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Michael
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: *land
Insane since: Nov 2000

posted posted 12-23-2002 20:57

I figure I'll continue posting works in progress until it becomes contagious.
Decided to grab the shaving mirror for a bit...
15 minute sketch to start with.



I'm working at the size shown here.
Once again... I'm not looking to make this into a week long project...
and I'm not solely working on this image at the moment.
This thread might get a little heavy on the 56k'ers like myself...
but consider this a fair warning right now.

okie... off to paint.


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eyezaer
Lunatic (VI) Mad Scientist

From: the Psychiatric Ward
Insane since: Sep 2000

posted posted 12-23-2002 21:03

Sweetish! you get glasses? still bald i see.....

Michael
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: *land
Insane since: Nov 2000

posted posted 12-23-2002 21:47

yea izz.
been wearin' glasses mmm.... mebbe 6 years or so.

update with some colour daubs.
been usin' about a 19px brush......'bout 60% opacity and working things over.
practicing a few things here and there...
not really painting within my 'usual' methods.
opening up to ideas i should have started on a long while back.
trying to use my eyes a little more...
and trying to keep in mind the reason i started all this.



comments, critiques n' such are welcome along the way, as usual.


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krets
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: KC, KS
Insane since: Nov 2002

posted posted 12-23-2002 22:43

I think someone ran the ocean ripples filter on your head man...



Michael
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: *land
Insane since: Nov 2000

posted posted 12-23-2002 23:24

ocean ripples?... *sigh*

still plugging away every now and again.
Added some meat to it... flesh here and there...
Then I tried to use a 50px brush on this...
Used it at about 30% opacity... picked up the tones along the transitions.
Worked okay for a while.
After I daubed along the transitions... I snagged the new "between" tone.. and repeated as nessecary.
Kept at that for a while.
Knocked it down to a 25px brush... repeated.
Then dropped down to a 13px to do some adjustments here and there.



I'm fairly pleased with progression.
I've certainly found out that originally sketching in the glasses and now trying to work around them has proved difficult.
I'll have to pay more attention to that area in the coming time of working on this.
I've also gone a tad dark with the lips... .... I hadn't really noticed till now.

might just sit back and look at this for a while before proceeding.



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Michael
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: *land
Insane since: Nov 2000

posted posted 12-23-2002 23:38

and after a quick rotation to a vertical position... a million and one things jump out at me that i didn't see before.

blast you, people, why didn't anyone tell me.
*smirk*

ah well.
expected.


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eyezaer
Lunatic (VI) Mad Scientist

From: the Psychiatric Ward
Insane since: Sep 2000

posted posted 12-24-2002 00:51

sorry... i been in and out all day... you look a bit sickly. your forehead looks a bit short.

hmm.... I dunt have your face to look at... but i would move the eyes and nose down a bit. Ears need to go down a bit and then maybe a little more.

all I say is from his perspective. His right... and His left.

Right eye... falling of the right side of your face... needs to be a little closer to the center.

How can you paint at that angle?

YouR Left ear is growing out of the back of you head... and it is placed too far up.

the right side of your jaw is bigger than the left side.

ya probably can see all that... but heres for a post.

I like the texture you are giving it.... but it still lacks any depth. Your lips are rather harsh... They need to blend into the face a bit more... but ya still workin it so no worries there.

[This message has been edited by eyezaer (edited 12-24-2002).]

Michael
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: *land
Insane since: Nov 2000

posted posted 12-24-2002 01:16

no worries izz....
glad you stopped back to say a few things.

I had flipped it up to do some touches...
saw yer post.... sat back and looked at it again...
and then took another look in the mirror and plugged away a tad more...



I paint at that angle quite a bit actually.
I dunno why.
Just seems natural somehow.
been known to give me a crick in mah neck from time to time tho. heh.

Cheers again for the wordage, izz.


