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Harry Potter Pic - Lucius - Fifteen minute study [G]

Harry Potter Pic - Lucius - Fifteen minute study [G]

[info]ponderosa121
3/18/08 02:48 am
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Finished up a preliminary drawing for an illustration gig and sent off a sketch for a commission. Also when we went out earlier, I picked up a couple shirts to screenprint on and a cute new shirt just for wearing. In general I mostly took it easy but somehow I managed to do a ton today. Now, more with the timed stuffs...




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  • [info]ldybastet
    3/18/08 10:53 am (UTC)
    Oooooh! He's lovely! I adore the masculinity (so many artists soften and feminise him, imo) and the direction of the light source. Mmmm to the hair, and the light in his eye. Very nice. :-)

    And you did this in fifteen? Oh god... I so do need to practice more!

    Btw, I found a picture on your site that has inspired a plot bunny. *g* Would you like to see the fic when it's finished, if ever? (Don't want to presume that you'd be interested, so I'm asking.)

    • [info]ponderosa121
      3/18/08 06:59 pm (UTC)
      Thanks so much! Doing these studies and progressively moving further and further away from the reference is a fun challenge!

      Ehe, in part to speed things up what I do with the original reference image is turn it into an index'd .gif of like 8-16 colours non-dithered. That strips a lot of the information out of the image and does a pretty good job of displaying the plane changes of a person's face (well, provided the lighting is decent in the original!) It really helps to work on basic facial structure!

      I would love to see fic if the writing cooperates!

  • [info]ariadneelda
    3/18/08 02:42 pm (UTC)
    You and your fifteen minute pics. :D

    OMG, he's gorgeous. He looks so haughty and in control and guh. I love the play of light and shadow on his face!

    • [info]ponderosa121
      3/18/08 07:01 pm (UTC)
      I'm loving doing these things. They're really useful, and a good way to warm up or cool down if I have a ton of drawing to do!

      ^^ Glad you get that from his expression! The reference I worked off of was of Jason from Divorcing Jack so I changed a goodly amount to try and make him look appropriately Lucius worthy!

  • [info]ladyofshadow
    3/18/08 02:58 pm (UTC)
    Wow!!!! Nicely done for a 15 minute study!

    I really love how one half of his face is light and the other is darkness. It's very fitting for him. I also love how the light hits his left eye and his hair. ^__^

    • [info]ponderosa121
      3/18/08 07:03 pm (UTC)
      Thank you so much! Half the challenge seems to be keeping up a quick pace. In class, I have this horrible habit of working slower with longer poses, so that I end up with the same amount on my paper (if at a different quality) for 5 minute poses as I do with 15 minute ones!

  • [info]amorettea
    3/18/08 03:28 pm (UTC)
    God bless Jason Isaacs for giving up our Lucius and wow! Bless you for such a stunning interpretation.

    • [info]ponderosa121
      3/18/08 07:04 pm (UTC)
      ^^ He is just a gorgeous, gorgeous man. After last night, I'm all pumped up to work on some of my unfinished Lucius pieces now!

  • [info]lilithilien
    3/18/08 04:29 pm (UTC)
    Gorgeous! The light and shadow here are stunning!

    • [info]ponderosa121
      3/18/08 07:05 pm (UTC)
      Thanks so much! I think I'm the most pleased with the tones in the shadowed half of his face!

  • [info]stormcloude
    3/18/08 05:37 pm (UTC)
    It's very hard to look away from the eyes.

    • [info]ponderosa121
      3/18/08 07:05 pm (UTC)
      As I was working on this, all I could think was man, Jason Isaacs has damn pretty eyes. He has such striking lashes!

  • <333

    [info]lilian_cho
    3/18/08 06:37 pm (UTC)
    His hair! His eyes!

    Do you color everything in Photoshop, or?

    • Re: <333

      [info]lilian_cho
      3/18/08 06:39 pm (UTC)
      his head and hair white like white wool, as snow;

      O HAI a Bible verse referring to Lucius X-D
      hahaha

      • Re: <333

        [info]ponderosa121
        3/18/08 07:07 pm (UTC)
        XD

        I'd worship at that altar.

