Artist Solo29's Art - Updated May 23 (Star Wars Galaxy 6 Returns!)

Wow, thanks for the great response, guys! This was driving me nuts last night. And I don't mind if the critiques were "harsh." I asked for it and in the long run, it really helps.

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[b]Midgetsforbreakfast:[/b] [i]Fromw what you have drawn it seems that you are focusing on his anger in that pic from 'Last Crusade' instead of the sadness and regret that is there--at least, from what I see in his eyes.

His eyes seem to carry in them a vast longing for something lost--a time, an item, a place. Perhaps that is what is missing and is "off?"[/i]

Wow, that's an interesting way at looking at things. My drawing professor does say to try and capture an emotion each time we draw. At the time, that's really the last thing you think about, trying to get the likeness and all - but now I see what she meant. Thanks for the feedback! :)

[b]_Artoo_:[/b] Thank you for that thorough critique. And no, it wasn't too harsh - in fact, it really helps. I figured it was something on the left side of the face - the ear and the whole left contour looked strange. I kept comparing it in the mirror and it just didn't look right. The tilt of the head was something I didn't notice and thanks for pointing that out. I'm not sure what I can do with it at this point in the drawing, but I'll try to work around it.

As for the glasses - I just roughly sketched them in for the time being. Just so I could get a general idea where to place them. They will be fixed for the final. ;)

[i] And to the rest of your work, it's very -very- good! You're pencil work is outstanding. I hope you're studying art somewhere and if not, you should be![/i]

Yup, I'm studying art - focusing in illustration and hopefully do some animation. I'm in a four year program at PA College of Art and Design. :)

[b]ThrawnRocks:[/b] Thanks for the comments. Like I said above, something was telling me it was around the area of the ear, but wanted to get a second opinion.

[i]Other than that you did a very good job, esp. in the eyes![/i]

Thanks! :D

[b]ShrunkenJedi:[/b] Thanks for stopping by. I'll see what I can do about the tilt, but at the point I'm at in the drawing, I don't know what can be done. We'll see...

[i]I love Connery in The Last Crusade![/i]

Yup! Me too! Definitely the best character in the film (well, besides Indy :p ). He always manages to make me laugh. ;)

[b]FalconFan:[/b] Thank you so much! :D

Yea, the nose was something my friend pointed out to me. He said the angle appeared to be off and I see he's not the only one to have mentioned that. So, now at least I know he wasn't making things up. :p

As for the mirror technique - that's how I basically caught the problem. After I'd do some, I'd hold it up to the mirror and inspect it. Do a little more, then repeat it. And let me tell you, noticing the problem while doing that [i]was[/i] driving me insane. It did get very frustrating - especially when I'm only on the third character to appear in the poster out of about 9 or 10. The first two went fairly smooth then as soon as I started Connery - BANG! I started running into trouble. Ah well, we'll see what I can come up with tonight. Hopefully I can get it looking more closer to the pic. ;)

[b]Esira:[/b] Thanks for the comments! :D Well, at least you can tell who it is. That's what I'm aiming for. ;) Thank you so much again!

 

Okay, I did some work on the Henry Jones drawing again and I think I may have messed it up more. Not entirely sure, but all I know is I'm still not happy with it.

[image=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/HSolo29/Fan%20Art/henry-jones.jpg]

I apologize for the crease in the paper. I was erasing an awful lot and the paper went along with it a few times.

 

ThrawnRocks: Thanks! Now that you mention it, the ear does look a little low. Although, with the position he was in, the ear was lower than usually. However, I think I did place it lower than it should be.

FalconFan:Thank you very much! It's always an honor to be hearing from you! Seems like everyone agrees on the ear being low so I guess I'll go ahead and fix that.

Handmaiden_Yane: Ah, yea they promoted me to mod. I wonder what they were thinking. And yes, I am still active in RPF. I like that forum quite a bit.

And thank you for all the kind words! I appreciate you checking out my artwork!

 

corellian_chic242: Thanks for all the kind comments! I really appreciate you dropping by my thread!

As for the links that aren't working - that would be my fault. I intentionally removed the images from Photobucket to make room for more images. However, I should be getting my own webpage soon, so hopefully that'll change. But for the time being, I may go ahead and put them back up.

Ty_Ordell: Hmm...the chin. Never thought about that part of it before. Maybe I'll go ahead and fool around a bit more with it.

And when it comes to constructive critism - go right on ahead! It helps in the long run! Thanks for taking the time to check out my work!

 

Okay, I have a quick update. I've had some people asking about the Indiana Jones poster I was working on. I'm working on it slowly, but surely and I have two sketches of characters that are to appear on it. These sketches are just in the early stages(like the Henry Jones portrait above) so, like always, critiques are welcome.

[image=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/HSolo29/Fan%20Art/salla-nevin-indy.gif]

Just a note - you may notice these are the same models I used for my Nevin and Salla drawing on the first page of the thread. This was intentional, as the author wanted these characters to have the same appearance as Nevin and Salla.

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And since I posted this Vader drawing in the Fan Art Challenge thread, I might as well stick it in here with the rest of my art. ;)

[image=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/HSolo29/Fan%20Art/Vader-Challenge1.jpg]

 

DkSavior02: Thanks for checking out my work and it's great to see you back!

As for the shading thing - I'm pretty sure it's due to the drawings being in their early stages or the result of boosting the contrast level up too far in PS while editing it. But if I'm wrong, I'm curious in what pieces you see this in.

bmw17: Thanks! I really appreciate it!

ShrunkenJedi: Neat and uncluttered? Wow, I never thought I'd hear that comment uttered anywhere near me. I really appreciate it! I'm glad you were able to drop in.

FalconFan: Hey! It's great to see you! Like always, it's really great to hear a critique from you!

I plan on using PS to put the composition together and to add backgrounds. However, I've never really colored anything in PS before and to tell you the truth, I'm scared to give it a try. I've only done the Han piece on the first page in PS and since then, haven't done anything since. If I can get some practice and things turn out looking okay, I may give the coloring a try.

 

JW-Titus: *bows* It is a real honor to see you here. I really appreciate all of your comments!

DkSavior: No, I don't really consider it redundant. It's just that sometimes we're blind to things like this in our own art and I'm just curious on where you see this so I can try to improve. No big deal.

in fact I still like showing people that pic of Han and Chewie you did from page 2 of this thread..

Really? Wow...thanks!

Dark-Vador1138: Yup, you got me. The author asked me to use them for a reference for the characters. Thanks for dropping by!