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JKMabry
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: out of a sleepy funk
Insane since: Aug 2000

posted posted 12-24-2002 01:19

sounds a bit cliché but... no depth, flat. The yellow light is cool, I see what you're trying to do there but it ain't makin it right now, it's not consistent enough over the whole haid.

Depth will make it look less like DG and more like you. I wanna see your skull man, you're a fairly thin guy, this guy looks a bit beef-cakey. Gimme dramatic shadows and highlights.

Jason

DarkGarden
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: in media rea
Insane since: Jul 2000

posted posted 12-24-2002 02:48

Yes...DG has no depth.

~smirk~

Jason's got the goods though..definitely calling for some shadow and shape. Tone the light down..but I love the colours.

Michael
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: *land
Insane since: Nov 2000

posted posted 12-24-2002 02:49
quote:
Depth will make it look less like DG and more like you. I wanna see your skull man, you're a fairly thin guy, this guy looks a bit beef-cakey.



*chuckles*

Gettin' tired at this point.
Movin' at a snail's pace...



I think I'll be done with this for the evening and pick it back up tomorrow.


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Michael
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: *land
Insane since: Nov 2000

posted posted 12-24-2002 03:52

after a rather refreshing conversation on Q....
i've finally realized how washed out this image is.

so anyway...
adjusted it....
scratched at it a tad...
and now I'm headin' to bed.



Cheers to the fellas that commented.
It's much appreciated.


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synax
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: Cell 666
Insane since: Mar 2002

posted posted 12-24-2002 04:19

Damnit to hell - missed another one!

Michael
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: *land
Insane since: Nov 2000

posted posted 12-24-2002 11:33

missed another one?
nah.
Still workin' this.
Just had to get some rest.
be back late in the day with more..... I need to head out to do a few errands.



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mas
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: the space between us
Insane since: Sep 2002

posted posted 12-24-2002 13:46



yes....yes...starts looking like you
very good work

-THE SPACE-

Michael
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: *land
Insane since: Nov 2000

posted posted 12-24-2002 20:10

mm.. another update.
ditched the background cause it was throwin' me off.
little bit of touchin' here and there.
shift of a few things too.



yep yep.
still workin'.


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Lucid Iguana
Nervous Wreck (II) Inmate

From: Columbus, GA, US
Insane since: Dec 2000

posted posted 12-24-2002 20:48

Looking great, sweet work you've got there, Michael.

Does that style have a certain name?

DL-44
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: under the bed
Insane since: Feb 2000

posted posted 12-24-2002 21:38

Shaping up quite nice =)

One recommendation I would make is to try to keep the integrity of the brush strokes. You've got a relatively impressionistic vibe going, and I persoanlly would love to see that played up a little more



Michael
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: *land
Insane since: Nov 2000

posted posted 12-25-2002 02:16

Lucid - nope. =)

DL - the same thought crossed my mind. it's got a good feel to it in this manner. I'm not positive where I'll go with my last few hours of work on it.
Might smooth it over... might pick up more strokes along the way.
We'll see.

here's the current progression.



just adding little bits here and there.
Cheers again to the people commenting.



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tomeaglescz
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Czech Republic via Bristol UK
Insane since: Feb 2002

posted posted 12-25-2002 09:10

jeez how did i miss this thread, that is some really nice work, that last image is really rocking

Michael
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: *land
Insane since: Nov 2000

posted posted 12-26-2002 14:17

I suppose for "closure" sake... I'll post the last image.
I'm done working on this...
need to move on to something else.



bye now.


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chudzta
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: Williamsburg, VA
Insane since: Aug 2002

posted posted 12-26-2002 15:09

nice job mike, anxious to see whatcha do next, -Ry

[This message has been edited by chudzta (edited 12-26-2002).]

docilebob
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: buttcrack of the midwest
Insane since: Oct 2000

posted posted 12-28-2002 04:56

Nice work, Michael. Except for some sizing issues, I like it. You`re making me want to start painting again...

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