Open Figure Drawing Workshop 008 with Hong Ly and Rebeccak

#161

Originally posted by SaraD: Rebbeccak - I agree with Mu - I have never learned so much in such a short time before! So, count me in. I jump on anything that can help me improve!

That’s great, it’s terrific to have you on board! I think you’re inspiring a lot of people around here, including me! :thumbsup: Keep up the great work!! :bounce:

WOW, this is really beautiful! I am consistently impressed with your speed and accuracy ~ it is quite amazing, really ~ and I was serious about that Tut! :thumbsup:

Now…woohoo, going to a concert tonight…should be fun! :slight_smile:

Cheers, :slight_smile:

~Rebeccak

EDIT: Do you have a hi~res version that you could post? It would be great to see the details! :thumbsup:

#162

Sara, Lovely finish!:thumbsup:

Hi Rebecca,Is there a particular time limit for completing the artwork on this workshop?

#163

ruffstuff,

Hey there, good to see you on this thread! :slight_smile: Each OFDW runs for 2 weeks ~ however, each past OFDW remains open indefinitely. Most people move on to the most recent OFDW ~ the next one, OFDW 009, will begin late Sunday / early Monday. :slight_smile: Hope you join us!

All OFDWs can be found linked here:

Tutorials, Workshops, Anatomy Reviews & More … [links within]
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=273525
(See Post #3).

Check out the other OFDWs, there is some terrific work there! :slight_smile:

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

#164

Hi
SaraD
Really nice job, great color…What’s going through her mind, as she lay’s there
Maybe she’s day dreaming about something beautiful…maybe in her mind,she’s
at the edge of a waterfall, deep in the forest, under a rainbow, surrounded by
hummingbirds, butterflies, dragonflies,and all the other beautiful creatures nature
has created. Maybe in her dream, she desires adventure,and out of the shadows
of her imagination, appears a satyr, ready and more than willing to fulfill her every
desire, that being the nature of the satyr, and thus startes the adventure of her
imagination, where anything, and everything is possible.
Just throwing a spark your way, hope it ignites your imagination, and helps your
vision to burn strong and bright.
Take Care
Glenn

#165

Hi All, i’m happy with the way this one has turned out…but still I’m totally envious of the rich skin tones of corvax and SaraD’s work and the also the radiance of audit’s piece. I think the main mistake i made is by colorizing the b&w directly rather than using a new layer (as i read from Steven Stahlberg’s painting tutorial after the fact).

#166

drawMonger,

First ~ beautiful work! Second ~ I’m sure you can still colorize the skin using a new layer set to a Blending Mode of choice ~ do you feel like experimenting with that? I’m sure you could pretty quickly warm the skin up, though frankly, I love the cold, stony look that you’ve given her, even if it was not your intention. I would definitely save two versions of this piece, and compare later down the line to see which you prefer. I love that everyone did something different with the color ~ believe it or don’t, I LOVE color, and variation on a theme is always ace in my book! :thumbsup:

One more thing you may wish to consider is softening the lines around the outer edges of her torso ~ atm, they look similarly sharp, and you may want to just lightly hit that area to make it a bit softer in some places. Also, her left foot looks just a touch unfinished.

Great stuff, and it will be interesting to see if you do decide to experiment a bit with the blending mode technique. :slight_smile:

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

#167

:blush:
I started doing some little details on the character. This is just a little update so you guys know am still working on this. :smiley:

#168

This sounds great! It would be a really worthwhile exercise i think.

Yes, models are expensive! I’m learning that first hand. Thank you to Hong for providing his poses for our use :applause:

I’m game :slight_smile:

Yes please :bounce: A big problem of mine is putting a figure in an environment so any experiece in this would be great!

good fun ahead!

#169

Thanks Rebecca! I’ll try to do a little experimentation witt the colours and will see how it goes. I’ll also soften the torso edges on this one :slight_smile:

#170

Queensoul,

Nice! I am really liking the way this is shaping up so far! :thumbsup: I think the main recommendation I would have at this point would be to completely fill the bkgrd with black. I like the touches of magenta, but would recommend desaturating your image, so that you can focus strictly on values. The torso and legs / head are looking good both proportionally and volumetrically ~ I would recommend working on the arms to really bring them up to the same level of believability. :slight_smile:

The ribs are looking a little bit straight, and I would suggest perhaps rounding and softening them, and lessening the contrast a bit ~ the danger with b/w is that you can end up creating depth unintentionally, and the ribs due to the high contrast look a bit like gills ~ this effect can be easily shifted by just graying down the white, and softening the edge transition. :slight_smile:

