Martha Muniz
Martha Muniz
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Rebekka B
I made a sketch of a cozy evening with my friends and coloured it digitally ✨
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Martha Muniz
Ooh, really cool combination of the two mediums, and a beautiful end result :)
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Martha Muniz
Thank you for hosting this challenge! I've been really enthralled by Gothic stories this past semester and Rebecca quickly became my favorite book. The author excels at creating an eerie atmosphere throughout, so it was super fun to try and translate it into a cover.
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devica
I always wanted to see more illustrated covers on professional literature. Psychology is an especially good topic for creativity. Based on that I tried my hand at 'The Uncanny' by Sigmund Freud. Depicting a surreal scene in a realistic rendering, to keep the theme relevant. The initial drawing is done in graphite and coloured digitally. While I kept the typography clean and less creative as it is professional literature, and it needs some strict structure as a balance.
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Martha Muniz
Wow! Spectacular lighting!
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magali franov
I'm so excited about this challenge! I made a cover for the Book 'A Murder Most Unladylike' by Robin Stevens - I love children's book illustration and am personally not a big fan of the original covers, so this was very fun to do! I used a limited color palette - staying with cool greens and warm red/oranges as a contrast. The line work is done traditionally with pencil - colored in digitally, with a traditional gouache texture. the prompt was inspired by the Penguin Book Awards prompt - but I was not able to actually participate due to not living in the UK. I put a lot of work into this cover, so I'm very excited to be able to show it to people on here!
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Martha Muniz
Beautiful style!
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Praskovya Kasyanenko
"Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" has got to be one of my favourite novels ever. Had a lot of fun thinking of ideas for this.
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Martha Muniz
I love that book! This is such a cool concept that really encapsulates it :D
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Martha Muniz
A bit late to the party but I have to add EM Carroll's His Face All Red: http://emcarroll.com/comics/faceallred/01.html It's darker in tone but still reminds me of Calvin and Hobbes a bit, in terms of childlike cartoons mixed with beautiful watercolor. The story also uses color quite a bit both for communication and expression of emotions--just a very well done work in my opinion :)
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Martha Muniz
Just wonderful! I think the small size made the rendering feel rather soft and delicate, while also emphasizing the texture, almost as if a nostalgic, hazy photograph. Beautiful work :)
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Shelvs Fleurima
Painted this while listening to some spooky stories.
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Martha Muniz
Ooh-- this is such a cool concept! You also did great in terms of lighting, the physics appear very realistic. One thing I would suggest is adding a variety of texture and edges. I think the textured brush you used is very helpful in bringing a traditional feel to counter the slickness of digital art, but adding variety by bringing in harder/opaque edges (especially in tight crevices and sharp angles) would better communicate the texture of the creature and add more visual interest.
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Manuel Piedra
Hi everyone! Here is my entry for the challenge.  I tried to add detail where most needed while keeping a traditional look, hope you guys like it!
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Martha Muniz
Great rendering with light and form--and very painterly too! Awesome job :)
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Camilla Schneeberger
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Martha Muniz
Ooh I love the colors of this piece! Nice work
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Martha Muniz
Nice work--I especially love the second one, so cute and such economical line quality :)
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Martha Muniz
This is really cute! It seems like it's a very strong and powerful creature but still comes off as friendly and playful. I think if I were to give a suggestion, it would be to pick a main focus to exaggerate. Some things that come to mind are its roundness, the height of its legs, the large eye, or possibly the furriness if it's a furry creature (you may also want to give more information as to its texture/material). From there, the rest of the features can fall into place to support that main idea. I also really like the ears--they're an excellent contrast to the rest of the design by being small and pointy. You can try emphasizing this by making them stand out more in the silhouette view, as right now they merge a bit with the rest of the body. Even so, I think this is good design you've got going--Keep up the good work!
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Martha Muniz
Awesome job! I love the concept as well as the character design. I've always been fascinated by the combination of historical artifacts/wardrobes/cultures in mix with nature and animals, like James Gurney's Dinotopia, and I think you made a very unique and compelling take on it. What were your influences/inspirations for this piece, if you don't mind me asking?
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Martha Muniz
Awesome work, Joao! It definitely feels like a defined and bold style with a unique twist. What were some of the artists that you used as reference, if you don't mind sharing?
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Martha Muniz
Hi! I think Gurney's along with Loomis' books are great resources and will provide a solid foundation. I'd also add Alla Prima II for both painting and the fundamentals as a whole. For more specific topics, the books I've personally found to be most helpful are: Composition - Framed Ink by Marcos Mateu-Mestre; Picture This by Molly Bang Figure Drawing - FORCE: Dynamic Life Drawing by Mike Mattesi; Figure Drawing - Design and Invention by Michael Hampton; Drawn to Life by Walt Stanchfield (this is more geared toward animators but still has a lot of valuable lessons!) Drawing Fundamentals - Classical Drawing Atelier by Juliette Aristides I hope this helps! Best wishes for your artistic journey :)
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crobinso24
Honestly probably karla ortiz, i want to be a concept artist and I can’t think of many that are better than her and she’s good in multiple mediums
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Martha Muniz
Ah, such a great pick. She's amazing!
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Martha Muniz
Great balance between clear, graphic shapes and detailed texture in the right places. Awesome work, keep it up!
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Martha Muniz
There's a unique character and charm to each drawing captured in just the right amount of detail, and that's always something to be admired--great work!
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Martha Muniz
How about Phil Hale? His paintings tend to be more in the moment of action rather than the finale but he's absolutely worth mentioning if you're looking for aggression and drama.
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Martha Muniz
Hello! Great work--I see from your previous attempt at this pose that you've gotten better at observing the figure as 2D shapes, especially when tackling the foreshortened arms, as well as practicing tighter line quality. I think an easy and common occurrence after focusing on solidifying the structure of a figure is losing the original gesture and rhythm of the pose. In this case, the original model's twist at the torso is what first captures my attention, and I believe it could be further emphasized in your drawing. An easy way to really get a feel for what needs to be exaggerated/focused on in a pose's gesture is to do it yourself. Strike the pose and pay attention to the placement of weight and the direction of the motion. Remember to use your improving knowledge on shapes and form to build on top of the gesture rather than against it. And though it is almost unavoidable to lose some of the original rhythm when adding structure, you can further exaggerate the gesture the earlier stages to account for that. I hope this helps you with your future work. I can tell you've been putting a lot of effort into your improvement and it's certainly paying off, so thank you for sharing!
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