@pewpewhamster
Italy
Beginner digital artist mainly focused in portraiture (for now) :3
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2yr
Thank you for this challenge!
Summer's coming, mask off, glasses on!
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2yr
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"Final" piece... although there are still some parts that need work, I felt like it's time to move on to another work. In the end I had to ask "Did I capture the emotion?", because that's why I started this one.
With that being said, any feedback would still be appreciated.
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What you have is a good study. I would guess you've done a few emotion centered studies because you're capable of rendering emotion. You did well with her eyebrows - eyes and cheeks - tears. Have you tried a horizontal flip just to get a fresh look?
You really have to work the whole portrait to capture the same exact emotion. Any alteration may still convey emotion but it wont be the same emotion as your reference. The thing with her hand is part of the emotional feel. In the photo she is a stoic sad. I would interpret her hands as symbolic of her struggling to keep her composure.
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2yr
I really appreciate your compliment regarding rendering emotion. Haven't tried horizontal flip, mostly vertical. I do hope I'd be able to convey the same emotion (or at least come close) once I fully render her eyebrows and eyes.
As for the hand, I agree. It does feel lacking without it. I actually have it turned off as a separate layer. I'd try to include in the piece but not render it that much as I think it might distract the viewer away from her face.
Thanks a lot for your feedback! :D
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WIP - Trying to paint emotion2yr
Would like to get some initial feedback for this study of drawing a sad face.
Don't mind the lack of the hand... I've haven't started studying it ^^".
2yr
Really great pieces! Readable silhouettes are important and I think you were able to achieve that here. Maybe the least readable one would be Vi, I know those are her mech fists coz I've seen her but for audiences who don't know her they'd be harder to recognize. Still good job overall! :D
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what an amazing art you have , really wonderful these paintings are and loved to see more keep it up
2yr
Thank you so much! I do hope I'd be able to improve more from reading/receiving critiques on this platform :D
Your initial digital sketch is a great start especially with the values. I think the darkness of the frosting made the highlights on the cake stand out more when you switched to color. However, I agree with @Christopher Beaven with regards to the color. To me it looks like the reds of the tablecloth are fighting for attention.
As for the napkin placement, you can maybe try putting it on the left side where just half of it is seen and maybe the cup as well. Then you can turn the teaspoon in the cup to left so it points towards the cake as well.
Good job so far. The overall feel of "sweet and delicious" is there so thanks for making me hungry :D
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2yr
I agree with @appo. You might wanna pick a different subject. That being said, your use of monochromatic blues to indicate the values was a nice touch.
Portrait study i did last week and ill appreciate your critique
2yr
You might wanna post this in the "Painting" or "Drawing Fundamentals" category instead as this thread is for the Light and Color Proko Challenge.
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Anyone else interested in digital charcoal portraiture?2yr
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Hello! I'm pewpewhamster (a.k.a. Gian) :D, a newcomer here. Just wanted to know if there's anyone else interested in imitating charcoal on digital portraiture. Who are some of the artists out there that you know that specializes on the same style?
