Sketchbook Thread of Sirielle

[left]I must have lost this variant #19 somewhere. Anyway I repainted his face since then a few times and here is the latest variant (#20) and mix of it with the old #14 which I still like the best:

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[left]I thought it is done till I put the old WIP over the newest variant. Of course I don’t like the new face anymore O_o And now when I see the previous (quoted #19) I don’t know anything anymore. Insanity.

Tomorrow I’ll decide and probably only fix the chin in the final mixed variant and that’s all.
Or it will finish me

What have I done with #19? It looks nice, pity pity.
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[left]I thought it is done till I put the old WIP over the newest variant. Of course I don’t like the new face anymore O_o And now when I see the previous (quoted #19) I don’t know anything anymore. Insanity.[/left]
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[left]But you still have the #20 variant? It’s not that different from #19…[/left]
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[left]Tomorrow I’ll decide and probably only fix the chin in the final mixed variant and that’s all.[/left]
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[left]No one’s going to finish you while i’m on guard ;)[/left]
[left]Maybe just leave #20 alone?[/left]
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[left]What have I done with #19? It looks nice, pity pity.
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[left]Maybe you’ve accidentally put it in a music folder? Anathema… [/left]

It wasn’t finished He still looks like a plastic doll without character and expression.

I provably painted over #19 and saved it. I don’t like over polished #20 anymore, the mix of old and new face looks best. Anyway I feel he looks like a clown, not a real face.

And what do you exactly mean by ‘i thought it is done till i put the old wip over the newst’?

What you see above - mix of the old WIP (this face) and #20 = the face on the right.

My lesson is to finish works in a shorter period (if I can’t finish them at once) - to not leave it for such long time as I do. I’ve got enough of this style of work finally. Same goes for a few other of my WIPs. I should listen to Kallen and paint anew when I’m stuck, not fix old stuff again.

And I should do 24 hands more.

De gustibus

I provably painted over #19 and saved it. I don’t like over polished #20 anymore, the mix of old and new face looks best. Anyway I feel he looks like a clown, not a real face.

Probably.
I like the #20 better, but… that’s just me

What you see above - mix of the old WIP (this face) and #20 = the face on the right.

Ah, wasn’t sure about that.

My lesson is to finish works in a shorter period (if I can’t finish them at once) - to not leave it for such long time as I do. I’ve got enough of this style of work finally. Same goes for a few other of my WIPs. I should listen to Kallen and paint anew when I’m stuck, not fix old stuff again.

That’s a good resolution! (Postanowienie)
That’s what i meant with the ‘finished’ part in my previous post - You could give him a break.

And I should do 24 hands more.

Whoops! Me too xD

OK, enough of it. I belive my boy is ready:

Yay!

I thought I’ll let you know I’m still spoiling this portrait:

Trying to fix the overdosed perspective and some details.

It’s looking very good, Karolina! So now what?

He is done, the final image is different than above:

OK. Everybody say he looks nice, but his eyes still bother me - they are misplaced. Don’t you see it too? Or is it me? He looks weird in miniature, it’s less visible on the larger image. Here is another idea, not detailed - I just moved eyes on a new layer sketched over:

We’ll see if I still like it in the morning.

Now that i see the difference - they are a little misplaced…

Too bad you made his eyes less clear and shiny, they looked better that way.

This is not a finished polished version but as I said a sketchy test where to place the eyes. Though in this light conditions they have to be less shiny as they are in shadow (and he hasn’t seen the light of Aman, so doesn’t have it in his eyes).

Well, technically there should be no light really (Stars don’t really give much light_
The just seem more blank now.

Anyway - good luck!

The final variant:
http://sirielle.cgsociety.org/gallery/625443
and the older one I decided to keep in scraps:
http://sirielle.deviantart.com/art/WIP-of-Olwe-in-Beleriand-65975355
To be redone one day.

Now, time to move on. I still have 24 hands to do for workshops and some WIPs to polish.

It looks like finishing present OFDW will take me longer than workshop’s time, here is my second image:

Oil pastels in Painter IX. Short record of my chaotic creation process:

[left]I used grid for most of the time, as you can see. (I was flipping horizontally, as always but I flipped image back for the record.) It’s second time I tried it and I feel it doesn’t really help in learning. It’s rather helpful to measure, test proportions.
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Reference: Au Bord du Ruisseau by William Bouguereau.

Just a quick note: Your fingers seem to be a little longer than in the original.

And her right hand is… Urm, it seems a bit longer than it should be, but it may be either the shading, or the fact that i’m dead tired.
Probably both, either way - good work I wish i could pay that much attention to my doodles

Goodnight

Possibly maybe.

Sketch for WSC #3: Broken Wing(s) at Epilogue:

Forearm area is wonky I know, but it’s done. Just for the mood and in sake of sketching.

And one more angel, though I am not sure if I should post him for the public view I just wanted to state where his chest is to fix the outfit and ended up looking for muscles and refining

Yup, I’m trying to finish this image finally. T.b.c.

Actually the forearm is okay, not anatomically, but it gives to the atmosphere (My first
though was a winged old-school vampire, must be the lack of hair)
…anyway, it looks nice
I like those contrasting colours, is the right part supposed to be flesh?

Hm, since it’s a sketch challenge… i think i’ll give it a try too

And one more angel, though I am not sure if I should post him for the public view I just wanted to state where his chest is to fix the outfit and ended up looking for muscles and refining

Yup, I’m trying to finish this image finally. T.b.c.

Well, since you have the muscles already (boy is he an athlete) you can rewok his previous armor (the body shaped), or, if don’t feel like it anymore, you can give him something simpler like this http://www.aurorahistoryboutique.com/products/A000001_L.jpg (Come to think of it - it’s still supposed to be a remastered painting?)

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Oh, wait, that challenge is not on CGTalk, i’ll draw something either way

Epilogue challenges are just for sake of sketching, there are no winners nor competition, not in this sort. There used to be competitions in the past, but that was a different thing.

Even vampire should have proper arms anatomy - if the upper part is longer so the lower should be. But my archangel with smashed wings (as they supposed to be hurt/broken) could not touch his arms top with same hand as I can - it looks like it.

I am about to steal a soft leather breast plate from a Roman legionnaire, just need to find a suitable one. Or maybe it will be leather armour +7 against demons from Baldur’s Gate It’s not a master copy since I have changed the details and arrangemenet, it’s still heavily referenced from Giordano, but rather reinterpretation than a master copy.

I know, what i had in mind is that i don’t have an account there.

Even vampire should have proper arms anatomy - if the upper part is longer so the lower should be. But my archangel with smashed wings (as they supposed to be hurt/broken) could not touch his arms top with same hand as I can - it looks like it.

Ohh… You mean the length.
I didn’t notice that, i though you have the forearm’s width in mind.

I am about to steal a soft leather breast plate from a Roman legionnaire, just need to find a suitable one. Or maybe it will be leather armour +7 against demons from Baldur’s Gate It’s not a master copy since I have changed the details and arrangemenet, it’s still heavily referenced from Giordano, but rather reinterpretation than a master copy.

Heheh Good, that allows more fun

A few references of that breastplate you mentioned:
http://www.by-the-sword.com/acatalog/images/ah6071L.jpg
http://www.schmitthenner.com/images/Leather%20Musculata%20Cuirass.JPG
http://www.schmitthenner.com/images/SCH1040PB.jpg
http://www.valhallaleathercraft.com/chest/musclebreast2.jpg
Hope it helps