Upon watching a demonstration of a graphite landscape, I was struck with this little idea. I've isolated the problem with my technique: I start with the contour instead of the shadows. It's ultimately to do with my inability to visualize poses and forms properly, and this will hopefully improve over time.
This is also a good chance to compare editing software. Until now, I've been using Windows Photo Gallery to edit pictures, but since I took the time to learn, Photoshop should be the tool from now on. The "Dust & Scratches" filter is interesting. I can see myself using it often in the future.
The Photoshop edit does seem to push the midtones a little further back than they should be, but I'll figure out how to fix that soon enough. Besides, it emphasizes what I want to be emphasized, so it still works.
.jpg) |
| Original Scan |
%2B-%2BCopy.jpg) |
| Windows Photo Gallery |
.jpg) |
| Photoshop |
No comments:
Post a Comment