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Grendel Khan · Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2001 1:20 pm

oh, well, at least I'm doing something again.

Just a doodle but let me know what you think. I tried to apply whatever I may have learned with the mirror portrait from Joachim's thread. The head is intentionally deformed.

sacrelicious · Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2001 2:46 pm

I like it. The colors are evocative and the slightly deformed visage works... reminds me of Janne or Sear. You've also simplified the values really well (the strokes used to construct the cheeks are especially effective). Good job, sorry I don't have any useful crits.

Grendel Khan · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2001 2:53 am

Thanks sacrelicious, I'm glad you liked it. I guess it's influenced by Janne and Sear portraits, too bad I can't get those nice colors they use. I'm having fun with it, so I think I'm going to do a couple more

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Grendel Khan · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2001 8:20 am

Another crappy doodle:

Grendel Khan · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2001 10:40 am

You know, I feel quite comfortable here alone.

Another one:

Hmmm, have I mentioned that comments are welcome?

sacrelicious · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2001 1:13 pm

I really think these are fantastic. Bump for Grendel Khan, so that others may see and learn!

burn0ut · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2001 5:43 pm

yes... awesome

nice bold strokes! awesome!

Binke · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2001 6:10 pm

cool! You'v gotten down the planes nicely! I really like the simplicity. Keep it up! (dont worry, people are usually just too lazy to post a reply)

Zenzuke · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2001 6:24 pm

I reeally like the third one, I'd love to be able to define facial planes so easily. You'd have to explain me

I'm in IRC-Hispano, on #dibujantes channel. Cojonudo, tio.

Farwalker · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2001 6:35 pm

Awesome, these are great Grendal! The expression on the third painting is great.

Keep it up!

Zorglub · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2001 7:10 pm

Wow these are excellent
Now I'm gonna go study from them for a while

Dryfire · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2001 7:12 pm

very very awesome, what i'd like to say Orgasmic

Gavin Greaves · member Member # Joined: 04 May 2001 Posts: 96 Location: UK

cool, love the technique there. I also think thats a good way to show others how to do it, by blocking in main areas of clolour, great work.

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stneil777 · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2001 11:18 pm

teh top two looks like the noses are pasted on
other than that i like how you made such detial with using little amount of strocks with a big brush.

Justin Kramer · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2001 11:25 pm

great stuff! really well rendered.

Only suggestion would be to throw in some more contrast and/or subtle taints of colors--e.g., the teeny dab of blue on the first guy's chin ... something to break up the monochromatic feel a bit.

ReSistanZ · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2001 4:13 am

Like em very much!

Grendel Khan · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2001 8:25 am

Hey, I didn't expect so many replies!

Gavin Greaves: thanks! Yeah, work from big areas to detail, took me a while to get it.

stneil777: oh ... tanks!

Justin Kramer: Thanks! I completely agree with you, my pictures always have this awful tendency to look monochromatic and dull, I have to work on that.

sacrelicious: hehe, thanks again!

burnOut: thanks!

Binke: Thanks! I know it's hard to get replies, I thought I looked kinda stupid writing that much on my own thread

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Zenzuke: Gracias! I'll give a try to that channel sometime.

Farwalker: Yeah, the third is the one with more personality

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Zorglub: Thanks! but don't take them too seriously, you could get a lot of wrong ideas.

Dryfire and Resistanz: I'm happy you like them!

Gimbal8 · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2001 9:29 am

These are excellent.I'm going to try and reverse-engineer these in my head and see if I can better understand how to simplify the planes the way you have.

Ragnarok · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2001 12:14 pm

Man, those are great! The way you bring out the form s awesome, and with such simple strokes you get really good portraits.

janne · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2001 12:26 pm

very, very good stuff! love the simplicity. i'd like to see some color variation on the skin.

Akolyte · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2001 1:07 pm

Impressive, you make form look so easy ;p I really like the simplicity of the thrid one.

Grendel Khan · Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2001 5:24 am

Gimbal8: Thanks! Really, it's nothing especial, get the main form first and then go darkening or lightening with a big brush to get the main features, and that's it (well, and a lot of Ctrl-Z inbetween =).

Ragnarok: Thanks a lot!

Janne: Yes, not enough variety of colors is my biggest problem right now. Thanks for your comment!

Akolyte: I'm glad you like it!

micke · Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2001 7:03 am

Great stuff, Grendel!
Simple is better

Gordillo · Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2001 1:48 pm

Cool!! simply and clean.

Vividetail · junior member Member # Joined: 12 Jun 2001 Posts: 21

that's a nice style! hard and edgy and very clean. interesting.

tayete · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2001 7:20 am

I specially love the two last ones, Grendel.
And well, I love the colours you used. I never can create a palette as nice as the ones you have used.
Buen trabajo!

Grendel Khan · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2001 1:08 pm

More replies still?

micke and vividetail: Thanks a lot for your comments!

gordillo: nice to hear from you again, you should post more!

tayete: gracias! I really think my colors are a little bit boring, I'm sure you could pick up a palette more interesting than these ones. =)

Oh, sorry for bringing this back to the top.

Cos · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2001 2:19 pm

cool you brought it back to the top, I mighta missed it then

Really nice stuff man, I espescially the girl and the expression on the zombie.