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[HandheldNinja]

I keep forgetting I can undo. I have just been erasing. That should make quick fixes a lot easier. Every post I'm getting more and more what you meant by pencil-ish.

[Diarum]

I think you should do a 3/4 angle, Straight forward is hard enough, not need to make it harder on yourself. Remember that your eyes are in the middle of you head. Don't place nose or mouth before the eyes, eyes are what Determines where you nose and mouth will be.

Look at this for some guidance

[KT]

lol who said anything about hate? I just saying that if you don't look Asian, don't do Asian eyes! Try and make them the right shape

Sorry to but into this thread but I think what your talking about is the epicanthic fold mostly found among eat asians mostly. If you look around online you can find info but better yet, Stephen Rogers Pecks anatomy book has stuff about this in either the eyes section or the section on differences of ethnic groups. I agree with you Sean about not hating but I think you should understand why people look different and what makes them look different.

[Diarum]

Looks legit to me? Cool chart though is that loomis?

The eye are at "half way" but they still aren't in the right place, if you looks at the picture, the eyes are a little below the half way mark, and his way above it, and way to big.

[HandheldNinja]

I'd hate to give myself an excuse but for the last 7 years or so, I have primarily only drawn anime related characters so all that time has defiantly given me some bad habits in terms of proportions. Trying to break them though =.

[HandheldNinja]

I never draw characters that I have seen before but I do try styles I have seen. The creepy, cartoonyness of Soul Eater is probably my favorite on eto draw so far lol. And thanks to this thread I am finally getting put on the right path to learning how to be more realistic. I should be posting my most up to date version tonight btw

[HandheldNinja]

Gah! Tedious work is tedious. I am considering undergoing massive surgery so that I look like this Dx

[HandheldNinja]

Thanks for the suggestion. I due have more of an interest in being able to draw things I see as opposed to solely whats in my head. That way I can imagine things that could actually be real. I hope that made at least some sense =/

[Diarum]

ok I did it, but it sucks, Will upload soon

[Diarum]

here it is. I am so bad at faces. Next month I am going to be focusing on faces. So here it is
Looks nothing like me, but I thought of someone it did look like....


This guy...

[HandheldNinja]

If it's what I think it is, there isn't really a reason to buy one... It's just a weight on a sting isn't it? If you want angles just tie the other end to a protractor

[Diarum]

Oops lol I totally didn't read that assm. till today >.<

[Rollen]

Hey all ill be joining in with the studies. Going to have a little trouble on the plien air one as im on a desktop and there is not much going on out the window. I can do a portrait though and can do the line studies so ill start on those and throw some wips up tomorrow.

[Rollen]

i started on a portrait study already so i may finish it anyways lol, ill start on the death dealer tonight as well. Here is one of the mark studies and 2 hours into the portrait maybe 2 and a half.

Oh yeah i hate painting myself and i happened to be watching seven at the time soo decided to paint the Freeman.

[Rollen]

nice caricature, i like how you threw purple in there for the shadows, gives me some ideas my self. Here is an update on my Freeman, a little over 3 hours on it, starting to annoy me though so i may let it be for now and just do the others haha.

[Rollen]

what texture brushes are you using in the paint overs, that's one of the things I'm having a hard time developing with anything i really paint. I've been messing with a few but not finding much i like.

[Rollen]

With Freeman I used Algenflegers link http://algenpfleger.deviantart.com/a...shes-212670052, and Rembrandt I used leventes link http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8JG2SGUI. Levente himself provided that link so did Algenfleger so they are safe.

I provided a link to more in post 81.

thank ya kindly, for those. Also I'm surprised I'm missed that proportion problem with the Morgan photo, thanks for pointing them out, i knew something was off but i couldn't tell what from looking at it too much haha.

[Rollen]

bah dont know how much i like this one, plus i have a cold now and its slowing me down here is another mark study i like the background the most, i think i got the sky pretty well. could have thrown some more dark's in the water probably.

[Rollen]

yea i understand that you mean where values merge by the edges. The problem i run into is that the texture tends to overtake the painting and i lose the forms i had, if that makes sense.

[Rollen]

Then out of curiosity, could you show me some paint overs of my two attempts only using those default brushes and how to get more texture/ marks out of them? I'm asking because those were the only brushes i used for these 2 pieces give or take one or two, to attempt at more texture.

[Parrotine]

Boop beep, I am interested in mentoring!

[Rollen]

Thanks for those second paint overs, i appreciate it, its given me a few ideas. Ill be putting up the last mark study in a bit, had a nasty cold these past few days so basically just drank tea and finished a book i got for x-mas lol.

[KoldIt]

Hello I was wondering if you were willing to take me under your wing?

[KoldIt]

Put some work in. I had a really hard time getting the edges right. I have never realized how bad I am at getting the right type of brush.

[Rollen]

yea sorry been feeling like ass haha. here is another mark and ill start on the rest later tonight. This one was annoying, a lot of her blends into the background or other values, but you can still pull out some subtle details in the face.

[KoldIt]

So I know it´s not done but ive spent over 2 hours on this one(don´t really know what I was doing in that time but atleast his face turned out ok imo)
I will be drawing up concepts for a competition so i won´t be posting anything but I will do the training excersises.

[KoldIt]

Guess i need to read into it more in the future Ill keep on working and ill try to pay more attention to what you write in the future

[Parrotine]

Parrotine O.K.! I have a current assignment up on post 82 and a tutorial for it on post 85. Post them up when your done and I will give you some feedback/paint overs.
Cheers!

btw r u suppose to be an R2 unit? lol

Nah, somebody gave me that name after they saw this one vacation photo of mine

http://i.imgur.com/39mzp.jpg

[Rollen]

ah sorry ill try an post them later tonight or tomorrow morn been busy since now i actually have to do things since im healthy again haha. Yea i named the file dance, because the frilly dress and the lose hair made me think of that, interesting though that she is just carrying onions lol.

[4tonmantis]

Sean, if there's still a spot, I'm trying to elevate my abilities.. and would love to be part of an organized group.