Re: Portraits - help, tips, advice please anyone?
Ah ... many thanks.
May the artist in the sky rain multitudenous golden pixels upon your existence.
Your explanation of how you made the hair, along with the files, is just what I need.
I'll make good use of that info in my next portrait and post the result.
Thanks again . we'll make a proficient illustrator out of me yet.
Re: Portraits - help, tips, advice please anyone?
Thank you. I enjoyed that.
Re: Portraits - help, tips, advice please anyone?
If you allow me to ask a few questions as a result of your 2 examples.
When you look at someone for the first time, where in the face do you look?
Most people look at the eyes first, then the mouth!
The same goes when you look at mags and drawings these two pull you into the drawing so if you concentrate on these two areas then you don't need to spend the same amount of time in the other areas. In one of the threads that I posted I was doing potraits from photo's at work and at home and the most we could charge was around £40 for a framed print and sometimes £60 for a pet so therefore I could not spend time creating blends and transparencies to get the skin tones perfect and all went home happy. The point of this is if you get the general shape right and the eyes and mouth show the character of the person you can get a way with less than your second drawing. Take the mouth from second and put it on the first. Is it not terrible that folk will pay more for a portrait of a bloody pet.
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If your struggling with hair why don't you use Christine Farrlley's hair Brush. Works for me
Re: Portraits - help, tips, advice please anyone?
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Originally Posted by Albacore
If you allow me to ask a few questions as a result of your 2 examples.
When you look at someone for the first time, where in the face do you look?
Most people look at the eyes first, then the mouth!
Yup. Gotcha.
It's all in the eyes, then the mouth.
Obvious really, ennit?
I just needed it pointing out to me so that it would be obvious :o
Re: Portraits - help, tips, advice please anyone?
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Originally Posted by Albacore
If your struggling with hair why don't you use Christine Farrlley's hair Brush. Works for me
Because I want to be able to draw hair without using a brush.
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Re: Portraits - help, tips, advice please anyone?
Second portrait.
Not sure about the nose ... the hair isn't great but at least this time I didn't cover it with a hat.
Getting there ...
Re: Portraits - help, tips, advice please anyone?
That one is looking very nice!
Re: Portraits - help, tips, advice please anyone?
You are making great progress, Intbel.
Try feathering the shapes you used to make the nose. You may have to exagerate the shapes to achieve the effect you want but the feather makes smoother transitions. Use of blends can also help smooth transitions for colour variations and/or shadows on the face
Re: Portraits - help, tips, advice please anyone?
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Know1
That one is looking very nice!
Thank you.
Gradually 'tis coming together. I think that maybe I will have cracked it by the time I have done a third.
Or the twenty-third ...