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Elsiane

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:28 pm


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learning to draw skeleton sketches. didn't think to save the original before I drew other stuff in. and red line is appreciated!! (as well as any feedback on colour and lighting! I didn't have the energy to make the background dark, but it should be, i guess this is shadow for the non-dark background.

thanks heaps heaps in advance!
PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:47 am


I'm not that great of an artist, so I'm not sure how well I can critique, so if I say something you don't agree with, just take it with a grain of salt ^^;;

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I think overall the proportions and anatomy were really well done! There were some parts that I want to nitpick at, just the wrists. The wrist of the hand holding the candle was really tiny in my opinion. I'd widen it just a tad. I also thought the arm was a bit long...

The left arm (her left) if I had to get really nitpicky, I'd say that it's hard to distinguish the lowerarm from the upperarm? I'd add some curves to differentiate between them.

The legs I thought could be lengthened a little too, but I'm not sure if that's because of my style. I always draw the length of the legs = the length of the overall torso.


Er... if what I pointed out were just part of your style, then just ignore what I said.

Coloringwise, I really like the way you colored it. It reminds me of watercolors ^^ I guess if I had to critique it, I'd say you could push your values a little more and make her look more "solid" Just deepen your shadows (darker shadows emphasize how bright the candle is, I didn't do that good of a job because I'm not good at coloring myself. >< ) But yeah, more values can definitely add to a picture.

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:58 am


Eeh! thanks heaps biggrin biggrin biggrin Yeah values, good idea. Otherwise it looks a bit washed out, I think. your diagrams were v. helpful. And nope I agree with all your points smile

the legs were originally that long, but then I thought it looked too long.. and shortened them. but yeah you're right they look too short again for the torso. haha. D:

thanks again!!

edit: oh and of course the shading on the arm.
PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:06 am


-: I just want to get my two cents in, too! I need to put more use into my plasters.

I tried figure where the light was coming using my lamp but it maybe a little bit too strong. I just wanted you to see how the light falls on her face from three different angles.

For the colors, I'm kind of afraid of colors, myself. I would suggest using other colors like blues and greens. That might work.

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:28 pm


wow. thanks so much!! this makes me want a plaster cast to play with too razz

I was sort of scared of doing shadows (usually I'm relatively diligent with them but then I usually don't work in colour either.) so I pretended they weren't there. smile
PostPosted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:09 pm


another attempt at form. again erased most of the guides..maybe I should keep them next time. I was not originally aiming for a perspective thing and I don't know if it looks okay or not :/ the rest of the image now has perspective too, lol.

obviously i struggle with face lineart..

all redlines/suggestions/constructive comments will be greatly appreciated! while colouring has not reached any sort of presentable stage! :'D
suggestions for foreshortening will also be VERY APPRECIATED.

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:45 am


-: I'm starting to really like your drawings. They're so soft and sketchy.

Anyway, the first thing I noticed is the legs are too thin. If the legs moved further away from the view so those the body a bit. In this image, the legs suddenly fade back. For the feet, it look like she's standing on her toes (Ballerina). Looking at my feet, they just fall a bit but still stay straight.

The arms were a little thin and longer than they should be. To get a little more thickness I widen the shoulders a bit more. Although on the right (left?) hand, I tried place where the fingers would be. Didn't work so well, so let's pretend it's a palm.

The head was a little large, for me, anyway. I gave her a longer neck and a slightly smaller head.

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As always, if you don't understand something I said, feel free to ask. :-
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