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Title: Pettiness
Post by: Unknown Target on April 10, 2006, 07:15:55 pm
This is a piece I'm doing for art class; I'm just fleshing out the colors rihgt now on the computer for the real painting. Sorry for the crappy image, but it's quite large and too big for a scanner.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/UnknownTarget/upload.jpg)
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: Turnsky on April 10, 2006, 07:28:53 pm
dude, i like the perspective a lot. wish i could get some decent art courses here  :blah:
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: Grug on April 10, 2006, 07:49:02 pm
Nice man. Very nice. :D
As turnsky said, love the perspective.

Hope you show us the end result. :)
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: aldo_14 on April 11, 2006, 04:10:15 am
Great perspective.  Figures look good as well.
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: Grug on April 11, 2006, 05:55:04 am
Great perspective.  Figures look good as well.

What, no witty remark?
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: aldo_14 on April 11, 2006, 05:57:38 am
Great perspective.  Figures look good as well.

What, no witty remark?

Aren't you supposed to be smouldering?
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: Grug on April 11, 2006, 06:22:27 am
Great perspective.  Figures look good as well.

What, no witty remark?

Aren't you supposed to be smouldering?

There it is. :D
Bit late though. :p
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: aldo_14 on April 11, 2006, 07:56:09 am
Great perspective.  Figures look good as well.

What, no witty remark?

Aren't you supposed to be smouldering?

There it is. :D
Bit late though. :p

I was distracted by your frosty nipples.
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: Unknown Target on April 11, 2006, 06:05:15 pm
Anyway... :wtf:

Thanks for the compliments guys. Any tips on color schemes?
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: aldo_14 on April 12, 2006, 05:59:33 am
Offhand; muted grey/light brown for the building, white and perhaps red/blue for the robes (create a focal point, and symbolise the intensity of arguement in otherwise quiet and neutral surroundings); you could also add a bright-spot at the top of the window(I presume it's the window?) to try and emphasise the general unimportance of such arguements (pettiness, right?) in the face of the issues of the 'real' world.  Or you go to a more dark/surrealistic route and depict it as a petty arguement as the world outside is literally falling apart; although I suspect this wouldn't be as well suited given the general feel of the picture so far and in particular the angle.

Really good conveyance of emotion/body language on the characters, BTW; might want to redden up the cheeks etc and add to that.
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: Grug on April 12, 2006, 07:29:00 am
Yeah either as aldo said or maybe go a more regal colour tone with warm purples and red streaks for the buildings and a warm / dark blue mix with the robes.

Heh, "May I see your cold, frosty, nipples?" Sounds akin to a Pulp Fiction line.
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: Unknown Target on April 12, 2006, 01:44:37 pm
Offhand; muted grey/light brown for the building, white and perhaps red/blue for the robes (create a focal point, and symbolise the intensity of arguement in otherwise quiet and neutral surroundings); you could also add a bright-spot at the top of the window(I presume it's the window?) to try and emphasise the general unimportance of such arguements (pettiness, right?) in the face of the issues of the 'real' world.  Or you go to a more dark/surrealistic route and depict it as a petty arguement as the world outside is literally falling apart; although I suspect this wouldn't be as well suited given the general feel of the picture so far and in particular the angle.

Really good conveyance of emotion/body language on the characters, BTW; might want to redden up the cheeks etc and add to that.

That pretty much hit the nail on the head as far as to what I was planning, and the bit for the window is a great addition :) However, I'm having trouble producing the proper tones for the building with watercolors. Thanks for the tips though, I shall try them out :D
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: Grug on April 13, 2006, 11:12:10 pm
So I was useless?