Also, watch the hands and make sure that they are not too small. A good rule to go by is that your hand is approximately the same size as your face. So that’s something you can use in pictures to make sure your proportions are lining up correctly. :slight_smile:

Looking good so far Queenie! I hope to see another update! :bounce:

Cheers, :slight_smile:

~Rk

#171

drawMonger,

Thanks for the enthusiastic response to the idea for the Workshop! :slight_smile: Like I say, it’s not something I can do immediately, but I definitely think it’s the logical next step for this group, and I definitely don’t want you guys to get bored! :slight_smile:

And looking forward to your update then! :thumbsup:

Cheers, :slight_smile:

~Rk

#172

Sweet review Becca!

*writes down everything you said.

#173

Hehe, thanks Queenie! :slight_smile: Great to see you back!!! :bounce:

#174

even thow i have been watching this forum for about 2 years, this is my first post…

and in this post i have to thank you for the wonderful reference on your website!! :slight_smile:

here are few modest sketches i’ve done…

#175

there’s so many good stuff happening here!

drawMonger - i like the pale skin tone! looks attractive. beautiful face!

SaraD - sensual atmosphere! warm skin, great work!

Queensoul - mine is under construction, too, so you’re not alone! I would love it if you could manage to somehow carry over the delicacy of your shading of her left leg’s (the one that is half in the dark) calf…waiting for your update.

Icey - welcome! These sketches are great. And they refer back to the name of the game (open figure drawing workshop)… I especially like the secon from left in the upper row. Strong linework, imho.

#176

Hello
Icey
Those are some really fine drawings you have there, I like the weight of your line, nice
and dark in the right places, and nice and light in all the right places. Really gives them a
nice atmospheric feeling,and flow. Hope you post more, and more often…:wink:
Take Care
Glenn

#177

Icey,

These drawings are fantastic, and Congrats on your first post! I’m honored that it’s in the OFDWs here ~ it’s great to see your work! :slight_smile:

I hope that you will continue to participate ~ the next OFDW (009) starts late tomorrow night / early Monday morning.

Can you tell us a bit about your training / background? :slight_smile:

Looking forward to seeing more of your posts! :slight_smile:

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

#178

Nice drawings Icey.
Hehe thanks Mr Mu. I am rushing now to get this to a leavable stage so I dont have to play catch up with 009.
Here are some details I just finished on the hand.

#179

Mr. Mu,
Spirit Dreamer
Queensoul
thank you for all the kind replys!! :slight_smile:

Rebecca, i don’t know what can i say about me… I’m 21 and i’ve been drowing for 3, 3 and a half years, and i can say i deffinitly want to do this all my life… and now i’m trieing to catch up all the lost time and all the years of walking in the dark without knowing what i wish to do with my life… I never had somebody to guide me so i must visit forums and tutorials to get the answears i want and the subjects just to phrase my next questions… and than searching for the answear again… It is hard to do it all by myself but… i’ve heard the true happyness of life is to climb the mountain, not being on top of it :slight_smile:

I’m glad to be here with the best! And i’m glad i’ve seen your web-site because you have the best reference i’ve seen!! (i think i had only 7-8 lifedrowing hours in my life because we don’t have workshops here…)

Sorry for my bad english, by the way :stuck_out_tongue:

Hope i can post these here… and not brakeing any rules :stuck_out_tongue: - sorry for the bad pictures
(i have a problem with small hands in my figure drowings…)

#180

i’ve already wrote this twice! hope this time i get to post it! :)))))

Mr. Mu

Spirit Dreamer

Queensoul

thank you all for the kind replys!

Rebeccak, what can i say about me? I’m 21, I’m in an architecture college and i’ve been drowing for 3, 3 and a half years. And now i have to catch up for all the years i’ve lost not knowing what i want to do with my life.
I never had somebody to guide me, to tell me drowing tricks, so i had to visit forums to get the answears to my questions, to learn new things so i can ask myself more questions, and than search for the answear again! We don’t have workshops so your website helped me a lot!! provideing the best reference i’ve seen!! (you should get man too for refference!) If i have to count all the lifedrowings hours i had in my life… i think i;ll get about 7 or 8… :frowning: that’s why i have to find reference where ever i can found. It’s hard to do it by yourself, but… i love it! and i’ll do it and try to do it so that i wown’t keep it as a hobby!

It’s good to be here with the best! :slight_smile:

hope i can post this here - sorry fot the bad pictures… :frowning: - and for the bad english! :stuck_out_tongue: