thanks NR43, Giom. i must admit it was strange to see my work displayed next to Phillippe Faraut and it made me happy enough to slightly smile.
anyway i’m still trying to get a hang of digital painting. this is a pretty quick black and white sketch i did this morning. it’s based off a photo i found, but i can’t remember where i got it from/ who’s it is. black and white is so much easier to work with.
started a small bust. i don’t really have a direction with it, just sort of letting it happen. although i’m not really liking it too much right now.
Cisc0 - thanks!
Giom - thanks!
KarthikAL - thasnk!
AbuAmir - thanks!
update on the centaur pose, change the general angle and added a bow and arrow to visualize it better.
also, i wasn’t liking the lady so i went more in this direction, not sure how i feel about it yet
killermachine - thanks! here’s an update.
this model is more or less done. still need to do the shoes, then maybe a few touch ups. feel free to critique. if no one can figure out the actor/ film from this, i think it’s safe to assume you haven’t seen it. i think in my next post i’ll let link to the trailer or something. let me know what you think.
fyi - the question in German and is from my favorite scene in the film. “do we know each other?”
ok, i thought maybe i’d get lucky and someone might know the film, but i give up. here’s a trailer.
You have some gorgeous works! I love the classical feel in this thread.
Archers typically draw the bowstring back so that their hand is touching their face. They will align their fingers or a part of the bowstring to either the corner of their mouth or part of their jaw. This is to provide a consistant anchor point to improve their accuracy. Technical things like that seem to not be noticed much, so if changing it hurts the feel of the pose you’d get away with just keeping it the way it is. I’ll see the arrow placed on the wrong side of the bow quite often by professionals, and few people seem to notice. Cheers for getting that right!
thanks! i remember seeing alot of people drawing the string to their face when i was looking for some reference. i guess for some reason i just figured maybe in the middle of battle of something they wouldn’t always do that. it does seem like alot of art doesn’t tend to do it, but i think i’ll try it. thanks for the input!
well here is the model without the shirt. in a way i like it more, but i will probably keep the shirt for my reel. i’ve also included some of the reference i’ve used.
did another quick digital portrait sketch today. not sure how i feel about it, but i guess it could be worse. inspired by old photos
taking a break from demo reel models to start focusing on a sculpture i am supposed to make for ArtPrize competition/ show in Grand Rapids, MI that i need to finish by mid september. while i am trying to sell random things on ebay to gather money for supplies i managed this quick study today. crits very welcome.
it’s been an adventure so far. lots of mistakes, lots of learning. this is my first time molding and casting a piece and i was so focused/ stressed about that, that i didn’t focus enough on the actual sculpture. as a result i am sort of disappointed in how it came out. it’s all been quite frustrating, and i’m not out of the woods yet as far as casting. anyway, here is the clay version of the sculpture i am supposed to install in Grand Rapids on sunday. critiques are always helpful, feel free!
I think you’re a little hard on yourself… or too close to your work. From where I’m sitting, it’s pretty beautifull - motion, pose, expressions, hands, mood, story (tho I don’t know what this is about, I just see it’s part of something) and texture.
Anatomy is also very good, however, it did take me a while to figure out who’s hand was who’s on their left hand side (from the first pic). I don’t know why it’s confusing, cause, after figuring it out (from the second pic), it all made sense. Could be the light and shadows…?
Good luck with the display!
Regards
Giom
thanks giom! i think i generally am hard on myself, but this is not necessarily because i think the work is bad in itself, but more how successful it is it terms of how i wanted it to be. i also have a fear of satisfaction. to me it’s at least to the point where i am not embarrassed to show it, but i’m not exactly proud of it either. i think there are probably a few things that are better in this than the last sculpture i made(the sitting man), but some things that are worse. or maybe i am just too partial to sitting/ crouching poses(i love them).
as far as story, my idea started with the idea of the ability/ or inability to show affection/ console someone etc without being able to touch or hold them with your arms/ hands. i’m not sure it shows this idea very well, but i was also restricting myself a bit trying to think of ways that would make it easier to mold and cast.
i realize the hand confusion, i thought about it before. but when you have the piece in front of you i don’t think it should be much of an issue. plus the piece will be shown outdoors, so there should be such dark shadows.
i also forgot to mention, this is about 1/2 life size (40 inches/102 cm high)