That's just great. >..>
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: Unknown Target on April 13, 2006, 11:41:37 pm
Didn't see your message :)

But the bad news is my art teacher made me mess up the piece. I'll post it later, but it's pretty nasty. (She wanted me to do a triad color scheme of red blue and yellow...and she made me do a weird dark yellow for the building :wtf:)
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: Grug on April 14, 2006, 04:41:59 am
Ask her what she's smoking, then ask her to share.
Take a sample of this item and mail it to me pronto. :D
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: Setekh on April 14, 2006, 08:09:14 am
UT, that's awesome - really inventive angle as has already been said, more importantly it really underscores the true pettiness of whatever it is those two are arguing about. Can't wait to see it coloured. :yes:
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: aldo_14 on April 14, 2006, 12:09:17 pm
Didn't see your message :)

But the bad news is my art teacher made me mess up the piece. I'll post it later, but it's pretty nasty. (She wanted me to do a triad color scheme of red blue and yellow...and she made me do a weird dark yellow for the building :wtf:)

Pff.  Art teachers.  Bloody bunch of charlatans, taking the pleasure and originality of art and transforming it to a mechanical process devoid of joy or innovation.  Art teachers are the reason I'm not an artist.
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: Grug on April 14, 2006, 08:10:57 pm
Aw. *hugs* for aldo and Setekh. ;)

Yeah, some art teachers are really bad for peoples creativity.
Though your both pretty talented anyway, so they must be doing something right no?
Or you just ignored em and did as you wish?

*shrugs*

*Group Hug!* :p
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: Taristin on April 14, 2006, 11:52:43 pm
Didn't see your message :)

But the bad news is my art teacher made me mess up the piece. I'll post it later, but it's pretty nasty. (She wanted me to do a triad color scheme of red blue and yellow...and she made me do a weird dark yellow for the building :wtf:)

Pff.  Art teachers.  Bloody bunch of charlatans, taking the pleasure and originality of art and transforming it to a mechanical process devoid of joy or innovation.  Art teachers are the reason I'm not an artist.

/me agrees 100% with that sentiment.
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: WMCoolmon on April 15, 2006, 04:58:34 am
Dislike the perspective. Makes me feel uncomfortable.

Works great. :yes:
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: Unknown Target on April 16, 2006, 08:26:10 pm
The colored so far (watercolors) - ignore the upper pillars.

Bleh :(

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/UnknownTarget/IMG_0420.jpg)
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: Turnsky on April 16, 2006, 08:33:08 pm
hey UT, mind if i take that sketch and see what i can accomplish?  :)
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: aldo_14 on April 17, 2006, 05:48:47 am
The colored so far (watercolors) - ignore the upper pillars.

Bleh :(

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/UnknownTarget/IMG_0420.jpg)

Yeah, I don't think that really works.  for one thing, the 'red' is unsettling and 'unnatural' (robes are usually white).  I'd have gone the other way, have the background darker than said robes, in order to try and emphasise that feeling of pettiness (namely the 'holier than thou' aspect).
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: Unknown Target on April 17, 2006, 04:26:55 pm
Well what should I put in the background? Behind the pillars? Suggestions? I was thinking of windows but that might pull the focus away from the center.
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: aldo_14 on April 17, 2006, 04:31:07 pm
Nothing, I'd say.  sometimes the art is in restricting detail, not adding it, and I think this would be a perfect case.

Or, ask your art teacher and do the exact opposite.
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: Unknown Target on April 17, 2006, 04:44:14 pm
Well there has to be at least some sort of color there, at least faintly - it can't be totally blank imo.
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: aldo_14 on April 17, 2006, 05:01:36 pm
Gentle mottled yellow/brown, like slightly aged sandstone.
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: StratComm on April 17, 2006, 06:29:38 pm
Well there has to be at least some sort of color there, at least faintly - it can't be totally blank imo.

I'd say just more arches, like they are supporting columns and not part of the walls.  It would look more like a real cathedral that way, IMHO.  Do you need color, or structure?
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: Unknown Target on April 17, 2006, 06:35:31 pm
I was originally going to put more arches, but I eventually didn't, and then I started painting, so I couldn't :(

Buuut here we go...I'm pretty sure this is done. What do you all think? (It's all straight up and down, but in the picture it's crooked because of the camera):

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/UnknownTarget/ecdf07b5.jpg)

Note to self: next time, get better paper. All those bumpy looking things? That's the paper shredding itself.
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: Turnsky on April 17, 2006, 07:21:41 pm
a lot of people swear by bristol boards.
Title: Re: Pettiness
Post by: Grug on April 18, 2006, 03:23:14 am
Coming along nicely. :)
The pinkish red of the robes are kinda moot though.