#paint-over

The... joy... of vengeance?

This is my first try to do a classic paint-over (well, sort of). I chose this screencap of Nuka from "My Lullaby", because I thought it was quite curious. This expression of his appears for a split second in the beginning of the part where he sings "The joy of vengeance!" He doesn't look overjoyed... This is probably one of the moments where you can tell that he is not interested in revenge, he's just pretending to be to please his mother, and hopes that at least once she will notice and appreciate his efforts to make her happy...

And I know soon come my time  For in mine void a pale horse burns  But I fear not the time I'm taken Past the point of no return  Wage war like no tomorrow, know well there won’t be one  For all who deny the struggle the triumphant overcome

Paint-Over Critiques are available! (limited time)

I’m not sure if anyone will want one, but I’m offering my skills to fellow artists struggling or looking for suggestions with their painting. I know there have been more than a few times where I wished I could pay someone to help me understand something I was stuck on.

These are best for artists below my skill level, or those learning color, but I’m happy to help anyone. 

This post will be deleted once I’m done or have too many requests.

Hey guys! I have great news to share!

This weekend I had the pleasure of doing a Workshop with the incredible Ruan Jia! (Concept Artist for Halo, Guild Wars 2, World of Warcraft, Diablo 3)

I learned so much about painting, it’s been a wonderful experience! He taught us how to block shapes with greyscale and how to make good compositions and manage light and shadow.

In this post you can see the first picture is a landscape I did. So many errors! Thankfully Jia told us he would do some paint-overs on our pictures so we could learn what we did wrong.

First thing I did wrong, the landscape always has to be in a 16:9 format so it looks better, bigger and fascinating. After that, all the lines start bigger and then grow smaller and converge at the center of the picture. The small human figure makes you understand how big the rocks are. Humans in landscapes are very useful to show the size of the environment objects.

In a good landscape there must always be an empty space where the eye can relax. That’s why the clouds are located on the side and leave the other empty where you can clearly see the sky.

Also, if you have 2 objects near each other it’s better if one is bigger and the other is smaller so you can better perceive the distance.

In the coming days I’ll finish the landscape following his advices. I’m really happy I can now understand composition better because sometimes things seem obvious but you only understand them after you really see them.

I enjoy doing paint-over critiques as a way to test myself on my ability to correctly interpret and address issues (instead of simply being a tool to inform others of issues in their work). 

Here is the original photo in black in white, colored by an artist (Klimenko), and the final has my edits and paint-overs to improve the colored work.