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Duncan · Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2001 6:39 am

This isn't a whole lot different than it was when I posted it in WIP, but I am not going to do any more.
This is a painting of a friend of mine.
It was done in Photoshop, but I was trying to get something that looked like it was done with real paints, rather than PS. I think I did pretty well in that department.
the hair and the clothes arent great, but they arent going to get better in this picture.
click me
Crits and comments would be apreciated.

[ October 10, 2001: Message edited by: Duncan ]

Duncan · Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2001 3:31 am

Bump

I'd at least like some comments

smaddl · junior member Member # Joined: 02 Oct 2001 Posts: 13

till the real expert here will reply
my opinion-
i think the deatails are ok and i like the shirt but i'm missing her character.somthing that is hard to trace and maybe u wanted to give her another expression.i mean,in the photo she has shy and a beat close expression,very privet look and the painthing seems to miss it. it's only my opinion.

paul davidson · Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2001 4:13 am

Hi Duncan, I think It's 90% complete. ( do you use a tablet? )

I think It's too sharp. It would benefit from softening some of the outlines and features.

I've tried painting straight in their, and I know how hard It Is...so their's a lot of respect for what you have done here.

If you carried on tinkerin' with It, I'm sure you would get the realism that that you've gone for.

Respect for a Very difficult task.

Best Regards

Paul

morphgfx · Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2001 6:02 am

nice pic!
i did a quick overpaint of it... i hope you don't mind, its quite rough and messy, but i hope it illustrates what could be improved in your pic imho...
the light on this kind of photos is quite bad for portraits i think. if you go for a good portrait choose a good photo (maybe take a new one with good illumination), paint from life or try to change the lightning in you photo in your mind to make it more pleasing for a portrait (this is good lightning practice also!).

Duncan · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2001 7:06 am

Thanks for the comments. they will help on the next one. (planning it right now)
and i apreciate a paintover if it is to ilustrait what i can do to improve
and yeah, i use a wacom favo, which is the japanese name for the graphire.

Awetopsy · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2001 10:00 am

I just repainted morphgfx's repaint..

anyways duncan, dont be afraid of much harder shadows and lights. Adding highlights and shadows will greatly improve the depth in your pic. Its a pretty good portrait over all and I would like to see you use your own pallete to achieve the same effect Ive just illustrated here. (I just used dodge and burn to get the point across)

goodluck.

[edit]bad grammer

[ October 12, 2001: Message edited by: Awetopsy ]

morphgfx · Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2001 6:07 am

repaint-repaint...

... i love this place

... thanks

jayjay · junior member Member # Joined: 08 Aug 2001 Posts: 22

she's got to be Vietnamese!!

Duncan · Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2001 10:11 am

thanks, both repaints show me things that can be improved.

jayjay-dead on. I'm impressed. could you tell becouse of her face or her clothes? Or both?

[ October 13, 2001: Message edited by: Duncan ]

dr . bang · Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2001 10:29 am

i could tell it by her name,

come from the same country as her :0)

BakaSan · Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2001 10:38 am

heh. or the name.

Duncan · Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2001 10:46 am

oops, that was me that just said that (i was bakasan)

jayjay · junior member Member # Joined: 08 Aug 2001 Posts: 22

how about because i am one?

Duncan · Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2001 6:31 am

that works too

if you could tell in the painting. good for me.(unless it was the clothes)