High School AP art final portfolio
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I am a senior in highschool (17 years old) and our portfolios are finally coming to an end and here is my final batch of images. I was delighted to find out 3 weeks into my new school year that we had a class set of pen tablets, and my teacher had never seen a student utilize them such as I did :poly142:
Here they are (these were painted at a higher resolution than they were printed so you may have issues seeing the details. I was learning to paint this entire school year, I had just gotten my own tablet a few months before and planned to dedicated this school year to learning.
THE PAINTINGS ARE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OVER ABOUT 6 MONTHS.
Most of these took about 2 hours, with many filler practices in my sketchbook and on the tablets in between.
So much I could have done better in this one looking back, haha
Many issues I had with other students was they didn't really understand the idea of "concept" art. I wasn't going for mona lisas, I was trying to pass moods/designs (mostly ideas until I really got a grasp of painting towards the end) They looked at the soldier right in the focal point when they first saw it, but if that started to look at it long after the initial "wow" they began to ask why I didnt detail the ground or shoe or gun so much.
Towards the end I weened back to black and white to make sure I had a good idea of imaginary light before I went back to color.
Here they are (these were painted at a higher resolution than they were printed so you may have issues seeing the details. I was learning to paint this entire school year, I had just gotten my own tablet a few months before and planned to dedicated this school year to learning.
THE PAINTINGS ARE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OVER ABOUT 6 MONTHS.
Most of these took about 2 hours, with many filler practices in my sketchbook and on the tablets in between.
So much I could have done better in this one looking back, haha
Many issues I had with other students was they didn't really understand the idea of "concept" art. I wasn't going for mona lisas, I was trying to pass moods/designs (mostly ideas until I really got a grasp of painting towards the end) They looked at the soldier right in the focal point when they first saw it, but if that started to look at it long after the initial "wow" they began to ask why I didnt detail the ground or shoe or gun so much.
Towards the end I weened back to black and white to make sure I had a good idea of imaginary light before I went back to color.
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I’ve made the efforts to learn 3d because of how prominent its becoming in the artistic mainstream and the likeliness of getting a job vs 2d and the challenge and benefits it offers.
As for being a painter, I would suggest putting more time into painting and study. I see a lot of copying in your work, not referencing but copying which is bad. Also even in concept work you want basic proportions down as well as light/shadow accuracy. IE, If you want to become a competitive 2d artist you will need to become amazing. Study and paint.
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/229/8/3/yuri_character_sculpt_by_frell262-d46vx32.png
I still really like hand painting low poly characters but that's so cliche its probably not very persueable
Rj, the only ones I copied were the soldier, chucky, and fallout. The rest I used photo ref sometimes
Anyway, for you my friend, if you like painting then I'd suggest getting in to concept art. But first, get a grounded knowledge of anatomy, of humans and animals. Take up life drawing or something to hone your skills. It's true that mobile games and apps are booming at the moment, but if your drawings are top notch, you can go in to concept and really let your imagination fly. Look at other artists work for inspiration, not to copy. Make a style that is unique to you! Good luck
Also, on an end note, I realise university has become rather expensive now, but there are quite a few that offer games related courses for all trades, art, design, animation etc. The most important thing is though, never stop.
I study all the time!!! I have a 7 page anatomy thread on PC that spans over 6 months and I learned so much!! I never forgot what an impact it made and how rapid I progressed with sculpting and even more how it impacted my understanding of forms in drawing!
I study privately, take tons of notes and try and mark key landmarks or things to remember:
I still sketch traditionally very often:
And heres even a practice I did today because I got fed up with having issues "guessing" highlights and shadows
BOOM STUDYING COLOR THEORY :d:D:D:D
Practice can only get so far. Sometimes you need to sit down and ask yourself why and analyze
you HP is decent but I dont understand why youve given up on 3d. High poly is just a small facet. There is low poly, building apropriate geo for animation, normals, spec and all kinds of other facinating things.
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*Also one more thing I observed with artist if you know how to draw people/characters sculpting in ZBrush should come natural to you..
Try Zbrush out...you might like it.
**On your work..I love your Chucky that is your strongest piece (I like the lighting)...& I don't know how I feel about your last piece...to me this seems like this is still a sketch.
if someone's hand pained stuff looks cliche it's probably because it sticks to some very popular art style, rather than due to the fact that it's hand painted.
Painted models are only as cliche as the ideas you put into them. Same as painted paintings.
You do raise a good point though, I just didnt want it to be so common itd be hard to find a job. Like FirstKeeper, she is absolutely amazing and it took her so long to get a job with Blizzard and only worked for Allods a few years before (I think)