Coraline Colour studies

Studied the different lighting scenes of Coraline.

I noticed while painting that if you start with a shadow base layer you can build up to your lights and as you do you introduce chroma that is of the light source subtly.

Iguana study

This reference was great because you see 4 out of the 5 types of lights clearly throughout or form changes of the Iguana:
lots of strong highlights
blue half tones
the nice big core shadow of the neck sack
beautiful golden reflected light

Then there occlusion shadows around the cheek area.

Would be nice to render it further but I would have to get fiddly with scales. If I'm studying animals for design then that would be more appropriate such as the patterns on a Tigers face. This was a colour and light study. Definition will come later with another creative piece that I want to put more time into.

Even at the time of uploading this I can tell I need to punch in more chroma into the reflected light. Generally everywhere as well.

Reference

https://www.flickr.com/photos/tambako/14510940987

Beetle shell study

My current understanding of what 'looseness' means is that the painting has been made to look like its been rushed together, but you still identify each layer of value that represents the form and lay down the appropriate colour. The loose part comes in when you don't worry about refining your brush strokes or smudging.

This is from the point of trying to understand looseness by practise, not being told what it is.

Reference
https://www.flickr.com/photos/tambako/9341194504/in/photolist-fes4FE-861KNj-hznCFx-7GM1k-az79zZ-8xEM5o-qN3tc-6tWukt-8J4J4g-Bcqwq-ry6jQ-JAE3v-7GHzpq-5HHMSX-dnZQpa-8hN4Mn-25XQA-hz4WKn-dCPyAj-yvzHs-fj11Ya-83hSY8-5HFCfW-51pE5X-8KvvLR-nwm3mB-6o1LWn-bpwjee-3AvBtV-33Ec39-3MHdHM-ehdJjz-6ZWASV-d1pgYG-2vL6RQ-83yX1E-7QXX5S-gRYSBi-9gkKro-8u9TyN-fWPeMe-uJJki-wvJCR-4XHLPg-eg4GPE-82KvEm-f5fQE-DCkA3-7AyV4A-bFuGne

Forms - Painting the good stuff

Painted some unintentionally phallic objects today, but oh well, It got done.

The robot was from another day. They're so awesome to paint. So many different planes.

Shell drawing

Lately, I've been drawing a lot with pen to work on my careful line placement. so I thought I would go back and do a pencil drawing. This time I tried to use smudging but it doesn't feel like it was necessary - just easier because you can smear your value everywhere.

Three hours
Pencil on 220gsm

Line Drawing

Blocking in shadows