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PRACTICE SKETCHES

brodwong — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:39:00 +0000

WEEK 9

brodwong — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:37:44 +0000

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WEEK 8

brodwong — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:34:05 +0000

WEEK 7

brodwong — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:30:19 +0000

WEEK 6

brodwong — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 06:10:25 +0000

WEEK 5

brodwong — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:13:57 +0000

Here’s a colorized version using the value study as an underpainting. I made sure to subdue the colors so Im not sure why the colors look more saturated here. I learned something about painting with a color scheme in mind and where to get plenty of inspiration from. This I feel is a lesson that integrates traditional painting and digital since much of the color mixing was done mimicking a palette of colors. Digital since blend modes were used. This was also about interacting the subject and the background so they look like the belong within the same space.

WEEK 4

brodwong — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:01:06 +0000

This is after feedback I got from Paul.

This is my first attempt. A sketch was provided along with a reference. I thought this was the best I could do. I didn’t realize where my errors were until Paul had pointed them out. Now I know what to look for after I finish rendering or should I say, before I start detailed rendering. I tend to lose likeness and structure whenever I get caught up in the painting.

WEEK 3

brodwong — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:07:58 +0000

WEEK 2

brodwong — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:08:20 +0000

WEEK 1

brodwong — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:05:29 +0000

Yikes. This was my first batch of drawings on my Wacom Intuos. I still haven’t gotten the feel for sketching on the tablet. Nothing beats the good ol’ tactile feeling of led on paper and the ease of getting that thick and thin of the graphite just by tilting the pencil.

I switched to pencil and paper on my second batch. This turned out to be more promising.

For my third batch of drawings, I felt more comfortable with the features and this turned out to be the ones that I am happiest with. I wasn’t able to submit this in with the other two, being respectful of the deadline.

I learned that I need to restrain myself from rendering thumbs. I took quite a long time to produce my homework. I knew I was doing something wrong. Rendering is force of habit I think, since I never really had thumbnailing as part of my workflow before. I also can’t see the likeness until I render it and if I don’t, something inside of me tells me that I must keep at it because it’s in there somewhere .

I also learned that it is bad practice to not have an air-tight sketch to begin with. The finished painting should look similar to the original final sketch.