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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #210 on: December 28, 2007, 03:19:55 am
thanks for the response, Im working to a request so its a specific sword :-X, he wants the character to be holding it up he's also got a list of armour and stuff none of which are usual. I totally agree one of the things that was troubling me was the character, I'll talk to him get some of his feedback I think he should definately have his arm in a more natural position, id guess it would be pretty heavy.

I'll google some people weilding swords. Does it look ok though as a whole? not too busy? etc
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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #211 on: December 28, 2007, 03:41:40 am
It looks like he's just holding the sword out for no real reason. I you tweaked the pose so the blade is held back ready to strike whatever he's staring at so intently off screen right you could keep the blade in a similar aspect while giving the pose some context. As a result of my hard-testing I would suggest: hold blade closer, widen stance, loosen knees, tighten everything else.

The foreground and background don't really feel connected for me. Couldn't say for certain what it is but vanishing points seem a little ambiguous. Some visible transition between the two levels would surely help too.

While I expect the scene is there to serve the guy, he seems to fill the scene a bit much for the composition to work well. Makes the rest of the scene seem a bit tacked-on. I'd reduce his relative size significantly.

Dragon seems to be flaming without any apparent target.

Fix them and you'll have a very nice homely scene.

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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #212 on: December 28, 2007, 09:12:21 pm
I'm so tired of being home without any files i can work on!

oh well though, did a bit of a sketch for partisan (not finished of course):



just winged this one with the armor the only thing in mind, so it probably has a lot of weird anatomy.

I usually hate this old camera because the raw photos are weird, but this one came out ok i think - kinda storybookish.  IRL this is pencil on white bristol...
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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #213 on: December 28, 2007, 09:30:15 pm
I'm so tired of being home without any files i can work on!

oh well though, did a bit of a sketch for partisan (not finished of course):

Wow, pretty cool…. So are you studying art? I wonder if I should go to some art Academy/University or if I should chose something else…. I am so unsure.
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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #214 on: December 28, 2007, 09:47:30 pm
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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #215 on: December 29, 2007, 05:37:18 am
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just winged this one with the armor the only thing in mind, so it probably has a lot of weird anatomy.

No, it looks pretty solid to me at least! Good pose.

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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #216 on: December 31, 2007, 12:48:02 am

my first major try at oils. acrylic underpainting.
im proud of this.

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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #217 on: December 31, 2007, 01:00:57 am
see, you're getting better all the time

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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #218 on: December 31, 2007, 01:25:52 am
oh yeah, sorry

btw it was a pretty quick painting. not more than 2 hours

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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #219 on: December 31, 2007, 01:34:51 am
btw it was a pretty quick painting. not more than 2 hours

heh, i think some definitions will change when you get older.  quick is quicker than you can imagine (and, at the same time, a quick homework assignment can still take 5 hours)
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