light.

With this challenge I wanted to get something out of it. Not just getting pictures done and everything, but to learn something new every piece. Whether through successful execution or not, you know, just learning...that's enough.

So this time around the big thing was an involved background. I mean, the character is in an environment, not floating in white space, not placed in from of a flat background, but actually somewhere...
The other thing was real strong directional lighting...which didn't really get successfully executed I don't think...I mean...like the leg shadows and stuff? I dunno...I should look for reference before I go on artistic excursions like this. It's dangerous.

I guess I feel successful with this piece. I learned a lot. Got a little bit more finished painting under my extremely new digital painting belt. I think I like the flesh tones...in some spots...I like the boxes...they seem to be real...and have weight and mass and everything.
...shadows are something I'd like to learn to do so much better...and I look forward a bit to trying out "dark" I hope to get some interesting colored shadow work in that one...maybe some green shadows...like something tinted and whatnot...I should definitely get some reference, at least color, for that. One thing that I did find in this also is that I like cardboard...and underwear...I apologize though, that's some badly drawn underwear...generic panties...sucks, I know. Better luck next time.

As well as these serious challenge pieces like this, I'd like to get some more light hearted pieces, maybe some with lines? Because I kind of miss lines...they really let you relax. I need to try some traditional painting as well, just to get a better understanding of the digital...

I hope to have more on the way before school begins again. Blech.

Thank you everybody. Especially you few that continue to comment on these...perhaps one day I'll make it worth your while.

Critiques wanted.
If you've got some reference ideas that'd be great, or even just links to artists that really know how to use shadows well, I'd appreciate it, it's something that I'd really like to improve on, and observation is a great way to do so...

edit. Forgotten something already. Some parts are kinda roughed up here...and I realize that isn't the style of many artists here on DA...everything I see is so sleek and clean and straight. So refined. I happen to like the gestural painting. So please live with it. Honestly, who likes painting individual toes? They're there...and you can tell they're there, but I'm not comfortable enough to do some real detailed painting.

(c) Exocentric