Comment 92678

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ArkillianDragon
Dec 24, 2017, 12:58:03 AM UTC
OK, I found the original image, and I think I know what is throwing the image off. I didn't study art at school (Although I've taken a lot of casual classes), but I feel like in the process of focusing on the bumps and folds, you've lost the base form of the figure. I feel like using longer curves to map out her shape will help fix that. That, and looking at your negative space. The over all shape looks right- I just feel like there was a lot of focus put on detailing in contour rather than in shading.

I hope that helped ^^;
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Comment ID 92678

[Art] 35 min study
BogusRed
Dec 24, 2017, 1:18:57 AM UTC on [Art] 35 min study
Yes you're right. I think what happens is I get lazy when it comes to the shading. I don't want to take the time to do it. And I get sloppy. I also enjoy the contour portion because it seems the most interesting and in focusing on it too much, I lose the form.

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  • ArkillianDragon
    Dec 24, 2017, 1:25:42 AM UTC
    It may help using brown card, or shading behind the figure maybe? That way, it's less line dependent.
    • BogusRed
      Dec 24, 2017, 4:16:13 AM UTC
      You mean like using toned paper?
      • ArkillianDragon
        Dec 24, 2017, 6:27:14 AM UTC
        Yeah- and using black and white to get highlights and shadows. It helps some people to work from a mid tone out. Forces you to focus on the whole range.