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     CommentAuthorherman
   • CommentTimeDec 10th 2009

    # 61

   agree with Devin man please tell me what your purposes of drawing those things, copy stuffs are boring but useful and it is the fastest to absorb information, if you draw too many random characters, you will have fun but after 100 drawings you will realize they all look same maybe just improve a bit, not say it is not good just much more effort, copy and learn from copy is the fastest way, anyway that is my critique

   
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     CommentAuthorPeter
   • CommentTimeDec 11th 2009

    # 62

   thanks for kicking my but guys so my purpose isn't wasting time (which is much more limited than ever) for fun - I am trying to build a different characters for one project so I am posting my ideas to get good critiques from which I will make the final character design - it's not paid project and I can post my work freely.Herman thanks for this detailed explanation and if I may add one thing that bother me in your paintover - is it right to include and the hair in the proportions?

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     CommentAuthordevin
   • CommentTimeDec 11th 2009 edited

    # 63

   peter what we mean is in order to give good critique we need to know what kind of character you are trying to make. you are being non-committal to the character, so it's hard to tell what direction to push it to make it better.
   is he goofy/mean/white/middle-eastern/

   we need to know more about the character if we are to give you constructive criticism more than just basic anatomy...otherwise we are just guessing!

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     CommentAuthorMoojuice
   • CommentTimeDec 12th 2009

    # 64

   Hey Peter, I also noticed in the Loomis head studies that you need to practise a little more on the 3/4 view. The proportions seem to be out on some of them, especially the eyeline. You have improved alot with the front view. I agree with the others about how important who your character is in relation to design

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     CommentAuthorPeter
   • CommentTimeDec 13th 2009

    # 65

   thanks again guys well the character should looks like american type man . age 40-50, who's been racing since his young ages and the life wasn't good for him, gray short beard and hair, some scars on the face - that's overall .

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     CommentAuthorPeter
   • CommentTimeJan 5th 2010

    # 66

   HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! guys and gals :P
   some sketches fro practice and work in progress (actually only the raw sketch)

   
   
   
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     CommentAuthorPeter
   • CommentTimeJan 12th 2010 edited

    # 67

   like it seems most of us got tablet pc lately and here is my daily tablet pc sketch

   
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     CommentAuthorPeter
   • CommentTimeJan 31st 2010 edited

    # 68

   drawing from life - all done on my toshiba m200

   
   
   
   
   
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     CommentAuthorMoojuice
   • CommentTimeFeb 1st 2010

    # 69

   Hi Peter, good to see you doing some life studies. The one major thing I would have to say is that you should include the background into your studies, especially of colour because the world around us greatly affects an objects light and shadow. Like the bounce light for example.(this will also help us, help you) Also when you first started out with your colours you had very deep values in your reds but through the blending you seemed to have lost them. Hope this is of some help and makes sense!

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      CommentAuthorherman
    • CommentTimeFeb 1st 2010

     # 70

    good to see you go back to draw more man, but if they are done in consistent base that will be better, both of your drawings have very big problem on get the light works, you need to think more before you draw man, I also post a picture i correct for a friend you can see how much a correct light can change a picture