^^ agreed. 3D motive tutorial pretty much got me to the point where any models I paint are above average in quality easily, and they only get better with practice (which is fun once you already know what you're doing)
the first graphic design teacher i ever had (Mike Trim) did the original record cover art of those tripod type machines, he was a great teacher. http://drzeus.best.vwh.net/wotw/wotw1978.6.html even if the 70s musical thing was a little strainge. Edit , yes , i didnt get to the point of my post, nice painting
Thanks for the response. That tutorial will surely help as will the points you raised. Hand painting has always irked me because I could never get it right but I know I am capable of it. Thanks again for the crit, I really do appreciate it.
Thank you for sharing this. I always wanted to do plein air paintings but I always thought the point of them was to do them outside. I appreciate you sharing so I'll starting doing them with photos.
hey all, I did this after a convo with a friend this morning, on the artstation page are links to the painter file and toolbag scene so you can see how I made such a mess. The UV's blow hard but that wasn't the point so please excuse :D I hope its of use to someone: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Yd5mK
couple of little things in addition to what's been said above. the shampoo bottle in the shower is a little bright imo. the contrast to the dark corner is creating quite a focal point where really you want the eye to be drawn to the blood stains and the shadow. also i think the blood stains look a little bit too forced at…
Phoenix, I think using the bare amount of geo is the point of the exercise, it's about seeing how convincingly you can paint form without actually having any, like this. I agree about the AO though, especially on the second box. It's hard to judge the depth of the planks without any occlusion, also there's no difference in…
I can sculpt and animate, but I've never been good with color. Any suggestions on what I can do with this thing to bring it to life? I have a scale bump map that looks more like a plucked chicken, but it beats none at all. I also have some tones underlying the green, but the green is not permanent. Ideally I'd like…
@ john_warner hey man. thanks a lot.. great comments.. i have a plan to touch up my diffuse for now.. and forget the brodened details..from here on out i think i'll just work with my diffuse.. work on making the details precise.. the color shifts, values, the thumb print, etc.. and take my time with that until it's…