This was a quick 20 minute photoshop sketch I did of a scene from Last of the Mohichans--one of my all time favorite historical movies. Below is a detail/closeup:
When I say 20 minutes, that is to say I was really screaming fast and didn't even try to capture Wes Studi's likeness. Had I been trying to get a likeness, I would have spent much more time working on the drawing. This is really more of an exercise to try and nail down some lighting and value issues I have been having lately. Being largely self-taught as an artist, I am constantly realizing how little I actually know about color/value/composition. I have been sort of faking it--intuitively feeling my way through. Most of the time it works out but I often find myself struggling with some basic stuff as an illustrator--stuff most artists probably work out in art school.
Of course, the trick is to keep drawing. I am going to plan on doing several of these--as many as I can, a week. We'll see...
3 comments:
Jim, I've been to your site before and not only enjoy your work but your insight into what you do as well. Though art/illustration is not my fulltime gig, working for the USPS is my means of bread and butter. Would it be possible to add you as a link on my blg? Check it out. ~Gary
http://garyhistart.blogspot.com/
Thanks so much Gary! You are welcome to add a link...
great work!
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