        To answer your question though, yes, all in photoshop! I use one of the "chalk" brushes, so it has a slightly irregular rectangular/diamond shape, with the opacity set to tablet pressure. I also use a bit of a splotchy blender tool, but that's it. ^_^

        • Re: <333

          [info]lilian_cho
          3/18/08 08:11 pm (UTC)
          Oh wow I need to try that out sometime (I do have a Tablet PC). I don't even know that Photoshop has chalk brushes X-D

          • Re: <333

            [info]ponderosa121
            3/18/08 08:13 pm (UTC)
            ^^ The basic chalk brush should be in "dry media brushes" in photoshop's preset brushes. If that makes no sense, or you ever have any questions, feel free to ask!

  • [info]melfinatheblue
    3/18/08 06:52 pm (UTC)
    So so pretty. And done in 15 minutes? WOW!

    • [info]ponderosa121
      3/18/08 07:09 pm (UTC)
      Thank you! Besides working on colour/facial shape, these studies are doing miracles in terms of forcing myself to work fast. I do usually end up a few minutes overtime after I stop, but that's to clean up little details or fool with the overall images colour settings rather than actual painting, so I haven't been counting that. :3

  • [info]whatthefuckbenj
    3/18/08 07:19 pm (UTC)
    dark, mysterious and a great piece of art!

  • [info]iconographer
    3/18/08 07:46 pm (UTC)
    This is AMAZING. Even more so than the Sam/Dean naughtiness ^^. I will one day have to commision something Malfoy-esque from you...

  • [info]inamac
    3/18/08 09:39 pm (UTC)
    Oh the texture and the lighting is lovely. And thanks for explaining the technique you've used. (Things like this remind me why I gave up doing artwork twenty years ago - that and a complete inability to understand computers.)

    Fifteen minutes.

    *Gibbers*

    • [info]ponderosa121
      3/18/08 10:14 pm (UTC)
      Thank you, and anytime! I'll have to get back into the habit of saving out more progress shots to mark the way an image changes start to finish. Hee.

  • [info]dragyn
    3/19/08 12:23 am (UTC)
    The frown and light catching the side of his face and shining in his eye like that gives it a sinister quality. Awesome!

    • [info]ponderosa121
      3/19/08 02:21 am (UTC)
      ^_^ I'm so happy with the lighting on this, especially since the lighting in the reference wasn't that crisp, so it forced me to do a lot of improvisation!

  • [info]dementordelta
    3/19/08 12:28 am (UTC)
    Wow! Gorgeous! I love the moody feel of it--very Lucius!

  • [info]anat_astarte
    3/19/08 01:48 am (UTC)
    Wow! This is truly gorgeous artwork- I love the feel and shading here, especially his hair and eye! Stunning and absolutely wonderful! :D

    • [info]ponderosa121
      3/19/08 02:22 am (UTC)
      Thanks a ton! I love drawing Lucius, he's just such a strong character in my head!

  • (Anonymous)
    3/21/08 07:40 am (UTC)
    I think someone else might have commented upon this, but I love how masculine you've kept him. It's good to see a strong Lucius, and I particularly love his hair. Such pretty hair!!!

    Oh, and OpenID for some reason isn't working...

    blackember.livejournal.com

    (just cos I feel creepy leaving anonymous posts...!)

  • Please more HarryPotter!

    (Anonymous)
    4/3/08 10:11 am (UTC)
    I really adore you pictures! I do not have to talk about your skills... ;) Please do some more HP pictures! I so much miss Severus....

  • [info]orpheus_samhain
    7/5/08 08:13 am (UTC)
    He looks great! Menacing, as if he was plotting something evil ATM. I love his watchful eyes and parted lips :)

  • (Anonymous)
    7/7/08 02:22 am (UTC)
    *bows down and worships you, while drooling* this is absolutely gorgeous, and undeniably masculine and just powerful! wow.
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