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Published: 2009-10-13 20:12:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 1174; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 0
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My attempt of a digital painting, something I don't really do. Wanted to experiment and see if I could replicate the lighting and mood of the scene. Really pleased how it came out. I was going for something quick to get the colours right but then developed it abit more....didn't really try to get it looking like the actor, again, mainly aiming for matching the colour.Estimated Time: 70 minutes
Reference here: [link]
(I can already see the thumbnail has lost alot of vibrance from my original file. Lame.)
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I like the lighting, and I think you have a good color palate that holds the mood of LOTR well. I can tell its Aragorn, but there are a few things I think you can do to help enhance the overall effect.
I like the white of the eyes, because it makes contrast, however, I think the eye on the left is a smidge big. The difference in size sits on the edge of looking on purpose and being on accident. I would also like to see more hard edged brushes, especially on his nose. Using the harder edged brush can add to the illustration on the sword hilt and his clothing, further advancing him and receding the background. The bridge down the nose seems a little wide near the middle and bottom. I think if you bring the shadow shape from the right side of his face more to the left toward the ridge of his nose that will solidify the shape of his nose. (looking at posters and such his nose is soft, but it has a little bit of angularity that keeps it from looking mushy.) Hope this helps e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s⦠" width="15" height="15" alt="
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Thanks very much. Yeh, I see what you mean with the eye size and the bridge of the nose. The eyes were just laziness on my part, and the nose i guess i wasnt thinking enough. I couldnt see clear definition in the reference pic, but it looked weird in my painting so I tried to add a little to it, and I can see how it is wide now.
I did it all with a soft opaque brush. but thanks for the suggestion. Didnt think of changing to a harder edge brush more solid structures, so I'll try to remember that for next time.
Thanks for the crit.
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no problem. I still think its a great representation of aragorn
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You know, for being a first attempt at this sort of thing, it's all kinds of awesome. The nose is a little off, but you said you weren't going for that.
Job well done, I say!
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thanks very much man. yeh, likeliness is off. i was going to just rough out the face, but thought i would tidy it up more as the rest looked better, but by then, proportions were off.
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Great picture! I have no idea how you do 'digital painting' but it looks really good - fantastic use of colours and you get a sense of depth to it without using outlines! Nice one!
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Thanks very much buddy. To be honest, i dont have a clue on this whole digital painting thing either. Is it another way of saying 'colouring', but doing it really slowly?
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nice job on this,i like the colours and mood,warm and cool.only crit really is perhaps to use more sharp edged brushes to get more definition on some of the forms,+maybe add some texture to the sword in the foreground or his face ,depending on what the focal point is,gd work tho,how u keeping?
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haha, didnt recognize you at first mr.x. Thanks for the crit. I'll have to have a look into using the harder edged brushes, i wasnt sure if it would look weird and stand out too much with the opacity down, making it look streaky, but i understand the idea of mixing it up the definte edges and even texture of objects.
I'm good man, just been taking a breather and relaxing. Trying my hand at different things like this and plan on learning the shit out of flash. One day.
How goes things in the studio? Has it gone pretty quiet now? Keeping you busy?
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I am a multi-skilled artist buddy.
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thats awesome, especially considering it's not your usual thing, eyes need a bit of work but apart from that I love the colours and lighting effects, very nice
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thanks very much. Yeh, a few people have mentioned the eyes. I am just glad i have managed to get the colours and feeling of the piece done, thats what my aim was. I am iffy with people's likeliness just by drawing, so i didnt expect to get that right doing digital work.
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well, you did well here and I look forward to seeing more
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The eyes seem a little bright but other then that it's a good likeness.
BTW I'm watching that scene at the moment.
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lol funny coincidence. Yeh, I slipped up with those eyes. Just did a default white eyes like usual, didnt really think about playing with colour on them.
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That's some good work. I assume you worked from a screen capture?
Lots of deep shadow and light mixed together. No real sharp edges, so it all has a rather loose feeling to it. But that's not necessarily a bad thing. You do capture the feeling of his character well.
