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Improve your fundamentals, a 3 min read
Build expressive portraits using the Loomis head method, Reilly rhythms, and shadow mapping to establish structure, flow, and clear lighting before adding final details.
Portraits


GET THE FLOOG OUT OF MY ROOM IM PLAYING MINECRAFT
Since i would say i'm pretty well-versed in perspective rules, i wanted to delve into curvilinear, or five-point perspective. For reference, i used the shelf on my desk (the one with a charlie plush and a piggy bank! :D), drew up a slight grid, nothing too complex, then just felt out the rest with intuition. Now, obviously, it's no kim jung gi art or anything, but i'd say i did a pretty good job at portraying form when distorted by a fisheye lens. But, i'm new to 5-point, so it would make sense that i would say that. And that's where you guys come in! If there are any inconsistencies with convergence, eye level, or center of vision, feel free to let me know!

Erm this looks wrong
The body seems off to me, not sure why. I also have no clue on how to make this cool jacket lay dramatically but cool

Storyboard
I did the values and made a few iterations here and there. Has the changes enhanced the story or worsened it?

meeting a dragon
I improved its form a bit and changed the wing, I'm not sure it's better. It seems more proper but I prefer the silhouette from ver 1. I'm not sure if the spikes and the head are ok I want to indicate form with texture of its skin but I struggle with finding a way to do it: there are so many textures to choose from, and they can be placed in so many different places, idk where to start

Painting critique
I’m not sure how to make my rendering look volumetric. How can I improve on this piece and what painting exercises do you recommend? Thank you!

Draw woman not in your style
Dunno where the original went, so I'm making this a new upload. I've pretty much only worked with portraits only either by lineart or by greyscale value, never full on color. So this is very much outside of my style. Usually I also try to stick very close to the reference and this time it only served as inspiration for a few design elements and colors. I allowed myself to be more creative. Quite happy with the process of mixing oil colors on a canvas and getting a lot of texture and different color variations on the fly.

Little robot king
Here's the top part of my king! I hope you like it and to receive a lot of ideas update for the bottom half! This is mi oc, Model 4xplnk (Max for his friends), he's a little robot that likes to play and pretend to be a great warrior, maybe even a king... Obviously if you have advice of any sort please tell me! Thanks in advance.

My gravel bike as a person
I did a detour down the drapery road, i hope it shows. I also darkened the shadows and tried to fix the face.

Random portrait day 1
I am trying to practice drawing portraits as well as designing characters. Feedback on both of those aspects is appreciated!