2.3k female - critique appreciated
polycounter lvl 18
this is mostly a texturing exercise for me(me = newbie). i chose a concept with stuff ive never textured before - feminine face/arms and leather pants.
*edit* i know the arms just look like smudges and the anatomy is a little dodgy. just got some reference so i can confidently go ahead and repaint them
anyone have advice for painting leather? ive got plenty of reference, just need to make a start
*edit* i know the arms just look like smudges and the anatomy is a little dodgy. just got some reference so i can confidently go ahead and repaint them
anyone have advice for painting leather? ive got plenty of reference, just need to make a start
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its probably not the best way, but i tend to dodge and burn the basic folds and lines on, then go back over it with a textured brush to add a bit of variation
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yeah thats sort of how i do it as well, except i sketch the folds first, then instead of dodge and burn i just use black and white on a new layer.
i get the fabric texture by using a photo of that fabric and multiplying it over the top.
but until now ive only painted jeans....
Start the same way as you do your normal fabric, keeping in mind that leather is heavier so it folds differently. You'll want to somewhat exagerate the highlights (ie use some pure white) as a black leather texture overlay/multiply will take them down a lot, but also you want the texture only to show on the highlights, hence the need for nearly white. The shadows will remain fairly featureless. You may also want to add an additional highlight layer and paint very lightly with a sky blue and ground brown over the proper highlights in your map to add to the realism. Leather tends to reflect its environmental colors in its specular highlights moreso than other fabrics.
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I'm quite happy with the leather on her. I'll see if I can dig up the flats when I get back home.
i sketch the folds first, then instead of dodge and burn i just use black and white on a new layer.
i get the fabric texture by using a photo of that fabric and multiplying it over the top.
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I do the same thing. For leather, you want to Make REALLY exaggerated fold and shine. What I find to be a really cool effect is to add a slight clouds texture to it. Then add tiny cracks and pinches in appropriate areas.
Like this:
Leather Bag
Leather's not just black. Well... it is... but in artwork I don't think flat black looks as cool as a really deep brown leather ^^
NOTE: My leather jacket doesn't shine at all (I bought it like that). It's like an Indiana Jones type thing. If you make the pants ragged and used, you won't need shine at all.
Ragged Leather
at the moment it looks more like suede so ill have to keep working on it.
Zergxes: thank you, ive been working on my unwrapping skills lately. theres a pretty good thread on unwrapping over at cgtalk, and poop made a good video tutorial on the subject
Corry Frydlewicz: that jacket kicks ass! i tried to emulate it in the texture but i need more of a highlight and maybe even a bit of hue variation
hawken: as soon as i find a host
snap.crackle.pop: glad you like it
i worked on the legs a bit and rigged her(badly)
Might wanna make the belt a slightly different color or maybe a different material from the pants
She needs a bigger butt!!! And show some bellybutton!!! XD *drool*
Maybe the shirt is a little bit too "noisy" but it could
be something of your style.
the model is also nice
props