Self Portraits

[Rorshach]

I've never really tried doing self portraits and figured i should start. Its been a good thing for me so far so im probably going to move round various parts of anatomy for a while to see what else i can learn.

http://www.polycount.com/cottages/rorshach/pimp/r_self01.jpg

http://www.polycount.com/cottages/rorshach/pimp/r_self02.jpg

http://www.polycount.com/cottages/rorshach/pimp/r_self03.jpg

http://www.polycount.com/cottages/rorshach/pimp/r_self04.jpg

http://www.polycount.com/cottages/rorshach/pimp/r_self05.jpg

http://www.polycount.com/cottages/rorshach/pimp/r_self06.jpg

http://www.polycount.com/cottages/rorshach/pimp/r_self07.jpg

http://www.polycount.com/cottages/rorshach/pimp/r_self08.jpg

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[cucaracha]

(wow the legendary rorshach :nerd: )

They are really good, did you draw them from imagination or by a reference?

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[Rorshach]

From reference, I took a bunch of pics with my digi cam in front of the monitor after setting the desktop to a bright colour so i could trying to learn more interesting lighting.

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[darkcult]

Some of them look like a photographs “pushed” thru the PhotoShop filters, but hey what do I know..

Keep up the work!

[tegehel]

I'd say the same as Darkcult: the photos were too obviously traced in certain cases. It always looks better, in my humble opinion, to actually redraw "from scratch" and using the photo as a reference rather than a template. The lighting experiments are cool though.

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[empty]

it's the guy from C.S.I. Miami

[Rorshach]

5 and 7 were gaussian blurred and noise filtered before being worked up. 7 was blurred to the point of becoming a a basic rough pastel base. This was a good way for me to ensure i was forced into matching a similar rough approach to shading and a good learning experience.

The others were from scratch and again, good learning experience, but a different learning experience.

I found drawing from scratch easier though!

Thanks for the feedback

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[Dementist]

Ah, #2 is "The Grumpy Face." I know that one well. Very nice work! I espcecially liek the third one (Im a sucker for blue light sources)

[marc-pierre]

yah nice ones, i like #3 + #5 most