Races of Middle Earth - Character - Culann

#31

Thanks Gamoron…hmm, I say that rather often…I should start to think of ingenius alternatives like, ‘Gamoron, thanks’ or something like that! :wink:

#32

lol… same problem here.
Great ther… but please don´t loose to much details even its a more loosy style. Watch that ya counterbalance between loose and detail.
My two cents.

Keep going:thumbsup:

Tom

#33

Tha…:rolleyes:
Nice criticism, Tommy! I did start anew in order to get the ability to include more details, so that’s what I will do. But I like the the texture created by the new colouring style, so I will keep that as well…We’ll see how it turn’s out.:slight_smile:

#34

I´ve to agree with you about the textures. Very interresting stuff comes out when ya keep loose. Wait for ya next update buddy…
Tom

#35

Update…looks like I’m going to finish it tomorrow… I’m really under no pressure, so maybe I’ll keep tweaking it a little longer. He will hold a weapon, just in case someone was wondering. I just didn’t work on that yet. I’ll also do a background.

#36

Yeah…looks good. Nice pose ya got here.
No crits now.:thumbsup:

Tom

#37

That was quick!
Uhm…thanks Tommy! :wink:

#38

Nice work Culann. Lets see the background.:beer:

#39

Probably too late to tell you this (and difficult to fix if your still doing this traditionally), but you really should start with a background color other than white. It would make your colors much richer.

Keep going though … I’m liking this one. :thumbsup:

#40

Thanks Kirt! Well, yes, I heard about not using white as initial background colour, and I did it before. But the thing is, I didn’t mean to actually use the character I’m doing right now, he was a mere sketch on ordinary sketchpad paper. But then I started experimenting with colour and liked the look, so I kept going. I also found out today that the page he was on really wasn’t large enough, so I transferred him to a bigger sheet. So, it’s basically layer-work, except it’s not digital yet. :wink:
I will update tomorrow, I couldn’t do much today. :hmm:

#41

Quick update, crappy scan.
I started the background layer, and currently I’m not too fond of it. BUT, it’s WIP, and composited together with the main sandman, it looks acceptable. So I’ll keep working on it.

#42

Update.
Still working out details. Just wanted to show some progress.

#43

Thje water color effect is good

#44

Thank you.
I’m still working on this, although not full-time. I’ll have the watercolouring done mid-month, I think. After that I’ll scan it all in for some digital touch-ups. So, I should be able to finish it. :slight_smile:

#45

Hmph…I won’t be able to finish it after all, I’m afraid. :shrug: I can’t spare the time to make it to the deadline, although I’d wager I’ll finish it eventually. Once all the portfolio work is out of the way. It’s a pity, because I really enjoyed this challenge thematically. Ah well, it can’t be helped. Thanks for all the positive comments posted here. :slight_smile:

#46

Oh no! And you seemed so close to finishing…Well, there’s always next month:D :beer:

#47

Yeah I know…In fact the progress is far greater than I posted here, I finished the sky and most of the lefthand side background. But the right side is still very unfinished. I’ll see if I can finish the next one…:slight_smile:

#48

Very nice, I specially like how you’ve managed the colours.
how did you get such a nice watercolour effect?

I wish you had the time to finish this one, maybe after the challenge…

Cheers

#49

Thanks Frinsklen.
As I said before, I do plan to finish it, but right now I simply lack the time to do it. I achieved the watercolour effect by, well, using watercolour on watercolour paper…It would probably be possible to recreate the look digitally, though. :slight_smile:

#50

Good Luck dude…Hope ya finished the pic, if not…what the hell…I didn´t finish either…hehe.

Cheerz Buddy

Tom