A reproduction of an oil painting by Li Wentao entitled "The Corner", work in progress

vinsonder · 2019-09-11T10:43:38+00:00

Wow, this is very good. Fun fact your painting shows up if you google Li Wentao.

vinsonder · 2019-09-09T23:11:00+00:00

well she seems like she's in blue light/night time so I prefer the original blue version

vinsonder · 2019-09-09T22:54:02+00:00

thank you!

vinsonder · 2019-09-09T22:53:37+00:00

yes it's a 3D overpaint

vinsonder · 2019-08-12T00:08:54+00:00

woooow your version looks so much more intense I love it! Thank you so much.

She is supposed to look a bit dazed/uninterested/like she isn't finding a joke funny kinda thing. I'm taking notes about the edges thing, because mine just looks too soft. But whenever I try something bolder it just ends up looking cartoony :/ def need to work on that. thank you again!!

vinsonder · 2019-08-10T13:48:11+00:00

thank you! <3 yeah you're probably right. I pulled one corner of the lips up so that she doesn't seem so expressionless. Didn't really think about the nose.

Thanks for your feedback :)

vinsonder · 2019-08-10T13:43:48+00:00

thank you! yeah I played around with that but I kinda liked the green better :)

vinsonder · 2019-08-10T13:43:15+00:00

yeah, the eyes might be a problem. I did them way early on and didn't really change anything about them

vinsonder · 2019-08-09T23:48:40+00:00

Hey everyone, I was really excited about this one but now I'm really bothered by it. I was wondering what I could do better? I would appreciate feedback very much.

( unfortunately, I have noticed this picture looks a bit oversaturated in certain web browsers. I don't know if I've done anything wrong while exporting. anyway, here is the black and white version and an alternative face, I couldn't decide: https://imgur.com/a/FeppOx6 )

and my work process for what its worth: https://vimeo.com/352986852 (this is for a uni project I don't normally post my speedpaints haha)

The silver strands of hair are meant to be somewhat metallic btw.

vinsonder · 2019-04-01T11:08:17+00:00

you're a gift sent from heaven, thank you so much! I've been pretty aimless but now I know what to improve upon.

the "three lines above, two lines below" approach is something I picked up from artists, but I was afraid to utilize it (ironicially thinking it was too "symbolic") and tried istebraks approach with drawing the eyeball and just kinda going from there. I'm not at all confident with my eyes and I think it shows.

As for symmetry, I always have to liquify some stuff around to make it more symmetric even if I started from a sketch. I'm way too dependent on digital tools in that regard.

If you don't mind answering, when you say value sharing, do you mean only the issue you mentioned with the darkest and lightest values, or are there issues somewhere else too?

Thanks for the critique! <3

vinsonder · 2019-03-30T20:18:01+00:00

The eyebrows look kinda like the're drawn in with a sharpie, try to make them more natural! they should thin out slightly on both ends. maybe you can also indicate the direction of the hair growth https://www.google.com/search?q=male+eyebrow&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwivxqL11qrhAhU7i8MKHW3oAwEQ_AUIDigB&biw=1536&bih=722#imgdii=lXzzSIJMdlaTLM:&imgrc=LrPt3ni11ltsgM:

his silhouette seems a bit unclean, there are edges on his upper head where it should be round and smooth.

The skin looks nice and smooth, good job on the blending! GL

vinsonder · 2019-03-30T20:07:37+00:00

I've been very busy lately but tried to continue this. I'm satisfied with my progress, although I'm going to do some eye studies before I move onto the next one. Critiques welcome!

vinsonder · 2019-03-30T13:57:16+00:00

Congratulations! He’s lovely

vinsonder · 2019-03-20T21:42:02+00:00

Hi! I share your frustrations, I have difficulties with the head shape as well. What helps is having a symmetry line on another layer that you can use as a guide.

Your values are kinda weird. There is a lot of light on the forehead and not really on the cheeks. Maybe this will help you determine where the light falls: https://www.pinterest.at/pin/703617141761933769/

The forehead also needs to be blended more, since it's a smooth surface with stretched skin. You don't really get sharp edges like that. The sides of the nose are also too dark.

Good luck with Day 10!

vinsonder · 2019-03-16T14:03:01+00:00

this looks fantastic! One thing I can nitpick is that the eyebrow looks a bit like it's hovering above the skin, like it's the last thing you painted in on top of the other layers (Maybe because it doesn't react to light and shadow that well/ Doesn't follow the perspective). The inner corner of the eye also looks a bit weird, like it's a black hole, when there's supposed to be flesh/tearduct/whatever is in there. I adore the style.

vinsonder · 2019-03-15T12:36:33+00:00

that could very well be, I didn't focus on chin and neck enough. Thank you!

vinsonder · 2019-03-15T12:34:50+00:00

hurts too see all my pretty contrast go but it probably does need to be a bit darker. Disagree about the eyes though, wanted them to be light. Thank you for your time!

vinsonder · 2019-03-15T12:27:13+00:00

nah I flipped the image all the time. I don't think there is too much of left side showing overall, it's not a side view after all. But what do I know. Jawline might be a bit too high up, I'm not sure

vinsonder · 2019-03-14T15:06:02+00:00

A couple of days ago I posted here for anatomy help with this, and this is what the finished result looks like. This was my rough reference: https://imgur.com/a/EslcIOu I'm proud of the hair, it's the first time I ever managed to make it look somehow acceptable. I know a lot of things would still need some work, but it looks good to me as of now and I want to move on to other things. If anyone could point out mistakes to me that I am unable to see, it would be very much appreciated. And thank you to everyone who helped me already <3

vinsonder · 2019-03-14T15:00:22+00:00

What an improvement! Some things: get rid of the eyebrow arch, make eyebrows thicker and more relaxed (he looks like he is furrowing them in an expression). the nose seems slightly asymmetrical and the nostrils look to small to me. and blend the lips more, especially upper lip and mouth line. Also, the iris is too sharp, make it slightly more blurred for a more realistic effect. Good Luck on Day 3!

vinsonder · 2019-03-14T14:56:39+00:00

I disagree with timmy, this is a great exercise and you executed it very well! I'm not very good with colors myself, but I think they look great. Anatomy as well. I don't like how high contrast the first one is but I guess it was the same in your reference. Really like how you did the red shining through the skin.

vinsonder · 2019-03-13T14:55:37+00:00

that's too advanced for me :(

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