Portraits

[Retronator]

Another one referenced from the same book. Colors are added by me like the previous one.

[Curly]

I still read the first one as a male (and it looks pretty good)
I like the last ones, maybe it's jut me, but this part kind of bugs me:

Made an edit because I can't explain it properly.

[Retronator]

Yeah, I completely agree with the mouth shape being squished into that rectangle. Good edit!



Today I left manga behind and back to realism. This is a self-portrait based on a photo. Now that I'm looking at it, the top of the head is too pillow-shaded. From other shadows/shading the light is more on the top and doesn't warrant the same width of shading on top. (Why do I always notice this after I've uploaded things. Well, there's always tomorrow.)

I think at this point I need to start exploring other angles than front. Like 3/4 or even more dynamic stuff. I'm getting OK with getting proportions down and stylization into pixels, but the portraits lack character/dynamics.

[Retronator]

Didn't go explore new angles yet, I just worked more on the self-portrait.



I think next step is to try and make 75% and 50% version as well as animate it (blinking, smile variations).

[Retronator]

Animation!

[Retronator]

Today I made the 48px and 32px version in addition to the 64px.


Then I played around with the 32px some more and made this animation which is pretty much my cycle of life (well, that of my beard).



On the portraits above, especially the mouth is something I'm not satisfied with. It just looks so unnatural, forced, like he's not relaxed, but kind of squished together. I appreciate any advice or direction on that.