Still working on my Captain Mothstorm illustration.
Added some colour:
Captain Mothstorm: Freefall – Part 5
Captain Mothstorm: Freefall – Part 4
Here are the tonal values. I’ve learned that it’s easier to work in greyscale first and then add colour later.
I flipped the image for a while to keep my mind fresh.
Captain Mothstorm: Freefall – Part 3
I’ve put in a line drawing over the top of the 3D scene which was really useful for getting the perspective right:
Captain Mothstorm: Freefall – Part 2
Part 2 of my Captain Mothstorm illustration. I picked a composition from the thumbnails I did previously and then did a quick 3D model of the scene in Blender. This should help me get the perspective right.
Captain Mothstorm: Freefall – Part 1
I’ve started working on a new illustration – Captain Mothstorm: Freefall.
Here are some thumbnails done in Gimp:
Warrior Acolyte Of Mymosule
This guy is one of the baddies from my comic project. A big impassive henchman type.
Perspective Distortion
When I was doing a drawing of a figure in perspective the other day I got to wondering why some perspective drawings are more distorted than others.
For example if you take a photo of your head from really close up, your nose appears really big and your ears appear really small and pinned back.
To better understand this I had a play about with a simple block figure in Blender.
First I took a shot of the figure from 2 meters away:
And then I took a shot from 6 meters away:
So this shows that the closer the camera is to the subject, the more distorted the subject will appear.
My reading on this matter suggests that most portrait photographers use distances of between 2m and 6m. So I think maybe if I get used to drawing figures at 4m away the perspective distortion might look most natural.
Figure Drawing With A Perspective Grid 1
I’ve also been practicing figures in perspective.
Here, I started by laying down a perspective grid and then constructed a figure on top of it.
New Link Added: Crimson Daggers Art Forum
I’ve added a new entry to my Links page and to the Cool Links menu on the left.
The Crimson Daggers Art Forum is home to an online community of artists from all walks of life but with one thing in common: They all want to improve their art skills. If you are serious about getting better at art, then you will find this corner of the internet a truly inspirational place. If you feel like you’d like to join then you can either use my referral link (I don’t think I benefit in any way other than they know it was me who sent you there): //crimsondaggers.com/forum/member.php?action=register&referrer=6295 or you can just head over under your own steam to http://crimsondaggers.com/forum/index.php.
Anatomy Practice: Crouching and Diving
I’ve been studying anatomy all week. Now it’s time to see what I’ve actually learned. Here’s couple of pieces from straight out of my head.