Hi Ron,
Good application going on…
My reply,
Firstly I do not want to change your style, what I want you to do is learn your style. At this point I feel you are only halfway to your style potential.
Secondly I may sound brutal…I don’t intend to sound that way.
Thirdly I will post some examples of direction for you to think about.
You have to understand the 6 in line and in form…there is much to learn with the 6…I shall endeavour to post some examples.
I feel you are ‘over drawing’ your images. They appear laboured. The pencil line is uneducated…(although I don’t wish to see Disney line). The line must have a confident pressure, flow, and feel…it must be educated. Imagine the early tape cassette cases…remember the sharp oblong it was to hold, how easy they were to break while opening. Now pick up a modern tape cassette case, notice the feel, notice the pleasure of the feel etc. It has no comparison to the older case. This is how your line and form must feel. The smell of ‘feel’ is the first opening of a new book printed on first class gloss paper…the smell of light rain on dusty road on a hot summers day…etc
Here is an example I made for a cartoon…all up it took about 15 mins. This was needed in the cartoon. A bald type eagle. I had no real idea how to draw a bald eagle. Some research…and I made one from a compilation of three cartoon eagles I found…then adapted the pose that suited my needs.Yeah …edit…I meant vulture…hits head with a hammer.
In some respects it is over drawn, yet it contains simple contrast and shape. And line, while rough in some areas…it still suits the purpose.
[img]http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200309/user_image-1064748012czu.jpg[/img]
When using pencil many people fall into the trap of smudging…although some smudging looks fine…especially in conjunction with the smudge stick. Ideally to understand shading it is better to use a range of pencils with cross hatching methods…this gives a better understanding of planes on a surface. Plus gives a full bodied appearance for form and light, weight etc.
Now in your mind you have to have a plastic cassette case feel for form…it is tangible, it has smell, sound, a reason, a ‘rightness’…it exists. Then take yourself from the 3d restrictive world…and let your imagination overwhelm…float within whim, fly without restraint.
I posted this on the forum…god knows why…got the response I expected yeah zilch, but that doesn’t bother me…I captured what I wanted.
It is called The Dream of the dance of life.
Have a good look at it…what do you think I think I may have captured.
[img]http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200309/user_image-1064749626dzn.jpg[/img]
Okay I had a quick play with form on Harry…not the definitive Harry…have a look…
Harry is going to be really hard to draw…is there a way around that? or do we embrace this difficulty and use it? If a line doesn’t look right one way…draw it the opposite way.
What makes sense for Harry? What makes sense for you.
[img]http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200309/user_image-1064750357cgo.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200309/user_image-1064750456ife.jpg[/img]
Now those are rough…me just gaining a feel…looking, searching for areas, for form, for understanding.
All ideas Ron…nothing concrete, all just food.
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Still running ideas thru my head…and I do my regular zbrushing and stuff in between to fill in thoughts…I cut grass until way after dark this evening and just needed some doodling to unwind…I am in ponder mode right now…as in pondering my next move in the development of Harry. I told you I am wearing the thick soled boots for the long haul on this one…I am ok and pleased that you are taking me on this journey. 