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Published: 2012-02-08 01:02:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 525; Favourites: 15; Downloads: 6
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dumb titleI am full of dumb titles
there's just no good synonyms for 'fall'?? 'plummet' and 'plunge' are both very unpleasant words
ANYWAY
something I did in my independent study
my portfolio is nearly beefed up to my liking, I am pretty excited about this
there's not a lot to explain here! I wanted to draw someone making a dramatic leap and misty clouds and an aerial view of fields, so I did
the background is disgustingly lazy and now that I look at it I am kind of annoyed with myself for abusing that fuzzy circle brush so badly for trees and the background as a whole looks pretty flat but it was a pretty ambitious idea so I dunno
I feel like this is channeling emmy cicierega big time man I should probably find other people who draw stylized humans to idolize
YEP THAT'S ABOUT IT
oh no wait, critiques would be greatly appreciated!! I know I don't have the fancy function but come on that thing is stupid anyway
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Wow, that is just . . . really cool. There's so much to say of what I like about this that I'm not sure where to start. Personally I don't think the background looks lazy at all, even though it's blurry it still looks detailed, with the whole layout of the land and the shading in the mountains. And the blurred look itself actually works really well in making the foreground stand out - like if you went and made the background all lovely and in-focus so that you could see every little leaf, it would make it hard to know where to look, kind of thing.
Totally love the colouring on the foreground, too - you have such a nice shading style and the coloured lineart does a great job of defining the shapes but still seeming natural.
Seeing as you posted this over 2 months ago you may not still be looking for critiques and I do kind of suck at giving them anyway because this is like, better than anything I could draw ever so it feels kind of hypocritical to tell you what to improve on. That, and I can't really think of much. The only thing I can really come up with is the lack of lineart on the roots of the hair (where they join to the back of her neck). It just looks a little strange because every other separate part has lineart defining it, but the hair roots don't - so it kind of looks it's just meant to be a darker part of the neck or something. It's not a big deal, but . . . I couldn't really think of anything else.
(Also I hope there is some kind of trampoline for her at the bottom because otherwise this might not have a very pleasant outcome but maybe I'm thinking about it too much.)
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oh wow, thank you! yeah, I know it shouldn't be -too- detailed to keep the focus on the foreground, but I still can't avoid that feeling of being tired with the piece by the time I get to the background, then doing a sloppy job and regretting it. it's just a little too bland for my taste and I think the texture is too monotonous.
yeah, you have a good point there. I'm..actually not really sure why I didn't? oh well. and that doesn't make you hypocritical, haha. as long as it's constructive, any critique is greatly appreciated!
(oh yeah, I'd say it's more of a metaphorical dream-like 'jumping into the great unknown' thing, don't worry)
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ahh this is very soft and very nicely done!! aw man it gives a pretty nice feeling especially the background people don;t' do farm land enough it's really pretty : ( also the patience on the human is really evident it looks smooth but still fits into the picture pretty nice, which i like.
Think the bent arms forshortening is off though.
mostly like composition wise id critique like you know about how you should reuse colors in a painting right? the board is shadedwith like a brown tint but the painting is overwhemlingly green/blue
so i'd shade that thing with a greenblue hue.
Could probably apply that to the hair (but that would probably be more like little faint reflections and stuff.
oh i just noticed the curve on her right side of the body (waist ) is off. like it might just be cause the folds there aren't as dramatic as on the otherside. looks really flat. i'd add more folds there like at the bottom and the armpit and stoofs.
stuff you could try are like
motion lines around the lineart to cartoony mimic falling
or the same thing could be achieved with blur but thats really hard to do well so idunno
you could also do like a really strong light source ANIME SUN PING SHINE ETC. might be cool.
birds?
maybe change the height of the mountains? like make the one shes not blocking taller?
can't say the symmetry is really all that cool but it's ok!
but nah tho dis mad nice ;_; i envy people who have the mindset to put effort and stuff into their art. too often people fall back on comfort zones and it SUCKS.
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SO THOROUGH AHHH
you are
a wonderful person ;__;
ah shit I can't believe I forgot to shade the board with more blue and green I was trying to reflect light PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE ELSE (neck, feet, etc)
whoops I'm stupid
haha I was kind of afraid the light source was too bright as it was (needs moar lens flare)
and yeah the background is just..sigh...I had all these great intentions for it but nope got tired of it really quickly
I think I will make that mountain on the left bigger, it would help balance her out
and yeah having a whole hour for independent study is great. I would probably never do this kind of thing at home because...internet...
thank you for all your suggestions <33 very helpful
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sorry we cant let you into art school there wasn't enough booty in your portfolio
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I love the hair and ohmigod your feet are lovely. Feet are really hard to draw, in my opinion. Nice work!
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thank you! the feet were definitely one of the most challenging parts of drawing this. I don't mind them when they're grounded but drawing the soles is pretty obnoxious heh
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WITH NO PARACHUTE??
Actually, its funny you say that because the background was the first thing to catch my eye (well, next to the girl jumping from a diving board twenty-million miles above ground). I like the blurred and fuzzy look, it helps make the focus on her, and I think actually adds depth to everything.
so shut up man. this picture rocks
Also, I enjoy the colors and "hazziness" of it all
only critique I can give is possibly add more width between the girl and the board...the falling logic doesn't quite match up in my head--she either jumped straight up and made as little distance forward as possible, or she fell off and is gonna start spiraling forward...BUT maybe that's the feel you wanted to portray and if that be the case then don't listen to me
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haha I was hoping I wouldn't have to clarify that this isn't anything of a suicidal nature, it's just a "LEAP INTO THE GREAT UNKNOWN" thing
yeah, I wanted to keep the focus still on her, but I think I should have put slightly more clarity closer to the foreground of the picture. hm. oh well.
and yeah I didn't really put much thought into the placement and I probably should have )': there really was no intention there except "WELL I GUESS THERE'S SPACE HERE". I agree with you. thanks for the comment and critique!
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LOL
your comments always make me smile (:
you are so welcome! and don't worry--it doesn't take away from the feel of the picture at all.
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