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eyewoo · Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2001 5:16 pm

This is the first rough for a portrait of my neigbor. Done with a Wacom 9 x 12 and Photoshop.

pixelsoldier · Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2001 7:11 pm

wooo.. ssseeexxxyyy!

Ahcri · Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2001 7:42 pm

I like how the lighting in the background sort of created a halo around her head, they match very well.

ancient skeleton pirate · junior member Member # Joined: 24 Nov 2001 Posts: 25

its very uninteresting and typical of paintings done with a wacom. nothing sets this apart from everything else

edible snowman · member Member # Joined: 12 Sep 2000 Posts: 998

you might have some points sometimes, but be a little less abrasive.

B3AND1P · Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2001 9:35 pm

ancient skeleton pirate: I realize the point of people posting in these forums is to get feedback, but next try to make some suggestions as to what he could do to improve the image. Unless you actually give some advise as how he could make it better, your really just wasting your time.

I would love to hear some ideas from you on how he could improve the image.

sandhu · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2001 2:07 am

hei this is great. i think you have captured the enviroment & mood as well.

and considering this is just a rough, i can't wait to see it finished.

palladia mors · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2001 2:48 am

hmm... I'm not sure whether mr. skeleton pirate there inspired this thought to me but
the portrait looks somewhat typical. not typical the wacom way but around-the-corner-art&art supply-shop typical. the hues, shading and the overall look like this looks like most of the paintings they sell in those places. I'm not very sure about this but it just crossed my mind...

eyewoo · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2001 7:11 am

Well... didn't mean for this to be a controversial image -- just the opposite. It's meant to be a rough layout sketch for a standard portrait that will hopefully be exceptionally well done. That's to be seen, of coures. So... for those who think this is nothing remarkable, you got it right... it is just a standard traditional approach to a portrait.

Davem · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2001 7:22 am

kind of reminds me of a quote that went a little like this
" if it LOOKS like someone's acting then they're not doing it right"

I like your stuff Fleabrain, i always have i think that they tend to show the personality of the person behind the image quite well. As you yourself said its meant to look like a portrait you might get at a corner store. Its a portrait of a normal looking person in a normal setting, no more no less and i think it does it wonderfully. Keep it up.

Dave

PS.saw the finished piece on your web site...looks very nice..the face came along well. Kind of looks like a real person standing in front of a pre-painted backdrop tho', not sure if that was deliberate?