Omkar Gaokar
Mumbai, India
I'm working as a visual artist and trying to maximize art skills...
Omkar Gaokar
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3yr
Great Studies @Rathciel... You've done a really good Mannequinization.
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Hey, @Sagnik Kirtan you did well. loomis method is really helpful and you can use reilly rhythms with it, I think it will help you with proportions... keep up the good work!
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Looking Good! there's a great line quality and fluidity in Eliza's sketch. practicing fundamentals can help..Keep it up!!
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Omkar Gaokar
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Thank You @Alan Seedhouse :)
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Hey Omkar, Great work on this! The eyes are so life-like, and the hair is spot-on. The only thing I would add, without seeing the original reference, would be to tighten up the terminator lines a little more, particularly under the hood. Shadows that close are usually pretty sharp and tend to blur out with distance, a fantastic study nonetheless!
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Really nice work Omkar - especially on the facial expression, bravo!
My advise mostly relates the overall appeal of the painting and may therefor be less relevant if realism is you goal.
I think you should take advantage of the very dramatic light by increasing the contrast between the areas in light and those in shadow.
The brightness range between the light and shadow on the face is a bit too close. Especially if you compare it to the light and shadow on the chain-mail.
Your portrait could also benefit from a reduction in the number of highlights/small shapes on the chain-mail - the chain-mail is a very busy area, which is a shame because it draws attention away from the face.
The chain-mail would still be recognizable if you reduced the number of small shapes by 30-50 %.
Lastly, and this is probably just me that hasn't figured it out. But i don't quite understand why there are two reflections in each eye. It suggest a secondary light source to our right side. If the reference picture is from a movie the second reflection in the eyes (our right side, his left) might come from an artificial light behind the camera.
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Wow. For one moment I tought it was a photo. Great painting and great gesture. One little thing. The material of the chainmail needs to be shinier.
3yr
I really like the control and thoughtfulness of the line weight on the outer edges. Maybe darken the forehead as it wraps around to the right. Overall I think you've done really nice work.
