WIP thread for LabyrinthineMind, or LM for short :)

#101

OK, well, firstly, you’ll need to find an image that you want to draw be it personal or something you found off the wonderous web… I guess I’ll do the training thru notes on here. When you’re done with the other project you’re going to work on we’ll get started. Like I said, figure out what image you want to draw, before you can do this sort of drawing without a reference, you’re going to need one. Let me see it too, and I’ll tell you whether or not it’s an ideal image to work from. I’m going to teach you what I was taught. Should be fun to see if the student can become a teacher. I’m not as pro as some other people might be, but you can always pass over me in skill level just by knowing the basics.

#102

Wow, I’m so excited to begin this - and really honored you would be willing to take me on!

I have to take my kids to Kung Fu this evening - but I’ll pick out an image tonight. Should be a be a person or anything? A copy of another piece or a picture from life?

Here is my DSG sketch, but I think I might want to finish it…

#103

I say get a photo of a person. Someone you admire, etc. The first thing we’ll do is have you draw that image now, before I teach you anything, so you can see how far you’ve come when we’re done, and also so I can see where your skill level is.

#104

Well - I’ve done all of 3 drawings of people, ever. If you want to see my skill level for non-people (lol) I don’t draw anything without a reference, well, 95% are with references anyway, take a look at my Deviant Art page and check out my scraps too. It shows my progress when I first started drawing back in November '05 til now. I also haven’t taken pics of /all/ of my stuff from drawing class - but you can get a general gist.

Honestly, the master copy is pretty recent (like, yesterday! haha) and I didn’t trace or anything for that - it’s all eyeballed.

#105

Ok I started over on the Guin/Lance piece – which I think I do want to at least moderately finish now that it matches what I ‘saw’ more. I had this most excellent moment in my car today.

Today was a great damn day. Paid off all my credit cards and closed them all except one. I’m one happy chicka. I think that likely had to do with my mood today when this moment happened.

Anyway, I did a quick sketch and color block, took me about 30 minutes to get my idea down. Here it sits for now:

#106

Hey LM,

I think you have a great feeling for big, vast landscape compositions! It’s cool because I totally lack that - not that I’ve tried to many landscapes, they scare me:).

I’m not quite sure what’s going on in your thread. Is Cypherx going to be giving lessons here or privately? If here, can other people still react to your work? Or even secretly participate and learn from that? Just asking because I’ve never come across a workshop within a WIP thread!:slight_smile:

It’s great you’re getting such expert help, but I think it’s because your enthousiasm seeps through everything you write and do. That’s really motivating - at least for me!

#107

Maladie you’re so sweet! =D

Cypherx was offering to help me and we took it to PMs so we wouldn’t muddy up the WIP thread - I feel really honored she wants to take me under her wing!

I think you should try a landscape then - and I should try more people! Your work on figures is really promising, I need to work on that so much >.<

#108

You know what - I’m gonna do it! I’ll still work on my Egyptian queen, but my next practice piece will be a landscape. Let’s dive right into our incapabilities, shall we:)? As long as you promise me a nice figure study as soon as you got one;).

#109

I totally will! I will even get my husband to pose or something, for a real life study. He can stand still for about 30 mins at the very least, I’ll make it worth his while =D

Here is some more work on the Guin/Lance piece —

Worked on the trees, background foliage, shadows on the ground blocked out more clearly. I think I might have to finish this one o.O

God, it’s really hard during the ugly phase – when I’m the only one who can ‘see’ the eventual outcome (even if I never get it to the level I want it, it’ll be better than THIS stage anyway – at least I can hope)…

I saw Beaux once do a little song about the Ugly Phase…

I think my ugly phases last longer than other’s… hehe :smiley:

#110

Good luck with your new piece, and thanks for helping me with mine. :slight_smile:
Right now there’s not much to say on this pic, like you said only you know what you want it to look like right now. I’ll keep a vigilant eye over this.

#111

Thanks Pap :slight_smile:

Did a little more work, not much – have to go catch up on some family time :slight_smile:

Added a teeny bit more texture to the back ground foliage and laid down the basics of where the light might fall and saturated the shadows a little more. Like I said, not much work. Heh

#112

Ok so I extended the canvas, which I think helped the composition a lot - but that’s just my opinion :smiley:

Worked on more highlights, leaves, details. I had a small crash in the middle somewhere and it really ruined my mood, but I pushed through and re-did the work I lost and I am glad I did. Had put a sun in, but lost that and forgot to put it back, will do that next, heh.

#113

incredible improvements!

I think the the more canvas move was a good move :slight_smile:

#114

Thanks :slight_smile: I hope to work a little more on it today some, will post updates. Any crits so far? Anyone?

#115

I like the textures, even if you cant see them that clear. That, i.e. being subtle, make them even better :wink:

Only thing i see to critique : The woods there (that big green thing :stuck_out_tongue: ) look a bit too small compared to the trees… or you have to seperate the foreground and the background more. But thats just my humble opinion :wink:

P.s. : See my signature please… :slight_smile:

#116

Acutally, they are just bushes/clumps of ivy things =D But thanks for making it evident that I need to make that clear in the final image, so people don’t go wondering…

Then again, I sort of dig the idea that the golden trees are HUGE…

So, something to think about =D Thanks!

#117

Ok did a little more work tonight.

Detailed the back foliage some more
Added sun, sunset light
added rays of light
added more highlight detail
added leaves and leaf highlights/shadows

I’m not sure if I want to add the people now - only because I stink at people – but, people make things more interesting - so we shall see, it’s still up in the air :slight_smile:

#118

That is looking really nice! I assume you are going to make the area of the sky around the sun much more intense, because right now the highlights on the trees are more intense than the sun itelf.
The leaves are quite impressive. They look translucent because of that glow, which is good if that’s what you are going for. Same with the grass between the tree shadows, looks really great!
Yeah, I reckon just tidy up the sun area, just make it a lot more brighter and the lighting will look very convincing.
Looking forward to next update! :arteest:

#119

Hmm, I didn’t consider that, but it of course makes sense o.O Thanks again Pap :slight_smile: I plan on working on it today in and around the piles of laundry that I need to do! haha!

#120

Ok, added a more intense effect around the sun, and added some highlights around a bit, also darkened up the areas of leaves that would be darker.

I think I want to add the people, which will immensely slow down the progress of this, since I will work on them seperately then add them in later, shrinkydink style lol

Anyway, here is what I have so far:

This is 50% working size.