NOW OPEN!!! OPEN FIGURE DRAWING WORKSHOP 006 with Ron Eyre and Rebecca Kimmel!!

#102

Definitely better, Spirit Dreamer! Now I think itā€™s about making the transitions between values a bit more subtle / smooth.

Nice work! :thumbsup:

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

#103

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Hiā€¦Figure more dominant in compostion, what do you think?

#104

Better ~ I think it makes more sense. :wink:

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

#105

Itā€™s been a while since I posted anything on this forum. =/ Iā€™m currently trying to experiment with a slightly different technique than what I have used before. Iā€™m hoping to achieve somewhat more painterly feeling than in my old pieces and also trying to avoid the blur that sometimes haunts my pics.

I also think that I should start reading those Loomisā€™s books and maybe I should start my own anatomy thread some day in hope of getting my lazy ass finally start studying anatomy properly. :slight_smile:

Hereā€™s my sketch for this thread. The likeness may not be the best possible but I had fun painting it. Iā€™ll try to get back to it tomorrow.

#106

TheDagger,

Nice start you have here! I think what remains is to really start going after the subtle value shifts in your painting. Limiting your pallette is a good idea. I would add a darker, near black to your color choices, however, as currently your darkest color is really a midtone value, and you want to be able to establish areas of dark for definition.

The key bit to always remember when working with value is that all value is relative. If you are trying to avoid using the blur tool, but still want a softer look, try using brushes at a lower opacity, and just make continuous strokes with varying sized brushes.

Looking forward to seeing your update. :slight_smile:

Cheers,

~Rebecca

#107

Thanks for your comments and advice Rebecca. :slight_smile: Adding a near black colour to the palette was definetely a step to the right direction so thanks for pointing that out. I also started add more detail. Oh and I just noticed that I donā€™t have to paint fingers this time. Yay. Although I could use the practise. Hand are d-i-f-f-i-c-u-l-t to draw/paint.

#108

TheDagger,

Nice to see your update! Youā€™re more than welcome. :slight_smile: I think there are a few tricks which you can try, the better to see your work more clearly as you are in the process of painting. One is occasionally to copy merge your layers, and paste everything into one layer, which you then desaturate (Ctrl + Shift + U or Image > Adjustments > Desaturate). This will better help you to see your value contrasts (light and dark) which always take precedent over color information in terms of seeing form.

You can always undo the desaturation. Just donā€™t turn your image to grayscale! You can always undo that too, but just be cautious, as you donā€™t want to lose your color information for good. :wink:

The other thing which I recommend is rotating your canvas every so often, either 90 or 180 degrees (Clockwise, or Counter~Clockwise), which will give you a fresh perspective on your work ~ often, you will be able to see what is wrong (or right) with your picture by doing so.

Finally, I would recommend making your background darker. By keeping it light, you are forced to keep the figure dark by comparison in order to see it against the bkgrd. Painting even a light~skinned person a rich dark color in the beginning is a good idea, but eventually, you will want to raise key areas of the figure to a lighter tone ~ though avoid pure white, except for areas of the brightest highlight. For the most part, the figure should tend toward the gray, with areas being punched up with darker darks, and lighter lights.

Looking forward to seeing your progress! :slight_smile:

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

#109

I remember promising that Iā€™ll do the drawings. I hope itā€™s not too late to begin the sketches here, while finishing off the others from last workshop. If I donā€™t make it on timeā€¦wellā€¦the more practise and perseverence the faster Iā€™ll beā€¦

cuz the events that occuring right now for me is making it uncomfortable for me to do even one strokeā€¦so bear with me.:rolleyes:

Iā€™m so tired.

#110

Loulu79,

You doing ok?

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

#111

Hey everyone, I was looking to do some work on my painting/life drawing skills and i came across this forum and decided to give it a go, heres what ive managed to get done today. i dont know if wips are allowed but im not sure if ill be able to finish this anytime soonā€¦so it could be forever doomed as a wip

#112

squee,

Welcome aboard! Happy to have you here! :slight_smile:

WIP is definitely welcome!

Looks like youā€™ve got a nice start so farā€¦I would watch the proportions of the arms. You may wish to lightly sketch in the entire body first, then trace and refine on successive layers.

Nice subtle sense of color! Definitely keep going with this, and look forward to your update! :slight_smile:

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

#113

As one of my ambitions is to learn how to paint ā€œlooselyā€ I thought I start right away.
This is just main blocking so far with the basic colors, I`m gonna refine the lines and the angles as I walk along.

#114

SaraD,

Great to see you back for OFDW 006! :thumbsup: A little too early to post crits, but definitely looking forward to seeing this piece develop! Beautiful work on OFDW 004! :wip:

Cheers, :slight_smile:

~Rebeccak

#115

IĀ“m in i a flow,so I just keepĀ“em comin :slight_smile:

#116

Rock on, SaraD! :slight_smile:

The one thing to watch is the proportions ~ either his left arm looks too large for his torso, or his legs too small, or both. This should be an easy fix in Photoshop. What do you think?

Nice work so far! :thumbsup:

Cheers, :slight_smile:

~Rebeccak

#117

Yes, I agree with Rebecca, Sara. My left arm IS too big! ā€¦ and the upper legs short. I had misgivings about the way you were working ā€¦ painting in detail and working outwards! Youā€™re not looking at the figure AS A WHOLE! This is known as consecutive viewing, concentrating on one bit and working out to the next. Try to look at the whole figure - all the time - make little marks with your brush here and there, guaging distances between - say the base of the neck to the tip of the elbow - and across to the other shoulder, etc. GRADUALLY establish the proportions as you work into it.

Ronnie.

#118

Thanks for your replies and tips! IĀ“ll start all over again, and try to see ā€œthe whole pictureā€ from the beginning :slight_smile: Since, this is my first tries to paint a figure, I guess I have to modify my way of painting to the new motives. I have always worked with one part of a painting at a time. IĀ“ll be back :slight_smile:

#119

LOL! Didnā€™t mean to put you off with what you were doing! Iā€™m impressed with what you have done so far! Itā€™s just that the way you work ā€˜cloudsā€™ your OVERALL viewing! Continue with your work as you have it - just start to extend your VISION of the figure as a whole ā€¦ with little marks here and there and work into them ā€¦ modifying what you have there already.

LOL! Hope Iā€™m making sence to you and being helpfull!

Regards,Ronnie.

#120

Is it too late for me to join this thread or should I head to 007?

#121

Metrini,

You can do any of the OFDWs that you wish ~ however, most of the energy will be concentrated on the most recent OFDW, which at the moment is OFDW 007. But I will happily look at any work posted to any of the OFDWs. :slight_smile:

Cheers, :slight_smile:

~Rebeccak