Annatar, Lord of Gifts

[bunn]

I thought I would have another go at painting him:


This is better, closer to my mind's eye version too (although once again looks much worse in the photo than in real life: note to self, examine camera settings).  I think I need to work on the outer corners of the eyes, they don't look right (although arguably he should have a bit of a disconcerting stare, I'd like it to be disconcerting rather than 'hang on there is something drawn wrong here).

The colours are better in this version.  I drew it in pencil, shaded in yellow ochre, and then did the skin with pinks made from a mixture of buf titanium and a bright red.  Faces clearly have more bright red in their composition than I thought.

Comments

[huinare.livejournal.com]

His half-smile looks so in character, love it!

Personally I really like the color palette also.

Photographing drawings is a pain. I've noticed that an itty bitty change in camera positioning can alter the whole angle the camera is "viewing" the art from, so to speak.

[bunn.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you like my version...

I think the camera has picked out the edges of each tone more than the real painting shows, so for example, the edges of the eyes look harder and more not-right in the photo than the real painting. I think I need to do... something with white balance probably. May have to read the manual!

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Contrast?

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Yes, you need to keep the painting and the camera absolutely in the same plane as each other.

You also need a fairly narrow aperture, as otherwise the corners of the picture won't be fully in focus even though the centre is.