Hello again! You might or might not have seen my first attempt (It's located HERE (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=29602.0)).
I decided to try something different this time, a portrait (using a picture as a reference, of course).
I kinda like where this is going, but i'm having a few problems
*Can't get the teeth right
*The general feel of the face is kind of... funny
*I'm not sure how to shade the intersection of the face with the hair
*Haven't even began to shade the hair... It seems rather difficult
ORIGINAL:
(http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/4861/portraitxb0.gif)
2x
(http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/6964/portrait2xid3.gif)
Well, any comments/critics/suggestions/paintovers are greatly appreciated by this newcomer.
Thanks for your time!
PS: Yes, the drawing kinda suck :-[
Might I suggest a lighter shade of colour for their nose and chin outline? This colour is too dark and looks like you've drawn "over" the original nose with a pen, it's so darker.
Make that arm more round, it's too straight.
Also the outline of her chin has lines and not enough curves.
Why don't you post the reference, taking a look at it will help us helping you.
And you don't need to create a 2x-version, you can specify width and height using the parameters of the image tag:
[img width=www height=hhh]url of pic[/img]
Ok, small update here...
2x
(http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/5687/portraitupdtvp9.gif)
3x
(http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/5687/portraitupdtvp9.gif)
*Changed the outline colors of the nose and chin area
*Reworked the nose
*Slightly changed chin shape
*Made arm not so straight
Thanks for all the pointers! Any more help would be great!
Oh and the reference image is not so important since i barely used it to have an idea of the basic proportions and shape of the face.
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b37/manicmatt/ladything.png)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b37/manicmatt/ladything.png)
Suggested paintover changes:
Matched outline for skin on nose with eyes, arm and lips.
Reshaped her chin.
Reshaped her nose. (It looked too big to me, on a white woman, although I'm hardly a great nose drawer myself)
Made her right eye bigger.
Made her top so it's not perfectly straight. (The bit under her chin)
Had a go at shading her forehead.
EDIT: Also, maybe move her mouth a pixel to the left?