be continued tomorrow.

#69

It looks really good, but it seems like the perspective on the floor is too much “bird” compared with the perspective elsewhere. I’d make the tiles longer horizontally and shorter vertically, if that makes sense…

#70

Quoted for agreement. :slight_smile:

I think it is where you were also having problems with in your previous illustration, with the feet of the children surrounding the gazing pool. Maybe grid out the perspective for this concept to help fix it?

t

#71

tatiana and Golgi!: I did grid out the perspective, I just didn’t follow it very closely for the floor. I’ll revisit that this afternoon when I get the chance.

Does any of the positioning or anatomy look off right now?

#72

Only had time to attempt a re-sketch of the floor stones and begin a little of the under-line coloration…

#73

Very nice work! I really like each characters expression. I look forward to seeing the next step :slight_smile:

#74

Got a little more done. Some progress is better than no progress eh? I’m seriously swamped with end-of-the-semester stuff at the moment.

#75

Laura,

The illustrations you’ve produced so far are extremely good, I think.

My impression is that the boy you’ve drawn is older than 5, however. It seems to me that the bone structure of his face may be somewhat more prominant than most kids that age have. The protrusion of the cheekbones and the relatively straight edge of the jaw are two characteristics that might be contributing.

I hope these observations help a little.

#76

[font=Verdana]I’m down to the final two weeks of the semester and have a ton of things on my easel at the moment. But, that said, I have been working on this bit by bit. I still don’t like the man’s face -he looks pouty- he’s supposed to look stern (though I’ve found that aged/wrinkled and angular/chiseled is almost a contradiction. Egan’s face too will need much further work. The woman’s face seems to be working in a rough sense -just needs more refinement.[/font]

#77

Oo, great gnarly faces. The lighting is very ‘striking’.

#78

I gave it another 5 or 6 hours… There is still much “cleaning” and detailing to do, not to mention cast shadows.

#79

I think you’ve done a really nice job with Egan! And the palette that you’re working with is really helping set the stage for whatever mystery that he’s about to see in the viewing ball.

My only issue is with the foreshortening of the two guardians. I think their poses need more overlapping in addition to the shadowing that you’re still working on. Take a look at your original photo reference and you can see what I mean.

t

#80

I still think the perspective on the tiles on the floor looks off…

Other than that, it looks pretty great!