Some b/w pictures

[Graunfeldt]

Thanks for watching, remark on my pictures at the end

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"Steamscout"


First of all, sorry for my bad english, it isn´t that great but I hope you´re goin to understand me anyway.
Well I´ve been paintin since some days only in b/w because I guess that I need to understand tonal values before usin colours.
I would be very glad about some advice what I´m generally doin wrong in my pictures because anyhow I´ve got stuck at this level.

Cheers

[Jimmy_K_007]

I will give you the same advice that was given to me in regards to b/w painting.

Think of pure white as a value of 10 and and pure black as a value of 0. When painting work in ranges of 3-7 when starting and only use absolute black and white when you need it. i.e Specular lights and glares.


James

[Graunfeldt]

Ty alot for your comment Jimmy_K_007, goin to follow that advice.

[Josef K.]

great work man - and that advice is really interesting! going to try it too ^^

[wilkerson]

Interesting stuff, very intense. I guess when you're painting greyscale its all about subtleties.

[emerging]

i realy enjoy the first work, it has so much character

[Glasswilderness]

I think you need more highlights in the hair (in your first painting) and his proportions need a bit of work. Lovely rendering of the face, though

[Jimmy_K_007]

I think you need more highlights in the hair (in your first painting) and his proportions need a bit of work. Lovely rendering of the face, though

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