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thanks man, yeh, worked from a movie still i found on google. Just wanted to try capturing those colours and experiment.
I only know how to paint with soft edges...so far. I can see how harder edges adding more definition could have helped in some areas, so thats what I will look into next.
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I really like this piece except for one thing, his right eye seems slightly larger >.> Otherwise it's great! And awesome to see a different style/art from you, well done, AC!
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thanks very much. Yeh, i didnt see that eye thing until someone else mentioned it. I did a very loose sketch and just kinda painted to that and didnt give it a second thought. d'oh!
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No worries, can it be fixed? Or shall it remain the, I shoulda done...thin? Otherwise, it really is great, well done.
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it'll stay, cant be bothered to go back and retouch old stuff really. :s
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No worries ^^ *coughlazycough*
Btw, help me pick which character to enter into your 1DF? Check my journal!
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Dang, man. That's awesome! Nice shadows, great lighting, great expression, even an atheist couldn't hate this.
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lol why would an atheist hate it...its Aragorn from lord of the rings, not jesus. ^_^
Thanks alot buddy, just trying new things out. Seems like if you wanna be employed in the art industry, you have to be able to do everything now.
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It's the same with most things. People expect you to do what's related to what you want to do, not what you want to do itself. "So you're an animator, that's good. Can you paint?" "So you're a comedian, that's very nice. Can you act?" "So you're a vet, can you train wolverines?"
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i bet you could if you tried, heck, i did it. i never spend ages colouring images, so this was a change for me actually looking at what I was doing. Working on another piece which i hate already. Too much white...i cant colour white for shit.
oh, thanks for the comment though.
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Aragorn's too badass to ignore
I just... suck at the concept of sitting and painting..... like opacities and all that..
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Well i do too. I think i cheated...I used the smudge tool, is that allowed? Ah well. It was fun to do something serious for once.
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This is something I didnΒ΄t expect to see in your gallery. But itΒ΄s a pleasant suprise. ItΒ΄s nice that you try different things, it makes it more interesting to return here.
I think you did a good job with this.
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Thanks very much. lol Yeh, not what you'd expect with me, but I think I gotta try things like this to challenge myself and try to get better at things that I just dont have alot of experience with.
Gonna try working on a few more paintings, if anything, just to build up skills and something for my portfolio.
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Thank you kindly
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You're welcome
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if you used the smudge tool, I have to slap you silly!
but the mood of the colors from the original is pretty close.
if youre drawing a face though you should pay a bit more attention to the construction of it ( know you didnt try making him look that similar, but just saying, hehe )
keep it up man ^^ color practice is allways good!
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lol I did use the smudge tool...is that a no-no? I'm all new to digital painting...so I am using a soft brush as 20% opacity and smudging anything that doesnt look smooth enough.
Thanks though.
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hehe yeah the burn and smudge tool is a big no no with digital painting
a good thing to do is to play around with opacity and flow as you go along. I like to think of it as if I would paint on a real canvas.
Allso not everything has to be smooth ^^ hehe you can do a lot of different "textures" with just your brush.
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yeh, i never know what brushes to use. I try doing the opacity and flow thing, but yeh, usually looks crap. I will keep at it though. Gotta learn somehow.
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You should have seen the first version before I tried to make it look a little like him. it was just a generic guy with a square jaw and beard. lol
Realised it looked too crap to post online, so tidied up abit. ^_^
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well, those are the risks of attempting realism
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Eyes are way too white, its actually a bit horrifying.
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yeh, they are abit aren't they. :s
On my cintiq, it doesnt look as bad because everything is brighter and more vibrant, its as if the contrast or saturation has been zapped saving it as a png...but it could just be the cintiq lying to me.
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cooould be - I mean, does it look different on your monitor then it does your Cintiq to begin with? awkward
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yeh, everything is brighter on the cintiq, and i dunno how to change colours. Of course, you could be seeing what i see, and its my actual monitor thats crap.
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