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Fri, 2008-07-04 23:21
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That's great for a first attempt. Try varying the width of your ink strokes for more definitive outer edges.

Sun, 2005-03-27 23:59
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Nice choice for color. Tight, with a unity which helps it along well.

The head has some minor placement problems. The eyes, nose, and mouth are well distributed, but start very high on the head. In the future, I suggest taking a look at a model (pic from a magazine) to get the head proportions correct.

The foreshortening on the foot helps, but try to avoid these dark microns for contour lines. Establish your borders with a good 2H pencil beforehand. The pen marks make him look vaguely cartoony, and your color fights against that. Value is your friend.

*shutting up now...*

Mon, 2005-03-28 00:04
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So here's a question for ya, I know Tony D generally used watercolors, ink washes, and pen in his works... how did he manage to avoid the 'cartoony' effect with that? Possibly using a 'warmer' color pen like a medium valued brown?

(And re the face, I definately see what you mean and I'm usually better than that - I'll honestly have to look at some of the gith pics already out there to see if it's something I just messed up on or something I was subconsciously drawing from someplace else.)

Mon, 2005-03-28 23:14
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If you look at DiT's work, much of it is very whimsically dark. There are many exaggerated qualities to his pieces, but much is involved with layers of value and working with contrast. This piece has a good sense of color, but the value is achieved with some minor crosshatched lines, instead of layers of watercolor.

It's not the materials used, but HOW they are used that's important. DiT's work does have a cartoony feel in more natural phases (Check out Jimmy Zangwow compared to his life drawings, and you'll see what I mean...), but the life bits can be much more in proportion. I suggest finding what works best for you to achieve value in your works and work with that medium, then move out from there.

On a side note, I've noticed some of the PS Fan Art out there trying to emulate DiT's style. (Appelhans from the Mimir site sticks out in my mind the most... check out how he signs his work!) Find your own voice, PLEASE. I'm sure DiT likes the recognition, but the line between emulation and plagiarism is a thin one.

Tue, 2005-05-10 01:29
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'jordarad' wrote:
(Appelhans from the Mimir site sticks out in my mind the most... check out how he signs his work!)

Although note that he's come a long way since then.

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