First Post. Ever. C&C wanted badly.

[IronGoblin]

Howdy.

Been a 3d-modeler for some years now (only on my spare time) and i thought i should test my drawing/painting-skills. I havent painted at all my whole adult life so i defenitly need all the pointers i can get.

Today i downed the demoversion of painter7, then digitized a sketch i did the other day and got to it with my wacom.
About an hour later i had this. Tried to rough out the main areas, but i dont know if that is the way to go.

Added painting and sketch. Based on a reference i got from the net.

Painting: (http://www.polygonation.no/images/painter/PAINT01.JPG)

Sketch (http://www.polygonation.no/images/painter/SKETCH.JPG)

Let me have it. Comments, Critics, suggestions, what to change, how to proceed, what is good (if any) and what is bad (most?)

[IronGoblin]

No reply at all? Well well. Going back to modelling then...

[Oblio]

these is a very nice start.
You need to work the form more... join the crew in the schoolyard (Life drawing sector) and the Guest SP - you only get better by daily drawing. And if you already to 3d this will come very in hand later.

Oblio

[IronGoblin]

Thnx.

I'm not sure I understand what you mean by crew in the schoolyard and Guest SP. But ill try to work the form more as you said. Might even post an update sometime tonight. :-)

[IronGoblin]

An Update.

Howdy. Had some time this afternoon, and decided to fiddle a little more on this one. I don't know what to do, so I think I'll leave this piece alone. Start on a new one.

I do need pointers though. Feel free to dabble on this one to show med what you would do different. I'm trying to learn here, so don't be gentle. Let me have it.

http://www.polygonation.no/images/painter/PAINT02.JPG

[usagi yojimbo]

he means the guest self protrait (guest sp) gallery in androids self portrait forum and the DRAWING FROM LIFE & FIGURE WORK forum

her right shoulder look really small, and her ribs dont look quite right

id give you some more advice on painting but im not to good at it either

[MindCandyMan]

Great job by the way. Especially for your first attempt in painter and also with the demo version! I agree that her right shoulder is a little weird. Her rib cage seems a little too narrow or it doesn't bow enough. I'm not sure but in any case it isn't positioned correctly. Another thing that I think may be throwing it off is the stale color of the bikini material. Add some shading there and I think it will help the image. This is really great though...there a lot of great things about this painting as well. The color you used for the skin tone are very nice and the pose choice I think is really good. Great job...keep posting. Also some people are on different time zones so don't worry if you don't get immediate responses they will get back to you.

[coriat]

waiting for response is just so.....irritating :D
i usually press the re-new button 20 times in a row after every single post...then realize i'm nuts and go away, doing normal stuff :rolleyes:

It's a very good painting, especially if it's your first time, perspective is a litle off on the legs, the shoulder looks weird...

but the colour choice is very good...and proportion is pretty good to... you modelling career must've helped you there :D

and oh yeah... her boobies are

RATHER BIG aren't they :cool:

nice start...it will be good to see you in the life drawing and the portrait section of the board.

PS...welcome

[mcotie]

The tonality is good. But try to push the use of other colors. Rather than just skin tone fleshy colors, think of warm light sources with cool shadows. 3D modeling really helped me with my shading in drawing/painting. By placing aritficial light sources with abnormal colors you get to see how they affect things and make them look realistic.

Mitch

[IronGoblin]

Thnx for all the feedback.

usagi yojimbo: i found the right area for this one. Thnx. And thnx to your help i got some feedback too.. Shoulder too small. Ribs are wrong.. Ribs are difficult i think. Very difficult. Guess i should try to picture them in 3d before i start painting.

MindCandyMan: Thnx for the kind words. Ribs are difficult. I might pick up work on this painting at a later stage. And I'll remember to fix the ribs and the shoulder.

coriat: It is my first painting yes. And when you mention it i see that the boobs are big, and when i see my new attempt i see that those boobs are quite big too.. must be something supconsious.. :D When it comes to my modelling, I wouldnt call it a career.. :-)

mcotie: Don't really know what tonality is, but thnx.. :-) Ill try to use more colours, but that is quite difficult.. Ill try though. Give me pointers on my new attempt. I tried to use colours that i think the light would reflect on my surface, but i dont know if thats the way to go.

Started on a new one. It's located in this thread:
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1398