WIP - Drunk (2D)

#1

This one is my favorite work :beer:
done in about 10 hours (more or less…)
the mug shine, added by using photoshop lens flare filter.

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I hope your comments help me improve it, TNX.

#2

Can you post the original photo you based this on?

#3

yes :thumbsup:
the best resolution:

#4

It seems like you are trying to create an emotional piece of art work, but honestly I am just not getting it. How are we (as the audience) suppose to feel about this guy? Are we suppose to identify with him, pity him, laugh at him, be angry? And what is his story? Why is he there? I don’t get it.
You can use camera angles, composition and lighting to give the viewers more clues about what it is you want to convey. For example if you simply moved him lower and to the left in the composition (1.) you would place him in more of a position of vulnerability and weakness vs. (2.) higher and to the left would make us more eye to eye with him where we (the viewer) would more than likely be sitting next to him with our heads on the counter as well.

You could also add more details or objects in order to tell his story. For example: if there was an engagement ring next to the glass, or his close were ripped and dirty, or a newspaper with a photograph of him on the front page. The possibilities are many!

#5

For me, the main issue with your image is the subject’s face–he looks like a mannequin instead of flesh and blood and with emotions. If you’re going to fake an expression in a realistic style, you really ought to shoot appropriate photo reference instead of trying fake it. Even advanced veteran artists do this because once you aim beyond a certain level of realism, you need to use reference, otherwise the result will look unnatural and contrived.

#6

Thanks for the answer my friend :wink:
yes, you’re right, there is a story;
but no, not that kind of story in fact …
it’s not about love, not job, politics or etc…
my story title is “Nothing” …
thinking about past, about future and then feeling empty!
so how;
show the story of nothing by something?!

thank you :wink:
just a question;
what do you mean “faking photos” exactly?
i don’t get it!
u mean it’s better to take a photo and then paint just the way it is, without any changes?

#7

I dont necessarily think you need to tell a story here as much as provoke an emotional response from the viewer. Something like, “I’ve been there” The way I see it, the mannequin-like complexion of the man seems to feed into the idea that this guy has clearly been drained of his humanity/soul and is drinking himself to death because of “something” In terms of composition, you dont have to completely mimic the photo, maybe get close, or farther and create a more dynamic scene in addition to the main focus. Perhaps add a bit of atmospheric lighting, independent of the lights and shadows in the room. If the glass has a sharp lens flare on it, theres a lot of light coming from outside perhaps.

Good study otherwise, keep pushing it even farther than your own personal satisfaction and youll find it could turn out better than even you had thought it could. :slight_smile:

#8

What I meant, was that you used a photo reference, but only cherry-picked the parts you wanted, while trying to fake other parts (such as the face). Because your ability to depict realism out of your head is not good enough, it’ll look unnatural when compared to the rest of the image, which is based on a photo.

Please read about the dangers of cherry-picking from photo references here: http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?p=7242955#post7242955

#9

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