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      Alberto M last edited by

      Another project going on.

      Early WIP

      wip.jpg

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        Alberto M last edited by

        had to take a picture of myself posing for this hand fix >.<"

        wip2.jpg

        does composition reads well from far?
        trying to make face - left hand as focal point, I tried to make everything else support that

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          Alberto M last edited by

          dragon appeared!

          wip3.jpg

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            Kasey Snow @Alberto M last edited by

            @Alberto-M Looking good!!

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              Alberto M last edited by

              wip5.jpg

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              • Lee White
                Lee White SVS Team SVS Instructor Pro SVS OG last edited by Lee White

                Hey Alberto,

                I think this one is having some of the same problems your last one did. It's all in the mid-lower scale on value and looks really underexposed in terms of value. I think the same advice from the last on would work wonders here. start with 5 values and do a big block in. white, 25%, 50%, 75%, and black. If you can make it sing using those values, it will hold up once you add all the details in. Here's a few samples of this type of rough value block in

                [value_swatches1.jpg 150_250BridesRoomWeb.jpg asdf57sdfasdf.jpg backpack thumbnails.jpg backpack gray scale.jpg

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                  Alberto M last edited by

                  worked on some value studys, going back on it now

                  warr.jpg
                  birdnight.jpg
                  notdone.jpg
                  contrasts.jpg
                  ross-det.jpg
                  DSC024542.jpg

                  hope I change my value contrast paralysis lol

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                  • Steve Young
                    Steve Young last edited by

                    Very good, i like the what you have done.

                    Never give up, always push yourself two steps further than you believe you can go.

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                      Alberto M last edited by Alberto M

                      updating thumbnails studys to fix it

                      quick test nº1 fixing.jpg

                      Nº2
                      fixin2g.jpg

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                      • Nor
                        Nor last edited by

                        Love the value studies. Thanks for posting. Your sense of composition is awesome. This last piece is definitely an improvement from the first one. Well done. I usually try to do values at the thumbnail level or step back and squint at the drawing. But I'm still working on my sense of composition.

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                          Alberto M @Nor last edited by Alberto M

                          @Nor said:
                          I usually try to do values at the thumbnail level or step back and squint at the drawing. But I'm still working on my sense of composition.

                          that's exactly what I SHOULD BE DOING to save time and headaches, haha

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                          • Lee White
                            Lee White SVS Team SVS Instructor Pro SVS OG last edited by

                            there ya go!! much better!!!! : )

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                              Maile McCarthy @Alberto M last edited by

                              @Alberto-M I really like where you're going with this. I love the way the sky draws me in, as well as the value studies you did, particularly the image of the dragon flying.

                              For me, at least when viewed from a distance, her left hand gets lost. I'm wondering if you could add more contrast between the hand and the dragon. Or maybe subtly change the shape or lighting on the bracelet to point the viewer's eye toward the hand.

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                                Alberto M @Maile McCarthy last edited by

                                @Maile-McCarthy said:

                                @Alberto-M I really like where you're going with this. I love the way the sky draws me in, as well as the value studies you did, particularly the image of the dragon flying.

                                For me, at least when viewed from a distance, her left hand gets lost. I'm wondering if you could add more contrast between the hand and the dragon. Or maybe subtly change the shape or lighting on the bracelet to point the viewer's eye toward the hand.

                                thx for pointing out the hand issue, on the first test it's better

                                I'm also taking some parts of the cast shadow from the dragon of first image, so that shadow does not "cut" the way to the eye to navigate around the dragon head

                                major issue right now will be to choose between blonde or brunnette xD

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                                  Maile McCarthy @Alberto M last edited by

                                  @Alberto-M Blonde or Brunette-- such a tough call. I really like both. For what it's worth, the blonde reminded me a lot of Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones.

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                                  www.mailemccarthyillustration.com

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                                  • Rob Smith
                                    Rob Smith last edited by

                                    My vote is for the Brunette. Your thumbnails are much better!

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